Thursday, 20 June 2013

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  • Mighty River Power a mighty flop

    10:41 | 17/6/13
    The Motley Fool
    The New Zealand government's public listing of state-owned energy company Mighty River Power (ASX: MYT) was billed as the hottest ticket in town - a company that every Kiwi should own and that many Australians would want a slice of. more»

  • New Zealand dollar outlook against British pound is rangebound as the issue of ...

    22:39 | 13/6/13
    Pound Sterling Live
    New Zealand dollar outlook against British pound is rangebound as the issue of currency devaluation is raised at RBNZ · Print · Email. more»

  • If only Britain had joined the euro

    06:30 | 14/6/13
    The Guardian
    Ten years ago this week Gordon Brown said no to joining the euro. It is an anniversary on which Bank of England governor Mervyn King, Ukip's Nigel Farage, Unite's Len McCluskey and the Guardian's Larry Elliott, along with most of the British economic ... more»

  • NZ dollar declines in volatile trading

    09:26 | 18/6/13
    TVNZ
    The New Zealand dollar declined in volatile trading as improving US economic data before this week's Federal Reserve meeting spurred some investors to increase their bets that the central bank may start to reduce stimulus in the world's largest economy. more»

  • NZ dollar rises overnight to 80.86 US cents

    09:10 | 14/6/13
    New Zealand Herald
    The New Zealand dollar gained as signs of an improving US economy prompted investors to take on more risk, boosting equity markets and damping demand for gold and silver. more»

  • Sri Lankan water history informs global climate change study

    08:25 | 14/6/13
    The Island.lk (subscription)
    Research carried out by Colombo-based International Water Management Institute (IWMI) a CGIAR partner with CCAFS, was also a key contributor to the study which uses examplesfrom the program's recent work in the developing world to illustrate how Sri ... more»

  • NZ Dollar could drop on GDP data

    20:47 | 19/6/13
    FXstreet.com
    If that is the case or perhaps the figure is worse than that, we will get weakness in the New Zealand Dollar. Anyone with NZD to buy ought to be placing a tongue in cheek order overnight just in case you can steal some NZ Dollars at a bargain price. NZ ... more»

  • NZ dollar extends decline

    18:01 | 18/6/13
    TVNZ
    The New Zealand dollar fell in local trading as investors await the Federal Reserve's official view on whether it will start winding back its US$85 billion a month asset purchases this year. more»

  • Blue Apps Are All Around But Blue Tones Get Less Of A Role In iOS 7's ...

    10:00 | 16/6/13
    TechCrunch
    It's notable that even when some tech brands' logos don't actually have that much blue in them, their app icon can often make blue tones far more prominent (like Glide's icon for instance, right). more»

  • Three big retirement villages in pipeline

    05:00 | 18/6/13
    Stuff.co.nz
    Ryman Healthcare is planning a Petone development said to be valued at more than $100m. The Woburn Apartments is the first of the three to get under way. more»

  • NZ shares fall to 2-month low

    18:27 | 13/6/13
    TVNZ
    New Zealand shares fell, pushing the NZX 50 Index to a two-month low, amid concern equity markets worldwide have surged ahead of earnings potential. more»

  • India's Rupee in Free Fall: Central Bank Unlikely to Cut Rates to Shore up ...

    20:47 | 16/6/13
    IBTimes.co.uk
    The Indian rupee struck a historic low of 58.98 to the US dollar on 11 June, when the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reportedly stepped in to arrest a further decline in the value of the currency. more»

  • To tip or not to tip... or should it be banned?

    11:34 | 14/6/13
    BBC News
    Give the hotel luggage guy a dollar or two but not the receptionist. And don't under-tip. One British .... In Singapore, tips are supposedly illegal, he found, while in Fiji, Iceland and Japan, they cause embarrassment and offence. You can follow the ... more»

  • RBA looks to further falls in dollar

    16:51 | 18/6/13
    Sydney Morning Herald
    The Reserve Bank is looking towards further falls in the Australian dollar to help rebalance economic growth as the mining boom peaks. more»

  • Hundreds walk and run to raise prostate cancer awareness in Halifax

    03:26 | 17/6/13
    globalnews.ca
    ... for five years. (June 16, 2013) Brett Ruskin / Global News ... “The message today is that prostate cancer is a very survivable disease if it's detected early,” said Peter Mallette, director of the Atlantic division of Prostate Cancer Canada. “And ... more»
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