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| Snakk's CEO departs after first creditors' meeting |
| Mon, 24 Dec 2018 11:26:53 +1200 |
| Snakk Media's chief executive Joel Williams has ceased his employment with the company, it advised in a one-sentence statement late Friday.The Derek Handley-founded mobile advertising company also said that KordaMentha, the voluntary... |
| The secrets of the booming beauty business |
| Mon, 24 Dec 2018 10:30:00 +1200 |
| The beauty industry is thriving like never before, but you wouldn't know it by looking at the American stock market.Shares of the big beauty houses haven't performed so well in recent months, even as trends like facial-sheet masks,... |
| Big read: 'My hands turned bloodless white' - Workers describe harsh conditions at Apple supplier in China |
| Mon, 24 Dec 2018 10:00:00 +1200 |
| Every year, we trawl through the archives and republish a few of the standout business stories from the last year. This is essentially a mix of the most popular, topical or insightful pieces published in 2018. Here's one that made... |
| Mackrell appointed CFO for NZME |
| Mon, 24 Dec 2018 09:54:58 +1200 |
| David Mackrell has been appointed chief financial officer of NZME, publisher of the New Zealand Herald .Mackrell is currently the chief financial officer for Heartland Bank, where he has been for the past two years.Before Heartland,... |
| Fitbits, Michelle Obama's book and bum bags tipped to be among 2018's most unwanted Xmas gifts |
| Mon, 24 Dec 2018 08:13:16 +1200 |
| Fitbits, poor-quality portable speakers, the perennially unfashionable accessory that is the bum bag and Michelle Obama's book Becoming are tipped to be among the most unwanted gifts put up on Trade Me tomorrow.The online auction... |
| Leigh Hart's Wakachangi beer started out as a joke, now it sells 10,000 cases a week |
| Mon, 24 Dec 2018 07:00:00 +1200 |
| Every year, we trawl through the archives and republish a few of the standout business stories from the last year. This is essentially a mix of the most popular, topical or insightful pieces published in 2018. Here's one that made... |
| Jeremy Sutton: The best way to handle the post-Christmas divorce |
| Mon, 24 Dec 2018 06:59:25 +1200 |
| COMMENT: While many New Zealanders relax in January, divorce lawyers head for the office. Divorce spikes across the developed world as the new year begins. People see January 1st as an opportunity to analyse their lives and change... |
| Why this year's Nobel Prize winner fears a trade war with China |
| Mon, 24 Dec 2018 06:34:24 +1200 |
| When Paul Romer sees the world's two biggest economies locked in a trade war, his thoughts turn to robots.Business leaders and investors worry that tariff barriers thrown up by the US and China will block the global flow of goods... |
| 'Aquaman' outswims 'Poppins,' 'Bumblebee' with $67.4M debut |
| Mon, 24 Dec 2018 06:00:13 +1200 |
| NEW YORK (AP) — In a flood of new releases, "Aquaman" easily swam past "Mary Poppins Returns" and "Bumblebee" to lead the busy pre-Christmas weekend with an estimated $67.4 million over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.Without... |
| School bus driver shortage creates headaches for districts |
| Mon, 24 Dec 2018 05:05:04 +1200 |
| LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — School districts throughout the U.S. are struggling to find school bus drivers, a challenge that has worsened with low unemployment and a strong economy.The problem has become so severe that some districts are... |
| Interest rate warning: How Reserve Bank move could hit homeowners |
| Mon, 24 Dec 2018 05:00:32 +1200 |
| Mortgage rates could jump up by much more than what the Reserve Bank predicts under proposals to increase the level of capital banks hold, analysts are warning.That would mean home-owners are paying thousands of dollars more each... |
| More young women setting up small businesses |
| Mon, 24 Dec 2018 05:00:30 +1200 |
| When 27-year-old Ella Hutchings came back to New Zealand two years ago she had the choice of rejoining the corporate world or setting up her own business.The graphic designer chose the latter and figures show she is not alone.The... |
| Small Business: The Ashburton farm breeding turkeys for Kiwis' Christmas - Crozier's |
| Mon, 24 Dec 2018 05:00:28 +1200 |
| Ashburton-based Monique Smith, co-owner of Crozier's Free-Range Turkeys, talks owning an all-in-one turkey farm and introducing ducks to the mix. What does your business do? Crozier's Free Range Turkey farm is unique to New Zealand.... |
| Trump aide: White House, central bank tension not unusual |
| Mon, 24 Dec 2018 04:55:07 +1200 |
| WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House official says tension between a president and the interest-rate setting Federal Reserve is "traditional as part of our system."Acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney says it should come as no surprise... |
| Duolingo CEO's founder advice: Let go of doing everything |
| Mon, 24 Dec 2018 04:10:10 +1200 |
| CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Luis von Ahn, the 40-year-old co-founder and CEO of popular language-learning app Duolingo, says one of the challenges of seeing his business grow is having to let go of doing everything. Motivating people... |
| Duolingo CEO says language app rooted in bigger mission |
| Mon, 24 Dec 2018 04:05:08 +1200 |
| CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Luis von Ahn used to be best known as an inventor of the security tool reCAPTCHA, which helps digitize books every time you type those distorted letters to prove to websites you're human.Now the 40-year-old... |
| Guyana condemns 'hostile act' by Venezuela in local waters |
| Mon, 24 Dec 2018 03:15:10 +1200 |
| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana's foreign ministry has condemned what it says was a dangerous incursion into local waters after a Norwegian ship hired by ExxonMobil was "intercepted" by a Venezuelan naval vessel.The ship, Ramform... |
| SpaceX launches Air Force's best GPS yet, ends banner year |
| Mon, 24 Dec 2018 03:10:09 +1200 |
| CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX has launched the U.S. Air Force's most powerful GPS satellite ever built.A Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Sunday, hoisting the satellite into orbit.The satellite... |
| Will stocks rise in 2019? Maybe, but it'll be stressful |
| Mon, 24 Dec 2018 03:05:10 +1200 |
| NEW YORK (AP) — No matter which way the stock market goes in 2019 — and Wall Street has ample arguments for either direction — expect it to be another gut-wrenching ride.The market is facing a long list of challenges this upcoming... |
| Profiting off presidency? Trump biz takes hit since election |
| Mon, 24 Dec 2018 03:00:11 +1200 |
| NEW YORK (AP) — When workers pried the Trump name off another Manhattan building earlier this year, it capped a bad few weeks for the president's businesses.Donald Trump's golf resorts in Scotland had just posted millions of dollars... |
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