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Infratil's Brown seriously injured after being hit by company’s own bus

Infratil's Brown seriously injured after being hit by company’s own bus

By Hannah Lynch July 20 (BusinessDesk) - Tim Brown, head of capital markets and economic regulation at Infratil, was seriously injured by being hit by a Wellington bus owned by the company’s NZ Bus unit. "His condition is serious and he is in intensive care in Wellington hospit...

19 Jul 2012
NZ dollar gains vs. greenback, euro as data fuels Fed stimulus bets

NZ dollar gains vs. greenback, euro as data fuels Fed stimulus bets

By Hannah Lynch July 20 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar rose against the greenback and reached a record versus the euro on speculation the Federal Reserve will do more to stimulate the US economy and a sales of Spanish bonds met lukewarm demand. The New Zealand dollar r...

19 Jul 2012
While you were sleeping: IBM, eBay earnings

While you were sleeping: IBM, eBay earnings

By Margreet Dietz July 20 (BusinessDesk) - Better-than-expected corporate earnings helped lift equities on both sides of the Atlantic, though a slew of disappointing data on the US economy kept a lid on gains. Results from IBM and eBay exceeded expectations, bolstering Wall Str...

19 Jul 2012