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Warehouse Group notes ‘modest sales’
13.11..26 Since ‘Black Friday’ became a pre-Christmas till ringer for the retail sector, it has been anticipated by both shoppers and store-keepers – but this year it will be most unlikely to yield a bumper return. Earloer today, one of the major retail groups,...
Vista signs Reading Cinemas
13.11.26 Vista Group International has signed a new agreement with existing client, Reading Cinemas, to transition its full circuit of 53 cinema sites (~400 screens) across the United States (17 sites), Australia and New Zealand (36 sites) to Operational Excellence...
HEADLINER NZX MARKET REPORT 12.11.26
There was an air of optimism about the NZX market following a string night on Wall Street markets and local cometary on a nascent economic recovery being under way. The NZX50 jumped a further 79.37 at 14,259.23, and in Australia the ASX All Ords was 17 points...
Strong 1H27 for Mainfreight
12.11.26 Freight volumes increased across all regions, including both domestic and international movements, Mainfreight reports in its results for the half-year ending September 30. The period saw a significant recovery with revenue climbing almost 20% at $3.12...
HEADLINER NZX MARKET REPORT 11.11.26
The NZ sharemarket held its higher level today, flat perhaps but rising 12.45 points at 14,179.86 on the NZX50 index, while a brace of heavyweights dropping back failed to wipe off any of the past few sessions’ gains. In Australia the ASX All Ords gained 23.50 at...
Property income up at Vital
10.11.26 Vital Healthcare Property Trust (Vital) provides the following first quarter (unaudited) results summary. Commenting on Vital’s Q1 results, Net property income for the September quarter rose to $44.03m vs $39.03m in the corresponding period, 3Q25. Operating...
HEADLINER NZX MARKET REPORT 10.11.26
With Wall Street stocks rebounding overnight, the stage was set for a strong trading session on NZX and this turned out to be the outcome. After adjusting downwards the overstretched valuations of loss-making capital hungry high tech stocks, the NYSE board went...
Headliner 12 November on site
The latest issue of The Headliner dated 12 November has been loaded to the site. Access from Home Page with subscriber password.
Headliner NZX Market Report 9.11.26
Equity investors took some capital off the table today – but not so much in reaction to the wafer-thin lead held by the governing coalition in Saturday’s general election as in response to ructions on Wall Street. The election has had a very mild impact on...
MARKETWEEK: Economy will reflect weeks of torpor
WARREN HEAD Watching the market reaction on Monday to the electoral jam-up in one of the strangest General Elections in decades may not see an overt reaction. For the reason that the final outcome of this election will not crystallise for another 3...
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HEADLINER NZX MARKET REPORT 12.11.26
There was an air of optimism about the NZX market following a string night on Wall Street...
HEADLINER NZX MARKET REPORT 11.11.26
The NZ sharemarket held its higher level today, flat perhaps but rising 12.45 points at 14,179.86...
HEADLINER NZX MARKET REPORT 10.11.26
With Wall Street stocks rebounding overnight, the stage was set for a strong trading...
Headliner NZX Market Report 9.11.26
Equity investors took some capital off the table today – but not so much in reaction to the...
Headliner NZX Market Report 6.11.26
There was a massive turnaround in American equity markets overnight – eclipsing the previous day’s...
Headliner NXZ Market Report 5.11.26
IT may have been a continued wave that swept through the US Congress yesterday, punishing the...
Overseas Sharemarkets
Headliner NZX Market report 21.8.26
The big question this evening is whether the NZX market will feel the pressure up front on Monday...
Headliner NZX Market Report 4.8.26
With US President Trump talking up the prospect of the Strait of Hormuz opening up as soon...
Headliner NZX Market report 30.7.26
Wall Street worries spilled over into other markets today, including New Zealand, creating...
Central bank MPS sits tight on Cash Rate
28.10.26 To general surprise across the banking sector, the Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy...
An eye on tomorrow’s CPI
21.10.26 The Q3 CPI will be released at 10:45am on Thursday 22 October, marking the last major...
Little change in upcoming PREFU?
22.9.26 The Pre-election Economic & Fiscal Update (PREFU) is likely to show a similar outlook...
Weak bounce in labour market
22.9.26 The Westpac-McDermott Miller Employment Confidence Index (ECI) rose by 3.2 points to 86.3...
NZ GDP shows economy held ground
17.9.26 The June quarter 0.2% rise in New Zealand’s GDP was in line with forecast, says Westpac...
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