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World Week Ahead US earnings, IMF, World Bank
By Margreet Dietz April 7 (BusinessDesk) – Investors are gearing up for the start of the US first-quarter earnings season with Alcoa set to report on Tuesday and they will be closely watching what kind of outlook corporate America sees for the months ahead. Analysts estimate...
Huge opportunity for private builders in new state house policy, says English
By Pattrick Smellie April 4 (BusinessDesk) – Finance Minister Bill English is urging infrastructure and construction firms to recognise opportunities to build the next generation of state houses as he predicts reforms that kick in mid-month will make the government the largest...
MARKET CLOSE NZ shares rise; MRP, Meridian and Vector gain ahead of Genesis IPO
By Suze Metherell April 4 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand stocks rose ahead of the Genesis Energy offer as investors sought to reweight their energy holdings in anticipation they won’t be allocated as many shares in Genesis as they had hoped. Meridian Energy, MightyRiverPower and...