Opinion

Opinion and analysis from Pattrick Smellie, Peter Griffin, David Chaplin and Cameron Bagrie and a top-level group of New Zealand experts, including the BusinessDesk editorial team.
Tech titans driving Wall St higher

Brian Gaynor: Tech titans driving Wall St higher

Most of the big US tech stocks have had a great run in the latest quarterly results, although Apple and Amazon have seen some downside from covid-19 supply chain disruptions.

Brian Gaynor 30 Oct 2021
The Sky’s the limit, until it isn’t
Markets

Paul McBeth: The Sky’s the limit, until it isn’t

Sky TV's turnaround plan looks solid, but can it bring its shareholders along for the ride?

Paul McBeth 29 Oct 2021
Auckland's endgame isn't hard to imagine

Cameron Bagrie: Auckland's endgame isn't hard to imagine

The number of people leaving Auckland in a year for somewhere else in NZ is equivalent to the entire population of Oamaru.

Cameron Bagrie 28 Oct 2021
Facebook's techno-capitalism will also destroy it
Technology

Peter Griffin: Facebook's techno-capitalism will also destroy it

Peter Thiel, Mark Zuckerberg, and their peers, have been responsible for the greatest concentration of power and wealth in human history. Soon they will be forced to recognise the consequences of doing so.

Peter Griffin 28 Oct 2021