COMMENT: Auditor-General's findings are a scathing assessment of the lack of transparency, Fran O'Sullivan writes.

COMMENT: With the US election race so tight we don't know what kind of world we will be wake up to on Thursday.

COMMENT: One of the most valuable assets a business has these days is data.

COMMENT: But behind these deals are finance companies that make money from them. It's not charity.

COMMENT: This week's jobs figures look fantastic, but they disguise flat real GDP per hour worked and an essentially stagnant economy.

COMMENT: Age is not the real factor when it comes to riskier investments.

COMMENT: Five of NZX's heavyweights have outperformed Berkshire Hathaway.

COMMENT: Juha Saarinen weighs in on the new MacBook Pro 13-inch.

COMMENT: Job with global giant has kept manager on the move.

COMMENT: Telco is keen to make the move into entertainment.

COMMENT: What can you do in the next 30 days to make your business stand out from the crowd?

COMMENT: Elon Musk showed off some rather visionary technology: the Solar Roof, writes Juha Saarinen

Any celebration can get commercialised, but we can always get creative and stick to our own plans.

Christopher Niesche looks at the poor crisis management of the tragedy.

COMMENT: Higher-risk strategy can do really well -- or really badly.

COMMENT: What went wrong? Can directors, management and investors learn any lessons from these corporate collapses?

COMMENT: NZ and Australia launch combined effort to boost infrastructure.

COMMENT: Three new MacBook Pros were unveiled today, Juha Saarinen says the long wait for the new gear was worth it.

COMMENT: We've promised to cut carbon emissions, but all the options face problems.

COMMENT: Here's how to save money when using search engine Google.

COMMENT: Active investors are not the most popular folk these days.

COMMENT: Same old approach won't solve the big issues, says author.

COMMENT: To create a memorable market niche is to have a 'special way of doing business'.

COMMENT: Some of the most popular sites in the world went offline over the weekend. There's no excuse for poor security, Juha Saarinen writes.

COMMENT: There are many benefits of doing business in two countries, Robyn Pearce writes.

COMMENT: Populating boards with bankers potentially sends messages to management.

COMMENT: My lunch guest was the alleged fraudster at the heart of the expired milk products scam, Fran O'Sullivan writes.

COMMENT: Most insurance comes with premiums that spiral up as we age, so it helps to plan ahead.

COMMENT: Kerry Packer was what is known as a whale, whose big bets could make or break a casino's profits.

COMMENT: Comparing your households outgoing costs with those of similar families can be an insightful and quite a painless exercise.