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World Week Ahead: Can the party continue?

World Week Ahead: Can the party continue?

By Margreet Dietz Aug. 25 (BusinessDesk) - Equities might hold on to the momentum regained last week from a slew of better-than-expected economic data, while US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen pointed to the remaining slack in the US jobs market, suggesting she is not ready...

24 Aug 2014
NZ Refining pushing hard to shave $4M off likely annual loss

NZ Refining pushing hard to shave $4M off likely annual loss

By Pattrick Smellie Aug. 25 (BusinessDesk) - A combination of cost cutting, more efficient processing and one-off market factors should limit New Zealand Refining's expected loss for the year to around $23 million, instead of the $27 million it would otherwise face, says manag...

24 Aug 2014
Crowd-funding craft brewer gets to $700k target early

Crowd-funding craft brewer gets to $700k target early

By Pattrick Smellie Aug. 24 (BusinessDesk) - Blenheim boutique beer brewer, Renaissance, has wooed small investors to fill its order for $700,000 of new capital in just a week and a half, a quarter of the time the novel offer was open for punters to commit funds. Offered on...

24 Aug 2014