The US earnings season for the second quarter is under way - and one expert has revealed what this means for American households.

Recent data shows households are staying resilient, and there's no sign of a recession as of yet.

Sam Dickie from Fisher Funds explains further.

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Despite the current geopolitical environment, product prices have strongly recovered from their lows of the past couple of seasons as demand returned from key export markets.

Experts claim tighter global production has contributed to improved demand for meat products.

The Country's Jamie Mackay explains further.

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The hunt is on for New Zealand's next big new start-up.

Icehouse Ventures recently opened a $30 million seed round in an attempt to fund 30 new Kiwi-made business ventures.

CEO Robbie Paul says they're looking to invest in new technology that can go from New Zealand to the world.

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Retail NZ is criticising the Commerce Commission's regulatory change to card payment fees.

The Commission today announced new regulations on interchange fees, reducing charges to businesses for taking Visa and Mastercard payments.

Retail NZ Chief Executive Carolyn Young says it's a complex issue - and these changes won't address everything.

"This is one part of the merchant service fee, there's about 5 or 6 fees depending on how you structure your payment portfolio that may cut the merchant service fee. The Commerce Commission has said they won't get that fee down to one percent maximum."

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ANZ has declined a proposed settlement by lawyers leading a massive class action against the bank for giving customers the wrong information about their loans.

The lawyers asked ANZ to agree to pay a penalty of up to $300 million, on top of the $35 million it has already paid more than 100,000 customers to compensate them for the error.

ASB, which is also subject to the class action, is yet to respond to the proposal for it to also make a payment of up to $300 million.

NZ Herald Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny explains further.

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Ryman Healthcare's share price has gone up for the first half of July, leading experts to speculate about the company's future.

This follows a downturn from earlier in the year.

Milford Asset Management's Jeremy Hutton explains further.

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Britain has lost more billionaires than any other nation over the past two years, and there's fears a tougher wealth tax could drive these figures up.

New research has found the UK lost nearly a quarter of its billionaires between 2023 and 2024, with many of the UK's wealthiest individuals moving their tax residency to low-tax jurisdictions.

UK correspondent Enda Brady says many of these rich-listers have moved to places like Switzerland, Monaco and Dubai - which have far more favourable tax regimes.

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As the summer barbecue season continues in the US, Americans are paying record-setting prices for their beef.

The price for New Zealand-produced beef has surged amid ongoing demand among US consumers.

The Country's Jamie Mackay reveals what this news could mean for Kiwi farmers.

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