LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Belmiro de Azevedo, one of Portugal's most successful businessmen who built his company Sonae into an international conglomerate, has died. He was 79.In a statement Wednesday, his company said Azevedo died... Source: NZ Herald Business News
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on recreational marijuana sales in San Francisco (all times local):9:45 a.m.Recreational weed could be on sale in San Francisco as soon as Jan. 5 if the mayor quickly signs legislation approved... Source: NZ Herald Business News
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge has dismissed a murder charge in a case involving evidence gathered by an Amazon Echo smart speaker.Television station KHOG reports that the prosecutors' request to dismiss a first-degree... Source: NZ Herald Business News
NEW YORK (AP) — Digital media company BuzzFeed is cutting 8 percent of U.S. employees, or 100 jobs, as changes its business model in a bid to boost revenue.It's also cutting an unspecified number of U.K. jobs. The company has 1,700... Source: NZ Herald Business News
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A video-game maker is suing online gamers for designing or using computer code allowing them to crush competitors playing the popular "Fortnite" survival video game.Epic Games says in lawsuits in North Carolina... Source: NZ Herald Business News
NEW YORK (AP) — A wealthy Turkish-Iranian gold trader is set to testify at a New York trial about how he helped Iran evade U.S. economic sanctions.Prosecutors say Reza Zarrab likely will take the stand Wednesday and will be a key... Source: NZ Herald Business News
Fiat Chrysler has revamped the venerable Jeep Wrangler for the first time in a decade.The looks haven't changed much but a lot is different beneath the skin. New engines are coming, including a diesel and a four-cylinder gas-electric... Source: NZ Herald Business News
HAMILTON, Ontario (AP) — Former security guard Tim Button considers how a sudden increase in his income from an unusual social experiment has changed his life in this Canadian industrial city along the shore of Lake Ontario.Sipping... Source: NZ Herald Business News
The Reserve Bank's surprise move to ease loan-to-value ratio restrictions will be welcomed by first-home buyers who are increasingly well placed to take advantage of a slower market.The amount of lending the banks can do to owner-occupier... Source: NZ Herald Business News
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The developer of the Keystone XL pipeline and the project's opponents are asking Nebraska regulators to clarify their recent decision to approve an alternative pipeline route through the state.Attorneys for... Source: NZ Herald Business News