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UPDATE: Fonterra considers options, including appeal, after losing supply contract case

UPDATE: Fonterra considers options, including appeal, after losing supply contract case

(Adds Fonterra reaction to judgment) By Fiona Rotherham Dec. 1 (BusinessDesk) - Fonterra Cooperative Group is considering its options, including an appeal, after losing a High Court case taken by former suppliers to the failed New Zealand Dairies milk processing plant at St...

Fiona Rotherham 01 Dec 2015
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise as Trade Me gains, F&P reaches record; A2 Milk falls

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise as Trade Me gains, F&P reaches record; A2 Milk falls

By Sophie Boot Dec. 1 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares rose as Trade Me Group extended its gains and Fisher & Paykel Healthcare reached a record high, while A2 Milk fell. The S&P/NZX50 index rose 50.5 points, or 0.83 percent, to an all-time high of 6150.69. Within the in...

Sophie Boot 01 Dec 2015
Australian central bank keeps easing bias in place, cites drop in mining spending

Australian central bank keeps easing bias in place, cites drop in mining spending

By Jonathan Underhill Dec. 1 (BusinessDesk) - The Reserve Bank of Australia kept the cash rate unchanged for a seventh straight month while retaining its easing bias, noting the economy was growing at a moderate pace, keeping inflation under control, in the face of a "large de...