Snakk Media, ranked sixth in the Deloitte Fast 50 index of the fastest-growing businesses, posted first-half sales growth of 148 percent, helped by the contribution from its smart screen start up. Sales rose to $3 million in the six months ended Sept. 30, from $1.22 million a year earlier, the Auckland-based company said in a statement. Its net loss widened …

New Zealand’s terms of trade, which measure the quantity of imports the country can buy with a set amount of exports, climbed to its highest level since December 1973 as dairy prices surged in the quarter, while cheaper electrical machinery kept a lid on increases in import prices. The terms of trade rose 7.5 percent in the three months ended …

Guinness Peat Group, which has exited more than 50 investments to focus on UK threadmaker Coats, said the UK’s Pensions Regulator won’t meet a Dec. 31 target to decide on whether to issue a warning notice over its pension plans. The regulator has found the Coats Pension Plan and Brunel Holdings Pension Scheme were insufficiently resourced and this could lead …