Despite growing concerns about the AI bubble, Nvidia's shown it won't be popping any time soon.

The company's quarterly results have smashed expectations and it recorded a 22 percent jump in profit from the previous quarter.

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Zespri has issued its November forecast for the 2025/26 kiwifruit season, and it's predicting some solid results.

At a per-hectare level, record returns are currently projected across all categories.

The Country's Jamie Mackay explained further.

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Australian teenagers have been warned their accounts of Facebook, Instagram and Threads will be shut down ahead of the country's incoming social media ban.

Meta has confirmed it has started notifying users between 13 and 15 years old by text, email and in-app messages that their accounts would be deactivated come December.

Australian correspondent Murray Olds says Meta has encouraged young users to download their content now, before the data gets removed.

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The Government is delaying hiking the levy most home owners pay via their private insurers to fund the Natural Hazards Commission until 2027.

The $552 levy was supposed to go up by between $207 and $311, but reports claim ministers are still considering their options, with Finance Minister Nicola Willis saying she didn't want to make a 'hurried decision'.

NZ Herald Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny explained further.

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The Reserve Bank is set to reveal their latest OCR update next week, but experts aren't feeling too hopeful about the economy.

GDP is down and the labour market remains weak, and many are feeling less optimistic.

Milford Asset Management's Brendan Larsen explained further.

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A warning our major political parties need to display more bipartisan planning so we don't buckle to a dwindling population and economic growth.

Business NZ's report warns a labour shortage of at least a quarter of a million is expected before 2050, and there's also a one in four chance the population doesn't grow.

Business Canterbury Chief Executive Leeann Watson told Andrew Dickens says major parties need to reach a certain level of bipartisan agreement on the country's big decisions

She says businesses want to see steady incremental progress not a pendulum shift which potentially puts us backwards.

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A big turnaround for fisheries company Sanford with the reveal of their latest profits.

They’ve reported an after-tax profit of $63.7 million – a 224% increase for the year to September.

Cash flow was also up 85%, helping cut debt by nearly half to $93.4 million.

Sanford Managing Director David Mair told Mike Hosking that by focusing on customers, they’re turning the business around.

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Bold, bipartisan centred planning is key to ensuring New Zealand doesn't succumb to the effects of a dwindling population and economic growth.

A new BusinessNZ report's calling for a cross-party vision and long-term goals to strengthen the country by 2050.

It notes a labour shortage of at least a quarter of a million is expected before then, and there's also a one in four chance the population doesn't grow.

Advocacy Director Catherine Beard says businesses are sick of political u-turns and flip-flops.

She told Mike Hosking we’re currently stumbling towards the future in a blindfolded fashion, and the report is designed to get everyone to think outside of the box.

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