US stocks slide, erasing early gains as oil price falls

U.S. stocks veered lower Friday morning, giving back early gains as the market continued to be gripped by volatile trading. Technology companies and energy stocks accounted for much of the decline. Homebuilders slumped following a... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Kosovo to tax international branded goods made in Serbia

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo's government on Friday extended a 100-percent tax on Serb imports to all international brand goods produced in Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.The new decision, taken Friday at a Cabinet meeting, is... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Air New Zealand boss Christopher Luxon explains what's in store for long haul travellers

Christopher Luxon has had his toughest year at the top of Air New Zealand.Although the airline continued its outstanding financial performance, the Dreamliner engine issue has plagued the airline, forcing it to revamp schedules... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Shutdown solution seems unlikely before Dems take House

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's looking increasingly like the partial government shutdown will be handed off to a divided government to solve in the new year — the first big confrontation between President Donald Trump and Democrats — as agreement... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Japan falls, other Asian stocks gain after Wall Street rally

BEIJING (AP) — Most Asian stock markets gained Friday while Japan edged down following Wall Street's rally at the end of a turbulent week.KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.4 percent to 2,943.37 while Tokyo's Nikkei... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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The Latest: CenturyLink says internet will be restored soon

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Latest on widespread internet outages affecting CenturyLink customers (all times local):9:30 p.m.CenturyLink says engineers have identified a problem that left customers across the country without internet... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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North Korea 'Singapore shops' reveal familiar sanction gaps

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Despite the unwanted publicity of a criminal trial for one of their main suppliers, business is booming at Pyongyang's 'Singapore shops,' which sell everything from Ukrainian vodka to brand-name knock-offs... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Opal tower certifier previously disciplined by building watchdog

A director of the company that oversaw the certification of Sydney's crumbling Opal Tower had been disciplined by the building watchdog before, it has emerged.Judgment records show McKenzie Group director Mark Cogo was slapped with... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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US fossil fuel exports spur growth, climate worries

GEOJEDO, South Korea (AP) — In South Korea's largest shipyard, thousands of workers in yellow hard hats move ceaselessly between towering cranes lifting hulks of steel. They look like a hive of bees scurrying over a massive circuit... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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US fossil fuel exports spur growth, climate worries

GEOJEDO, South Korea (AP) — In South Korea's largest shipyard, thousands of workers in yellow hard hats move ceaselessly between towering cranes lifting hulks of steel. They look like a hive of bees scurrying over a massive circuit... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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