Dene Mackenzie

Rising food, energy and fuel prices look set to push inflation close to 4% for the year ending June.

Straylight Studios chief executive Tim Nixon will travel to Europe next month to demonstrate to leading fashion and beauty houses a new interactive "meaningful play product".

Sales of the new iPhone appeared to get off to a slow start in Dunedin yesterday although figures could not be verified by the Otago Daily Times.

Governments and associated spending have a clear role in a modern society. ANZ-National Bank chief economist Cameron Bagrie thinks more attention needs to be paid to where money is ending up. Business Editor Dene Mackenzie reports.

BG Group (British Gas) planned to sell a majority stake in Contact Energy if it was successful in its hostile bid for Origin Energy, something that would excite overseas investors, ABN Amro Craigs broker Chris Timms said yesterday.

We appear to be doing comparatively better than other regions around the country.

Hallenstein Glasson yesterday joined the line of retailers downgrading their profit forecasts.

New Zealand's economy is likely to remain in recession until at least September as businesses start to report a decline in their trading activity.

Finance companies continued to make news yesterday as shares of Dominion Finance Holdings were suspended on the New Zealand Stock Exchange after the company was late providing its annual report.