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Financial Times: Washington reaps benefits from green fiscal stimulus, rehiring.
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Financial Times: Decision after company cleared the Formula One team boss of wrongdoing.
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Financial Times: Its finances are a black box and its operations shrouded in secrecy,
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OPINION: Credit and mortgage distress is rising fast as interest rates bite.
‘Done and dusted’: More Kiwis believe housing market downturn is over
Confidence in housing market is on the rise, with expectations interest rates have peaked
BNZ cuts some home loan rates after rivals make moves
Less-hawkish tone, property glut part of wider landscape influencing banks.
Rich list family member wins $12.8m damages in 24-year pursuit of lost money
Gold coins, Rolex and rare watches, 50 wrapped paintings, rare pens in British storage.
Will Big Tech agree to play by Europe’s rules?
Financial Times: Is the deadline for new competition rules too little, too late?
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The twin canal crises are impacting smaller Kiwi exporters especially.
Property Insider: Summerset rising on Ryman; lender didn't call 18-unit sale
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Houses for sale flood Auckland market, hit 11-year peak
Sale numbers plummet, new listings skyrocket: not a market in recovery at all.
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Sibling had taken out an ANZ mortgage over the parents' home to invest in a business.
China tries to stabilise pig population as pork prices plunge
Financial Times: Beijing acts to monitor huge herd size as falling prices cause problems.
$240m fund offers new option for NZ startups
HSBC is being billed as the first bank into the sector here.
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The 20-year inheritance feud dividing the Fiat dynasty
Financial Times: An event proved the latest flashpoint in a feud that split the family.
‘Simply good’ Chinese electric cars power ahead of inferior US rivals
Financial Times: Better performance, affordability are driving the market Beijing’s way.
Gillian Tett: Green audits are coming for a company near you
Financial Times: Not-so-boring world of accountants should brace for protests - and drama.
Consumer confidence up but no miracle cure for retail, ANZ says
Confidence rose but many people surveyed were still wary of buying big-ticket items.
Two ministers clear giant $96m Hamilton purchase, new hub planned
Big new commercial hub and logistics centre is planned.
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Watch: Official Cash Rate kept at 5.5%
Inflation is still too stubborn for the country to afford a rates cut.
Cocaine ‘super cartel’ member sentenced to life in Dutch prison
Financial Times: Boss allegedly in 'super cartel' that supplied third of Europe's cocaine.