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Buyer beware - improving competition among banks comes with catches

Hurdles high to improving competition among banks.

‘Blowout’ US retail sales shake bond and currency markets

Financial Times: Dollar gains, and latest sign of hot economy cools hopes of rate cuts.

Watchdog takes One NZ to court, alleging 111 breaches

The telco says it's surprised by the action over 'technical breaches'.

From rugby field to $350m retirement village: Summerset nears tryline

Deposits taken on the first stage or 180 units amount to around $100m of sales.

China’s capital markets activity falls to multi-decade lows

Financial Times: Mainland equity issuance is the worst on record this year.

The rise of the chief AI officer - but what do these leaders do?

Financial Times: More companies are appointing staff to oversee the technology.

Westland Milk eyeing global cream position as producer of 'white gold' protein

Company eyes new bioactive product markets after a $70m expansion.

Japan’s biggest brewer cuts down on the booze as consumers go teetotal

Financial Times: Brewers are racing to capitalise on health conscious customers.

Banks want government help with anti-scam centre

We can't do this alone, banks say in wake of huge scam losses.

Janan Ganesh: The myth of the second chance

OPINION: The self-help industry suggests all mistakes in life are retrievable.

5000 homes, new town hub, schools: Beachlands South rezoning approved

Around $2.5b of infrastructure is estimated to be needed to enable plans to proceed.

Grocery commissioner on his fight to increase supermarket competition

Grocery dysfunction: Watchdog Pierre van Heerden admits he, too, stockpiles cheese.

Why Alibaba will struggle to knock Temu off e-commerce top spot

Financial Times: Alibaba had been the uncontested leader for almost a decade.

Exxon chief earns four times as much as bosses at Shell and BP

Financial Times: The $61.4m packet underlines vast disparity between European and US pay.

Taylor Swift’s return to TikTok puts her at odds with Universal

Financial Times: Universal Music went to war with TikTok over a royalties dispute.

NZ Post text message phishing scam widespread

Scam has familiar strategy, but new tactics.

Build Partners' job: Director says he's doing his best in tough market

'Not a rogue contractor but a trusted partner with the Government that came unstuck.'

Dish soap to help build planes? Boeing signs off on supplier’s method

NY Times: Audit found airline using soap and hotel key card in manufacturing process.