New York tops Oxford Economics’ Global Cities Index 2026, London ranks 2nd
New York retained the top spot in Oxford Economics Global Cities Index 2026, with its economy worth $2.6…
All at sea: El Niño may blow in a summer of scarcity for our seabirds
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QV House Price Index shows largest quarterly drop in two years
Wellington recorded the largest quarterly decline since March 2023 with the average home value falling 3.5% to $878,001.…
Rocket Lab founder Sir Peter Beck wins BusinessDesk CEO of the Year award
“These awards are a chance to celebrate the standout leaders across New Zealand business and the public service,…
Steam Frame release date confirmed by Valve insider, with review units now out
ⓘ Valve Gamer wearing Valve Steam Frame VR headset shown Despite Valve’s silence, insiders are exposing details of…
AI adoption hits 91% of NZ businesses, but use to transform core operations falls to 4%
General-purpose AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude remain the most commonly used AI technology at 68%.…
QV House Price Index shows average house prices fell 1.5% in July quarter as winter chill hits
“This isn’t another sudden correction. It’s an already subdued market losing what little momentum it had built earlier…
Steam Frame release date hopes boosted by FCC certification of Valve VR headset
Buyers awaiting Valve’s new VR headset have seen several encouraging signs. Now, the hardware is FCC certified, a…
Nasdaq 100 enters correction as three Fed officials back rate hike
“Parsimony, uncertainty and volatility are the points put forward by Warsh as he attempts to change the Fed’s…
US stocks tumble as AI spending and oil prices weigh on market – NZ Herald
US stocks tumble as AI spending and oil prices weigh on market NZ HeraldDow drops 500 points as Brent…
With token prices collapsing and regulation rising, AI’s pricing power looks fragile
At a time when markets are growing uneasy over whether the enormous sums being poured into artificial intelligence…
Westpac-McDermott Miller Employment Confidence Index sinks to new low amid Middle East conflict
He said the latest survey was held in early June, before the US-Iran peace deal was confirmed and…