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• Auckland City in $200m debt offer
• Councils post 42pc profit jump
• Company fined for bogus breast pills
• Michael Hill feels the strain
• Date set for Bridgecorp hearing
• ING urged to repay funds
• Retailers have fingers crossed for Christmas rush
• Airlines to face cartel charges
• Developer in IRD fight again
• More banks embroiled in Madoff scandal
• Geneva Finance, Plus SMS late with half-year reports
• It'll be a buyer's market in 2009
• Treasury warns of tough time
• Gloom as manufacturing sales volumes hit 5-yr low
• Price-fixing claims denied by Air NZ
• Bankruptcies up 20pc and rising
• ANZ picks kiwi to fall below US45c
• Air NZ hits back at cartel probe
• Treasury boss down on NZ economic prospects
• Mass layoffs loom for Waikato mushroom farm
• Stink costs 160 Waikato jobs
• Trade minister disappointed at further WTO talk delays
• Personal bankruptcies up 25 pc
• Housing affordability best since 2005 - report
• Manufacturing sales drop to five-year low
• Richina Pacific plans to delist from NZX
• Nervous retailers eye full shelves
• More businesses axing staff
• PFG announces half year loss
• Marlborough company claims successful algae refining
• The art of keeping it simple

EU unveils climate, economic stimulus plan

Reuters

European leaders have sealed a 200-billion-euro economic crisis pact, while unveiling an ambitious climate change deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent from 1990 levels by 2020.

Focus on White House in auto bailout saga

Auto industry bailout dies in US Senate

Rio Tinto to cut 14,000 jobs

We don't yet get the gravity of this crisis

By ROD ORAM - Sunday Star Times

Congratulations, New Zealand! We have become the Road Runner cartoons' Wile E Coyote of nations. During the past year we have run full-tilt over the cliff. If we keep running and don't look down, our political and business leaders assure us, we'll be all right.

A principle of shareholders' rights

Falling mortgage rates offer chance

Milking greener pastures

Oz Minerals sheds 135 jobs

AAP

Australia's largest zinc miner has sacked 135 workers at a north-west Queensland mine.

More banks embroiled in Madoff scandal

US to press rates toward zero

Ireland to invest billions in banks

The long running air cargo 'cartel' saga

By DENISE MCNABB - The Independent

Charges being filed in the High Court today against Air New Zealand alleging illegal cartel action come in the face of repeated claims by the carrier's chief executive Rob Fyfe that there is no evidence to support such accusations.

Hellaby fix-it pilot unfazed by clouds

'Ecoflation' could hit consumer goods

Just when the sums were adding up . . .

Dec 16 - Open: Kiwi unable to hold gains against greenback

The New Zealand dollar was unable to hold on to mild gains against a weakening greenback, as the euro surged against the United States currency.

Dec 15 - Close: NZD firms in quiet session

Dec 15 - Open: Dollar wakes up under US55c

Dec 12 - Close: NZD mixed as international events prevail

Dec 16 - Open: Market opens flat

NZPA

The New Zealand sharemarket opened on a flat note today, after stocks fell on Wall Street overnight.

Dec 15 - Close: Sharemarket gives up gains to close flat

Dec 15 - Open: Sharemarket opens up 21 points

Dec 12 - Close: Heavy losses as market follows Wall St

Retail landlords nervous

By LIZ MCDONALD - The Press

Confidence among commercial landlords has plunged in the past three months, as LIZ McDONALD reports.

Redundancy help package detailed

Yes is more for hopeful investors

Telcos calling - but who has best deal?

RING THE CHANGES: Chief executive Mark Hamilton at the Bell Tea and Coffee Company's new $8.5 million offices and warehouse in Highbrook.
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