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SLI Systems, the online retail search engine developer, widened its first-half loss by 75 percent as it chases growth in the US eCommerce market.

Electricity generator and retailer Mighty River Power declared a massive drop in earnings for the six months to Dec.

New Zealand Oil & Gas, the exploration company, turned in a loss in its first half after the global drop in oil prices saw it recognise a $13 milli.

Colonial Motor Co nets a modest profit rise to £12.9m, grappling with fierce competition offsetting surging new car sales.

InvoCare, Australia's largest undertaker, said its New Zealand unit earnings jumped up 24 percent after it bought two Christchurch crematoriums.

Coca-Cola Amatil, which bottles Coca-Cola, Lift, Fanta and other drinks brands, said earnings in New Zealand were flat as sales of fizzy drinks in.

Evolve Education Group, the listed childcare business, said it's on track to settle its acquisitions as forecast in its prospectus and is eyeing fu.

NZX, which made its biggest-ever acquisition by buying funds manager SuperLife in 2014, posted annual profit growth of 8.3%.

South Port New Zealand, the Bluff port operator, expects annual profit to be relatively flat this year as farmers buy less fertiliser, stock food a.

SkyCity Entertainment Group, which has earmarked $800 million to expand and upgrade its Auckland and Adelaide businesses by 2020, has yet to convin.

Delegat Group, New Zealand's largest listed wine company, said first-half operating profit rose 1 percent and it's on track to meet guidance for fu.

Augusta Capital has acquired a Christchurch industrial park for NZD $9.4 million, aiming to onsell the site through syndication.

Airwork Holdings, the listed aviation business, still expects annual earnings to climb 48 percent this financial year even as a slowdown in helicop.

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand, one of New Zealand's largest hotel operators, has lifted annual profit 11 percent and its dividend after.

Salt Funds Management has cemented its position as a key player by acquiring a 7.8% share in Methven, betting on the company's growth.

Nufarm, the agricultural chemicals manufacturer, will take a 30 million euro charge this year to consolidate its European manufacturing operations.

New Zealand shares rose for a fourth day, closing at a new record, as a lack of profit warnings ahead of the earnings season reinforced confidence.

Cisco's broad suite of products meant it was well placed to meet rising demand from a growing reliance on web based services.

Wall Street was mixed as gains in shares of Walt Disney on better-than-expected earnings offset declines in shares of Merck on disappointing result.

New Zealand shares edged up as the ongoing recovery in oil prices stoked investors' demand for worldwide equity markets.