Diana Clement: The big crash is on its way

COMMENT: The big crash is on its way. Be it next week or next decade, there will be what experts call a correction and everyone else calls a crash.It's part of the life cycle of investing. It won't be the end of the world for people... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Homestead with orchard and chooks in suburbia 'rare as hen's teeth'

A picturesque homestead on a three-acre lot in the heart of suburbia is being sold by the family who have held it for five generations - but only for the right price.Josephine Sharpe, grand-daughter of the original owners Harold... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Liam Dann: Boo! The October effect spooks markets again

COMMENT: Happy Halloween. Are you feeling spooked yet? Sharemarket investors certainly are. Global markets have fallen sharply in the past few weeks. The NZX-50 is off nearly 10 per cent since its peak in late September. So... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Soros, the far right's boogeyman, is again a target

NEW YORK (AP) — When pipe bombs turned up in the mail of Hillary Clinton and other prominent Democrats this week, the first recipient — billionaire investor and liberal philanthropist George Soros — quickly fell out of the headlines.But... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Deaths rise to 11 in China mine disaster; 10 still trapped

BEIJING (AP) — The death toll in an eastern China coal mine collapse has risen to 11, with 10 miners still trapped underground, state media reported.One week after the disaster, rescue crews were clearing fallen rock from the shaft,... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Inside Netflix's firing culture

COMMENT: Do you know the story of Patty McCord, Netflix's original human relations chief? It's legendary, and worth recounting in the wake of Thursday's Wall Street Journal story on the company's culture.McCord was one of Netflix's... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Q&A: What's at stake as Italy plays chicken with markets, EU

Italy's government is playing a game of chicken with European authorities and financial markets over plans to spend big — and it's unclear whether the country can avoid a collision that would spread wreckage throughout Europe and... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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MGM, plaintiffs agree to mediation in Vegas shooting cases

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino giant MGM Resorts International is entering settlement talks with plaintiffs who allege negligence led to the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history on the Las Vegas Strip.In a statement Friday, the... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Inside Silicon Valley's 'brotopia' and the lawyers fighting rife sexual harassment claims

For many residents of the Bay area, Silicon Valley has become a glorified frat house. Drugs, ambition, sex and money have created a toxic "bro" culture in which women at best, feel sidelined, and at worst, feel abused."[The men]... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | October 26th, 2018|Business|0 Comments

The Latest: NBC cancels Megyn Kelly's morning show

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the cancellation of Megyn Kelly's NBC morning show (all times local):1:30 p.m.NBC News says the "Megyn Kelly Today" show is being canceled.In a statement, the network news division said the show... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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