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Greenpeace NZ profit tumbles on a bigger global payout, dwindling donations

Greenpeace NZ profit tumbles on a bigger global payout, dwindling donations

By Hannah Lynch July 13 (BusinessDesk) – Greenpeace New Zealand, the local arm of the environmental lobby group, posted a 69 percent drop in full-year profit after it made a bigger payout to its global parent and reaped less from donations. Profit fell to $549,009 in calendar...

12 Jul 2012
NZ dollar falls as markets prepare for slower Chinese growth

NZ dollar falls as markets prepare for slower Chinese growth

By Hannah Lynch July 13 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar fell ahead of today's Chinese gross domestic product figures, which will likely show growth in the world's second-biggest economy slowed in the second quarter, and sapping demand for assets linked to China's econom...

12 Jul 2012
While you were sleeping: Wall Street falls on economy

While you were sleeping: Wall Street falls on economy

By Margreet Dietz July 13 (BusinessDesk) - Wall Street extended declines amid concern that the economic outlook is darkening, which will be reflected in corporate earnings. In the US, new claims for state unemployment benefits fell 26,000 last week to 350,000, according to Labo...

12 Jul 2012