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While you were sleeping: Worry about US earnings

While you were sleeping: Worry about US earnings

By Margreet Dietz July 10 (BusinessDesk) - Wall Street fell as investors awaited Alcoa's results amid concern that Europe's debt crisis is out of control and hampering the recovery of the world's largest economy. Spanish and Italian bond yields rose amid crystal-clear indicatio...

09 Jul 2012
Rakon seeks increase in directors' fee pool to cover new board member

Rakon seeks increase in directors' fee pool to cover new board member

By Paul McBeth July 9 (BusinessDesk) - Rakon, the communications components maker which dropped out of the NZX 50 index last month, will ask shareholders to lift its pool for directors' fees to cover the latest addition to the board. The Auckland-based company wants to increas...

09 Jul 2012
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares mixed in light trading, investors waiting on corporate guidance

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares mixed in light trading, investors waiting on corporate guidance

By Paul McBeth July 09 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares were mixed as investors wait for companies to offer guidance on how they see the current environment when the local earnings season kicks off later this month. PGG Wrightson led gainers, while Kathmandu was the biggest d...

09 Jul 2012