(Reuters) – Wall Street edged higher on Thursday as strong earnings from Meta Platforms lifted battered technology and growth stocks and offset concerns around a contraction in U.S. economic growth in the first quarter.FILE PHOTO: Raindrops hang on a sign

FILE PHOTO: A poster with a logo of Foxconn is seen at the IEEE Global Communications Conference in Taipei. Taiwan, December 9, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang(Reuters) – Apple Inc’s prime supplier Foxconn Technology Group halted operations at two of its factories

FILE PHOTO: 3D-printed images of the logos of Facebook and parent company Meta Platforms are seen on a laptop keyboard in this illustration taken on November 2, 2021. REUTERS/Dado RuvicWASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of 21 U.S. lawmakers sent a

Auckland’s port could pay rent instead of dividends to the city and its management be leased out under options being considered by Auckland Council. Mayor Phil Goff said the council is looking at options for a step-change improvement in the

As businesses abandon CBD working with many employees working from home, experts predict retailers will too, with the city centre instead becoming a hub for events, arts, functions, write Kirsty Wynn and Sophie Trigger. Just as Omicron was getting its

Easter is historically a time for new beginnings. It is also about the only time of the year outside of Christmas when we get a proper break to take stock. We are nearly a third of the way through this

March Real Estate Institute (REINZ) data shows New Zealand’s housing market in “full retreat” as credit tightening and higher mortgage rates hobble demand, says ASB economist Mike Jones. “The RBNZ is getting a wriggle on with interest rates so we

BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s imports unexpectedly fell in March as COVID-19 curbs across large parts of the country hampered freight arrivals and weakened demand, while export growth slowed slightly and analysts expected trade to worsen in the second quarter.FILE PHOTO: Trucks

AVENEL, N.J. — The familiar sights and sounds are still there: the scuffed and faded floor tiles, the relentless beige-on-beige color scheme, the toddlers’ clothes and refrigerators and pretty much everything in between. There’s even a canned recording that begins,

The prospect of further interest rate rises later this week unnerved the New Zealand sharemarket, which fell more than one per cent, with some dividend-paying energy and property stocks being hit. The S&P/NZX 50 Index slipped all day, closing at