Markets live: Unemployment rate increases to 4.3pc in February, market sell-off sees ASX slide at open
33m agoThu 19 Mar 2026 at 1:32amMarket snapshotASX 200: -1.6% to 8,506 points Australian dollar: +0.2% to 70.38 US…
Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce announces 2026 Business Awards finalists
The Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce has unveiled the finalists for its 2026 Greater Victoria Business Awards, highlighting…
New takeaway store planned for busy Tauranga highway, to open end of year
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi data showed an average 38,000 vehicles a day used Hewletts Rd, but the…
GDP growth not as strong as hoped in fourth quarter
On an annual average basis, GDP was up 0.2% to December 2025, compared with the year ended December…
Rocket Lab wins record contract with US Department of War
Rocket Lab founder and chief executive Sir Peter Beck. Photo: Supplied / Rocket Lab Rocket Lab has won…
Stephanie Ruhle rips Trump official for downplaying war’s economic impact
MS NOW’s Stephanie Ruhle set the facts straight on Tuesday’s “The 11th Hour,” after Donald Trump’s National Economic…
Why a Jetstar flight veered off the runway on landing in Christchurch
The reasons why a Jetstar flight veered off a runway after landing at Christchurch Airport in 2024 have…
Today’s GDP figures expected to show growth, but economists say it’s irrelevant
Figures for gross domestic product – the broad measure of economic activity – are due out today. Photo:…
Breakfast briefing: Fed steady in face of local and global provocations
Here’s our summary of key economic events overnight that affect New Zealand with news deeper turmoil in the…
US Fed raises inflation outlook over ‘uncertain’ Iran war impact
“But it is too soon to know the scope and duration of the potential effects on the economy,”…
Nissan Frontier Pro PHEV ute one step closer to Australia
Nissan Australia is expected to soon sell two utes in Australia made with outside assistance, with the plug-in…
India’s Unemployed Graduates Rising; Higher Airfares May Hurt Airlines
Welcome to India Edition, Bloomberg’s daily dive into what’s moving the worlds of business, markets and politics in…