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Steel & Tube underlying profit falls 9.3% on increased costs, rivalry

Steel & Tube underlying profit falls 9.3% on increased costs, rivalry

By Jonathan Underhill Aug. 12 (BusinessDesk) - Steel & Tube Holdings, whose shares have recovered from a 15-year low in the past two months, posted a 9.3 percent decline in full-year underlying profit as it faced increased costs including for substandard products and "intense"...

Metro Glass crosses Tasman with A$43.1M Aust Glass acquisition

Metro Glass crosses Tasman with A$43.1M Aust Glass acquisition

By Paul McBeth Aug. 12 (BusinessDesk) - Metro Performance Glass, which holds more than half of New Zealand's glass processing market, has made a move across the Tasman with the purchase of Australian Glass Group for A$43.1 million.  The Auckland-based company has agreed to...

Paul McBeth 11 Aug 2016
NZ dollar falls as traders ponder future interest rate track after yesterday's cut

NZ dollar falls as traders ponder future interest rate track after yesterday's cut

By Paul McBeth Aug. 12 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar fell back to where it was before yesterday's interest rate cut on expectations a strong currency will ensure the Reserve Bank remains determined to narrow the country's interest rate advantage over its peers.  T...

Paul McBeth 11 Aug 2016