Apple announces largest-ever $110 billion share buyback

Apple unveils record $110 billion buyback, Macquarie Group has attributed a 32% fall in its full year profits, the NZ Fashion Week 2024 cancelled, UK votes in local elections that may test Sunak’s leadership, Pharmac and Health NZ weigh up future of Covid vaccines and treatments, Free speech debate back on as Victoria University expands diversity on panel, and Google defends app store, fighting Epic Games' bid for major reforms.

BNZ profit falls, revenue flat in half-year

BNZ profit falls, revenue flat in half-year, Cyber attacks can threaten bank liquidity: RBNZ, Japan Likely Spent About $23 Billion in Latest Yen Intervention, Huawei Secretly Backs US Research, Awarding Millions in Prizes, Kellanova posts upbeat Q1 results as demand held steady and Renters and realtors upset at scrapping of bill to regulate property managers.

NCEA and UE Decreases For Third Consecutive Year

Dow climbs more than 100 points, Tesla’s 15% pop pushes Nasdaq to close higher, Coles delivers third-quarter sales growth in the supermarket business of 5.1 percent, and NCEA and University Entrance final attainment results for 2023 were released today by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA). The results show that overall attainment at all levels of NCEA and UE has decreased across Year 11 to 13 students for a third consecutive year.

Bonds Down, Deals UP

Alphabet, Microsoft earnings show hefty AI bets are driving growth

Alphabet's dividend debut

Alphabet announced its first-ever dividend, US Supreme Court justices in Trump case lean toward some level of immunity, Microsoft beat estimates for third-quarter revenue at US$61.9 billion, ByteDance prefers TikTok shutdown in US if legal options fail, consumer optimism plummets in Wellington, and NZ hospitals asked to save total of $105 million by July.

China harbors ship tied to North Korea-Russia arms transfers, satellite images show

Fountains painted red in Anzac Day anti-war protest across Aotearoa, BHP lobs $60b copper play for Anglo American, Comcast tops revenue estimates on streaming growth, strong park attendance, Will anaesthesia prove the next big thing for F&P Healthcare?, Hyundai Motor to Spend More on Hybrids as EV Demand Weakens and Fletcher calls for residential red tape cuts, mortgage discounts.

Leaked Documents Reveal Ministry of Education Job Cuts

A leading GP who wrote thousands of prescriptions for ADHD medication without specialist approval has been suspended and ordered to more than $175,000 in costs and a fine, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announced the surprise reshuffle this afternoon, confirming Lee would be stripped of the portfolio and demoted from Cabinet, Leaked documents show which divisions will bear the brunt of hundreds of proposed job cuts at the Ministry of Education and nearly four in 10 people in the US are exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution, a new report has found.

Tesla cut prices again

Tesla has cut its prices again in a number of major markets, Farming, mining and other industrial regulations are being scrapped or amended under the government's first changes to the Resource Management Act, and A homicide investigation has been launched into the death of a man in the South Taranaki town of Hāwera on Monday night.

Ryman CEO steps down

Veil of heavy regulation draped over NZ's cannabis clinics

Netflix profits soar after password sharing crackdown

Netflix posted its best start to the year since 2020 and announced it would stop reporting subscriber tally, Bitcoin slides below $60,000 on reports Israel strikes Iran, Sharesies to host online trading of Fonterra shares, Infometrics reports that the economy not expected to improve until mid-2025, and the man who torched John Key’s electorate office admits $650k arson of Huntly Railway Building.