Kate Hawkesby: There's nothing 'social' about Facebook

I see that billionaire philanthropist George Soros made a splash at the World Economic Forum in Davos the other day, by basically saying Facebook and Google are doomed. He claimed the tech giants were monopolies that harm individuals... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Teacher killed in space shuttle Challenger disaster honored

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire has proclaimed a day in tribute to a local teacher who died in the NASA space shuttle Challenger disaster decades ago.Republican Gov. Chris Sununu (soo-NOO'-noo) said Sunday would be known as Christa... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Local Focus: Bridal business booming in the Bay

Bridal fever has hit the Bay of Plenty and it's proving highly lucrative for local businesses.Wedding dresses are in hot demand. Owner of Evolution Clothing, Miranda Cobb, recently introduced a collection of bridesmaid dresses... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Booming horticulture exports forecast to soon rise to $5.6b

Horticulture is fast becoming agriculture's "fourth engine" and will soon rival the meat industry in export receipts, ASB rural economist Nathan Penny says.The Ministry for Primary Industries, in its latest update, said horticulture's... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Small Business: The travelling smoothie bar setting up shop at festivals – Rawe

Maggie Gray, founder of organic smoothie firm Rawe, talks about operating a moving business and her advice for others wanting to start a new venture. What does your business do? Rawe is a food truck, an all-organic smoothie... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Mixed reaction to Donald Trump's overture for US to return to TPP

President Donald Trump made an overt play at the weekend for the United States to rejoin the TPP a week after a revised deal without the US was concluded.But New Zealand Trade Minister David Parker says the US has weakened its negotiating... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Five ways to work out if your partner is financially cheating on you

Your gut never lies so if you think your partner is cheating there's a very good chance it's happening right before your eyes.Most of us have a good tale or two to share about our other halves — both partners now and the dreaded... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Shadowy world of social media fraud revealed in report

Millions of fake Twitter and Facebook accounts are feeding a shadowy global marketplace for social media fraud, a new investigation has revealed.The New York Times report , released today, states that up to 48 million of Twitter's... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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How Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and wife MacKenzie spend their insane fortune

He might be the richest man in the world, but Jeff Bezos still does the dishes every single night.In fact, the Amazon founder and his novelist wife MacKenzie have made being down to Earth into something of an art form.The couple... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Tesla and Space X boss Elon Musk's new product: a flamethrower

One of Elon Musk's companies is taking pre-orders for a flamethrower, which the US billionaire says is "guaranteed to liven up any party".Musk, who is behind electric car company Telsa and space exploration company Space X, took... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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