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Salesforce To Acquire Slack Technologies, Signs Definitive Agreement

One of the most-awaited tech deals of the year is finally through. Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM) has acquired communications platform Slack Technologies,...

Unilever (LON:ULVR) to try out 4 days working per week in NZ

Companies in New Zealand are increasingly coming forward with ‘four-day work a week’ policy and adding to the league is the London based, consumer goo...

UK’s Fashion giant Arcadia goes into administration; 13,000 jobs at...

Arcadia Group, the owner of renowned fashion brands like Topshop, Burton and Dorothy Perkins, has become the latest victim to bite the dust in the wak...

Moderna seeks US, EU approval for COVID-19 vaccine after it demonstr...

Pharmaceutical giant Moderna Inc. (NYSE:MRNA) intends to ask vaccine regulators in the US, Europe, and the UK for urgent approval of its coronavirus v...

How has COVID-19 steered our mode of travel?

The Covid-19 pandemic that took the world in its grip, undoubtedly made people adapt to living which perhaps no one would have heard of or dreamed of....

Will RCEP bring a thaw in Australia-China trade relations?

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Trump comes closest to compromise; says will leave White House if Bi...

Current US President Donald Trump said in a recent interview that he would peacefully leave the White House if president-elect Joe Biden gets voted fo...

Earthquake forces Bunnings to close Mt Roskill warehouse 

November has seen full earthquakes in New Zealand as the country felt ten quakes over 5.0 magnitude and many small quakes of below 5.0 magnitude.&nbsp...

NZ wine exports growth trajectory persists, touches NZD 2 billion ma...

Recently, for the first time, New Zealand wine exports value has touched NZD 2 billion mark. New Zealand Winegrowers, ten years back when the export v...

US online real estate player Compass plans to go public

Compass, a new age property broker, is believed to have hired investment bankers to take the company public, according to reports. It uses technology...

Penguin makes a splash in publishing industry with $2M Simon & Schus...

German media group Bertelsmann, through its company Penguin Random House (PRH), is set to buy publisher Simon & Schuster at USD 2.17 billion from...

Plexure (ASX:PX1) makes its debut on the ASX

The New Zealand instituted mobile engagement platform, Plexure Group Limited (NZX:PX1), has now marked its presence on the ASX as its shares started t...

JPMorgan red-flagged again, coughs up US$250 million as penalty

Multinational investment bank and financial services firm JPMorgan Chase & Co agreed on Tuesday to pay a US$250 million fine. One of the US regula...

Tesla hits an epic milestone; Elon Musk dethrones Bill Gates as the...

On 24 November, Tesla finished the trading day with a market capitalisation of more than USD 500 billion for the first time. As electric vehicle...

Game over for Trump? Emily Murphy finally gives the green light to B...

It has been almost three weeks since the US got a new president-elect – Democrat Joe Biden. The whole world has followed the elections closely,...

What does the new COVID-19 evidence tell us about the future?

Winter is coming to the northern hemisphere. Usually, individuals get quite excited around the holidays. However, this year Christmas and New Year mig...

DHL introduces first air freight flights from Melbourne to Auckland

DHL Express unveiled its first nonstop air freight flight from Melbourne city to Auckland. The move has been taken to accommodate the boom in e-commer...

Consumer NZ finds Airbnb and Bachcare cancellation policies unfair

The consumer advocacy group, Consumer New Zealand, lodged a complaint with the Commerce Commission against the accommodation booking sites Airbnb and...

China’s Market Regulator Increases Probe After Sudden Default from S...

Following payment default from a state-backed coal miner, China’s market regulator, Financial Stability and Development Committee (FSDC) has int...

WorldRemit hires Paul Vogel of Spotify to its Board

Digital remittance industry has been growing and is expected to grow even more in years ahead. The rising smartphone and internet usage, increasing di...