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While you were sleeping: Pfizer deal, oil lift Wall Street
Marketing Technologies

While you were sleeping: Pfizer deal, oil lift Wall Street

Wall Street gained along with the price of oil and shares of Pfizer after it agreed to buy Hospira for about US$15 billion, while the latest US job.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2015
Wellington hits back at critics over Aussie IT-supplier
Document Management

Wellington hits back at critics over Aussie IT-supplier

Why does the WCC think that there is not a single IT company in Wellington or New Zealand that can complete this work?.

By Shannon Williams • 13 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2015
While you were sleeping: Walt Disney, Whirlpool climb
Marketing Technologies

While you were sleeping: Walt Disney, Whirlpool climb

Wall Street was mixed as gains in shares of Walt Disney on better-than-expected earnings offset declines in shares of Merck on disappointing result.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2015
While you were sleeping: Oil rally continues
Banking

While you were sleeping: Oil rally continues

Equities on both sides of the Atlantic advanced with oil prices and optimism about the potential for a debt agreement between the European Union an.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2015
The digital transformation is coming, are you prepared?
Internet of Things

The digital transformation is coming, are you prepared?

This is the year of digital transformation for business, fuelled by the Internet of Everything (IoE), according to Kevin Bloch, Cisco Australia and Ne.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Feb 2015
While you were sleeping: Oil extends rebound
Commerce Department

While you were sleeping: Oil extends rebound

Disappointing US manufacturing and consumer spending data weighed on equities, offsetting a rebound in energy stocks along with oil prices.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Feb 2015
What CIOs need to know about the changing face of technology
Storage

What CIOs need to know about the changing face of technology

CIOs brace for tech upheaval, with Jay Kidd predicting seismic shifts across IoT, Big Data and cloud computing in 2015.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Mon, 2nd Feb 2015
Humanoid robot helps Canterbury students answer some big questions
University of Canterbury

Humanoid robot helps Canterbury students answer some big questions

Canterbury students explore trust and social dynamics alongside humanoid robot Baxter, revolutionising future workspaces.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 2nd Feb 2015
Top security threats for ANZ organisations in 2015
Malware

Top security threats for ANZ organisations in 2015

ANZ firms face a surge in zero-day malware and need shielded SDN, mobiles, and IoT against hackers in 2015, Check Point warns.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2015
NZ dollar edges up ahead of local business confidence, inflation
New Zealand Dollar

NZ dollar edges up ahead of local business confidence, inflation

The New Zealand dollar edged up ahead of business confidence and inflation figures in coming days, as investors gauge the strength of local economy.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Mon, 19th Jan 2015
Australian video streaming solutions distributor looking for NZ resellers
Software-as-a-Service

Australian video streaming solutions distributor looking for NZ resellers

Australian wearable video streaming solutions distributor m-View plans to enter the New Zealand market, targeting government and emergency services.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2015
World Week Ahead: Fed minutes, US jobs
Wall Street

World Week Ahead: Fed minutes, US jobs

Investors will scrutinise the minutes from the US Federal Reserve December policy meeting at which it promised patience in raising interest rates,.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Mon, 5th Jan 2015
World Week Ahead: Fed-inspired cheer
US Federal Reserve

World Week Ahead: Fed-inspired cheer

US Federal Reserve policy makers have helped renew optimism in global equities with their promise to be patient on raising interest rates, triggeri.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Mon, 22nd Dec 2014

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World Week Ahead: Manufacturing reality check
Manufacturing

World Week Ahead: Manufacturing reality check

Global manufacturing data and January's US jobs report will draw investors' focus in the coming days, along with more quarterly results including f.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Mon, 2nd Feb 2015
NZ Refining signs platinum sale and lease back deal with Bank of Nova Scotia
Shares

NZ Refining signs platinum sale and lease back deal with Bank of Nova Scotia

New Zealand Refining, which operates the Marsden Point refinery, has entered into a sale and lease back agreement for industrial platinum with Bank.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 23rd Dec 2014
NZ trade deficit narrows in November, as rising meat exports offset dairy weakness
NZ Dollar

NZ trade deficit narrows in November, as rising meat exports offset dairy weakness

New Zealand posted its smallest November trade deficit in four years, beating economist forecasts, as falling dairy prices were offset by a rise in.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 23rd Dec 2014
NZ dollar dips on signs of US economic growth
Wall Street

NZ dollar dips on signs of US economic growth

The New Zealand dollar slipped as stocks on Wall Street rallied ahead of economic data that's expected to show a faster pace of growth in the world.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 23rd Dec 2014
RESEND: MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise; Spark, Argosy gain on yield hunger
Chorus

RESEND: MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise; Spark, Argosy gain on yield hunger

New Zealand shares rose, paced by Argosy Property and Spark New Zealand, as investors sought safer equities in globally choppy markets.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Dec 2014