Business · 1 October 2026
With rising living costs nudging Australians to brew at home, cafés find themselves on thin, espresso‑laden margins, prompting market participants to rethink their latte strategy.
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Business · 1 October 2026
When its $38 billion bid to take over the country’s biggest gold producer was turned down, the South African group has vowed to keep the conversation alive, hinting that the deal may still be in the offing or that it…
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Business · 1 October 2026
Despite a government ban on card payment surcharges, retailers across Australia are scrambling to update their systems, leading to a wave of unintended fees that even the most diligent shoppers will spot.
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Business · 1 October 2026
Federated Farmers decry the proposed land value tax as a blind spot on farm profitability, prompting a colourful, albeit temporary, roadblock outside a city bank. The move reflects wider unease about New Zealand’s fisc…
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Business · 1 October 2026
When the Reserve Bank’s rate hike collides with a dairy price surge, one Auckland bank experiments with an odd mix of metrics—road cones, milk cartons and credit numbers—to assess customer risk. The result is a baf…
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Business · 1 October 2026
The latest spike in petrol prices has businesses scrambling to keep their drivers on the road, while a growing number of entrepreneurs are opting to work from the nearest petrol station. Optimists still outnumber pessimi…
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Business · 1 October 2026
The NZ Film Commission has discontinued its Core Funding Programme, a staple of the industry for over two decades, sparking concern among independent producers and prompting a frantic search for new financing channels.
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Business · 1 October 2026
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit demanding that Harvard University disclose hiring data it claims shows discrimination against white men, sparking a debate over privacy, fairness and a…
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Business · 1 October 2026
A new forecast predicts the average British household will pay almost £2,000 a year for energy, a 16% jump that will leave the City’s finance teams clutching their coffee cups. The figure marks the biggest quarterly r…
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