drante/Getty ImagesJournalist Paddy Gower’s attempts to trademark his brand have highlighted what is still considered offensive in New Zealand when it comes to trademarks. But should a government agency be the arbiter of what might offend?
In March 2024, Gower applied to trademark the name of his news entity “This Is The Fucking News”.
Not-for-profit organisations support a range of needs and activities, such as financial disadvantage, health and education.
Governments support these entities through various measures, notably exemption from income tax and other taxes.
PeopleImages.com - Yuri A/ShutterstockNike’s current CEO, Elliott Hill, began his career at the global footwear giant as an intern fresh out of university, steadily making his way up the ranks.
Ever since Donald Trump returned to the White House in January, stock market expectations have been volatile – driven in part by a healthy dose of motivated reasoning.
Hyejin Kang/ShutterstockWomen’s annual earnings are closing in on men’s, with the gender pay gap in Australia’s private sector shrinking from 14.5% to 13.6% in the past year.
It’s a steady improvement, down from a 15.4% gap two years ago.
After a year of shoehorning generative AI into its flagship products, Microsoft is trying to recoup the costs by raising prices, putting ads in products, and cancelling data centre leases.
Labeling businesses as Black-owned can significantly boost their sales, we found in a recent study.
If you are a member of a super fund, some of your long-term savings are probably invested in private markets.
Public markets are familiar to most of us – the stock market and government and corporate bond markets. Private markets include unlisted assets such as companies owned by private equity firms, infrastructure investments and private credit markets.
NicoElNino/ShutterstockWhen it comes to turning research into real-world success, New Zealand has a problem.
Despite the country’s NZ$3.7 billion research and development spending in 2023 – a 17% jump from the previous year — too many New Zealand businesses fail to commercialise innovation.
The gold price has surged to a new all-time high above US$2,900 (A$4,544) an ounce this month.
It has risen by 12% since the start of the year and clearly outperformed US and Australian stock markets. The US stock index S&P500 is up 4% and the ASX 200 has gained just 2% in that time.
That follows an extraordinary run in 2024, when the precious metal surged 27%, the biggest rise in 14 years.
