Can corporate America cope with its vast debt pile?

Can corporate America cope with its vast debt pile?

High borrowing costs ate starting to bite in corporate America. Photo / Alexander Spatari, Getty Images The US economy may be growing much faster than pessimists had predicted, but business is still brisk for bankruptcy lawyers. “Things have really accelerated,” says Thomas Lauria, global head of restructuring at White & Case. His team is on … Read more

Stock Takes: New Xero CEO reveals biggest competition, AI experiments

Stock Takes: New Xero CEO reveals biggest competition, AI experiments

Xero CEO Sukhinder Singh Cassidy is based in San Francisco’s Silicon Valley and has worked for Google, as well as founded three of her own businesses. Photo / Getty Images The new United States-based chief executive of Wellington-born, Australian-listed software company Xero says we can still call it a Kiwi company. “Of course you can!” … Read more

Rugby World Cup 2023: All Blacks announced in Napier, Retallick still sole Hawke’s Bay rep in France

Rugby World Cup 2023: All Blacks announced in Napier, Retallick still sole Hawke’s Bay rep in France

Chairwoman of New Zealand Rugby, Dame Patsy Reddy, and team announcer and legend Richie McCaw share a moment during the team reveal in Napier. Photo / Paul Taylor There were only two things missing from tonight’s grassroots announcement of the All Blacks Squad for the September 9-29 Rugby World Cup in France. Given that the … Read more