A new executive order demands federal agencies create regulatory reform task forces and begin identifying rules for elimination. Mr Trump's move continues an anti-regulatory push that began on the first day of his administration.

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The number of New Zealanders heading overseas to live has fallen to the lowest level since 1984. New figures show annual net migration has risen to 71,300 in the year to January, setting yet another migration record.

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Global markets are in a bull run alongside Wall Street and at least one leading expert believes there is more to come in this year.

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Intuit, the US incumbent accounting software company that Xero is challenging, lifted subscriber numbers to its QuickBooks Online product by 49% in the three months ended January.

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We need to go back to before the 1987 share market crash to find a better winning streak for the United States share market than it has enjoyed in the past 11 trading days.

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Mid-way through reporting season some companies are showing signs of suffering from economic pressures, analysts say.

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Mt Albert’s no reason to elevate Ardern to the deputy leadership - and that’s not the only over-interpretation of the byelection

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The Commerce Commission got it right in rejecting the proposed Sky Vodafone merger according to two-thirds of readers in an NBR poll on the issue. When asked whether the commission was right to decline the tie-up, 65% of NBR respondents said yes, with the remainder in the negative.

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Port of Tauranga is expecting about 200 more ship visits a year after ship visits in the first half rose 4% to 774. The nation’s largest port, which reported an 8.5% rise in net profit to $41.9 million for the six months ended December, finished dredging last year to facilitate visits by the largest ships.

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After nearly two decades of tussling with prominent clothing brand Lacoste over a crocodile trade mark, rival apparel company Crocodile International has come out on top in a Supreme Court decision. And a prominent intellectual property lawyer says the decision has brought more certainty to the legalities of trade marks.

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