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Two more of the big tech companies posted their results, and they're quite different as both companies move forward on AI.
Despite growing their AI output and data centres, Microsoft's shares have gone up after posting their earnings, and Google's taken a nosedive.
Fisher Funds expert Sam Dickie explained further - and revealed what this all means for investors.
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Auckland's city centre is set to see a lot more rural industry faces, with the International Dairy Federation's World Dairy Summit set to take place.
The event will run from November 15th to 20th, and over 1000 global delegates will be gathering at the International Convention Centre to discuss the dairy sector's future.
The Country's Jamie Mackay explained further.
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Promising signs for small businesses, even in a shaky economy.
A Xero Small Business Insights report shows sales rose 5.6% year-on-year in the September quarter.
New Zealand out-performed all four other countries Xero tracks, with sales growth ahead of Australia, the UK, the US, and Canada.
Xero Country Manager Bridget Snelling told Mike Hosking they'd like to see this momentum continuing into the next quarter, especially since we're heading into the busy festive period.
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The Reserve Bank moved to keep the OCR on hold today, surprising experts who were expecting an increase.
The Monetary Policy Committee voted four votes to three to hold the cash rate at 2.75 percent.
NZ Herald Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny explains what this development could mean for mortgage holders.
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The Reserve Bank moved to keep the OCR on hold today, and it caused a stir among financial experts.
The markets had priced in a 95 percent chance that the cash rate would go up - resulting in a sharp weakening of the New Zealand dollar.
Milford Asset Management expert Remy Wisenberg explained the impacts further.
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