By Frank Chung Elon Musk is famed for his unconventional management style.+The South African-born entrepreneur behind companies including Tesla and SpaceX has described himself not as a micromanager but a "nano-manager", news.com.au... Source: NZ Herald Business News
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) " The International Monetary Fund says transportation and food costs in Qatar have "edged up" due to a diplomatic rift that led four Arab countries cut ties with the small Gulf state.An IMF team... Source: NZ Herald Business News
More than 1000 new businesses have started up in Tauranga for the year to the end of June - as an ''explosion of home-based businesses'' hits the city.Figures released to the Bay of Plenty Times from the Registered Companies Office... Source: NZ Herald Business News
With the animals sent to safety before Harvey hit, the owners of CityVet in Houston kept watch on their empty practice by security camera, hoping not to see floodwaters rush in.But they lost the video stream Monday morning, apparently... Source: NZ Herald Business News
NEW YORK (AP) " Home Depot has agreed to pay the U.S. government $5.7 million to settle charges that it sold recalled washing machines, fire extinguishers and other faulty products.The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says... Source: NZ Herald Business News
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) " Officials who run a popular language and cultural immersion program in the north woods of Minnesota are warning that potential changes in visa rules could make it hard for them to hire enough instructors.The Minnesota... Source: NZ Herald Business News
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) " Though far-removed from the Gulf, East Africa has been shaken by the Arab diplomatic crisis gripping Qatar.In recent years both Qatar and the other energy-rich nations arrayed against it have made... Source: NZ Herald Business News
Photos with pleas for help in finding the missing from Tropical Storm Harvey are being posted, cut-and-pasted and retweeted by thousands of people as desperate family members seek loved ones who they fear might be dead, but may only... Source: NZ Herald Business News
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) " Hyundai Motor Co. said Wednesday that it resumed production at its plants in China where the automaker has been working to resolve a dispute with a parts supplier that led to a complete production halt.It... Source: NZ Herald Business News
BEIJING (AP) " China and India may have ended a tense border standoff for now, but their longstanding rivalry raises questions about the possibility of meaningful cooperation at an upcoming summit of major emerging economies.The... Source: NZ Herald Business News