by Warren Head | Jan 15, 2026 | Latest News
15.1.26 2 Cheap Cars Group (2CC) has delivered an improved trading performance through the latter part of the third quarter and into the early fourth quarter of FY26. This has been underpinned by better vehicle margins and robust finance and insurance (F&I)...
by Warren Head | Jan 14, 2026 | Free, NZ Market Daily Report
The NZ sharemarket responded positively to further economic news today.’ The list of gainers contained some solid advances, headed by heavyweights rushing upwards. Mainfreight out-manoeuvred the field with a 77c thrust to $69.57 but the $70 threshold remained elusive...
by Warren Head | Jan 14, 2026 | Economy
Employment confidence rose by 3.9 points to 93.8 in the December quarter, according to the Westpac-McDermott Miller Employment Confidence Index “Jobs are still seen as hard to come by, but current readings are consistent with a peak in the unemployment rate,”...
by Warren Head | Jan 13, 2026 | Free, Global Share Markets, NZ Market Daily Report
A pronounced positive shift in general business confidence that emerged from the latest NZIER business opinion survey was unable to spill over into NZX trading today. Business sentiment rose to +39% in December, from +17% in September – the highest reading...
by Warren Head | Jan 13, 2026 | Latest News
13.1.26 Fletcher Building’s quarterly update of key product sales volumes for the second quarter of FY26 shows modest improvement compared with 1Q25. Andrew Reding, managing director and CEO notes “some encouraging signs emerging across the portfolio. “That said,...
