National Business Review
August 2026
North American trade spats, Winton’s emptier boardroom
US sanctions on Iran and its trading partners generally elevated concerns as to impacts on already fragile supply chains and initially led to higher oil prices and long end yields early in the week
That’s a massive overhang and plays into the higher rate trend, for longer,
Meridian in the mix for datacentre, smelter growth
The Lawyers 2026: Lane Neave’s busiest-ever year
The Lawyers 2026: Rinse and repeat at Wynn Williams
The Lawyers 2026: DLA Piper’s complete, global integration
The Lawyers 2026: What’s driving growth at alternative providers
The Lawyers 2026: A period of double-digit growth at Dentons
New institutions support Blackbird’s record $1.25b fund
The Lawyers 2026: tokenomics big unknown as law firms rush to AI
Earnings season reporting unglamourous but encouraging
It's all about companies beating modest expectations,
Many companies have pointed to the fact that, actually, this is just an extension of Covid: they had a very brief period of a recovery from Covid, and then they're back into this.”
Local earnings season heats up in ‘sector diverse’ week
A busy week for market watchers kicks off with A2 Milk and Freightways publishing full-year earnings today
Private investors eye US stocks — and sport teams
As lifelong NBA fans, we are deeply honored for the opportunity to become stewards of the Los Angeles Lakers, one of the most iconic sports franchises in the world,
Luxon wins second confidence vote as plotters can’t count
Luxon calls urgent caucus meeting on leadership
AI concerns bubble over, building consent rebound surprises
The two countries sit at opposite ends of a strait which has been intermittently closed since the start of the Middle East conflict in February
Game of two-quarters: Earnings season preview
Company outlook statements will be scrutinised by market watchers in the coming weeks for proof that recent signs of improving economic conditions are more fact than fiction