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While you were sleeping: Disney, GE slide

While you were sleeping: Disney, GE slide

By Margreet Dietz Sept. 8 (BusinessDesk) - Wall Street was mixed as slides in Walt Disney and General Electric shares weighed on the Dow. In 3.23pm trading in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.3 percent. However, the Nasdaq Composite Index inched 0.04 percen...

Margreet Dietz 07 Sep 2017
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares mixed, Sky TV gains while Air NZ, TradeMe shed dividends

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares mixed, Sky TV gains while Air NZ, TradeMe shed dividends

By Sophie Boot Sept. 7 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares were mixed, with Sky Network Television continuing yesterday's rebound while Air New Zealand and Trade Me Group declined after giving up dividend rights. The S&P/NZX50 Index rose 14.05 points, or 0.2 percent, to 7,8...

Sophie Boot 07 Sep 2017
NZ dollar gains vs Australian dollar, little changed vs greenback before ECB

NZ dollar gains vs Australian dollar, little changed vs greenback before ECB

By Rebecca Howard Sept. 7 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar rose against the Australian dollar after weak economic data across the Tasman but was little changed against the greenback ahead of the European Central Bank's monetary policy statement.  The kiwi was trading...

Rebecca Howard 07 Sep 2017