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Yellow Pages still awash in red ink, writes off remaining goodwill

Yellow Pages still awash in red ink, writes off remaining goodwill

By Paul McBeth Nov. 27 (BusinessDesk) - Yellow Pages, the directory company whose lenders seized control in 2010, was tipped into the red in the latest financial year by writedowns that wiped out remaining goodwill. Holding company NZ Directories Holdings narrowed its net loss...

27 Nov 2012
While you were sleeping Americans grow more confident

While you were sleeping Americans grow more confident

Nov. 28 (BusinessDesk) – US consumer confidence rose to a four-year high this month adding to evidence from Thanksgiving weekend retail sales that suggests Americans are shaking off their torpor. The Conference Board’s confidence index rose to 73.7, beating the estimate in a Bl...

27 Nov 2012
MARKET CLOSE NZ shares mixed; Wrightson gains as Fonterra units snapped up

MARKET CLOSE NZ shares mixed; Wrightson gains as Fonterra units snapped up

Nov. 27 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares were mixed. PGG Wrightson rose to the highest in more than a month after the sale of Fonterra units underlined the appeal of the rural sector, while Kiwi Income Property Trust fell after shedding its dividend. The NZX 50 Index fell 2....

27 Nov 2012