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Dairy giant New Zealand endures butter price shock
Dairy giant New Zealand endures butter price shock
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Butter prices have soared in dairy export giant New Zealand, latest figures showed Thursday, with local supplies cut short as the industry chases fatter profits overseas. But while New Zealand consumers were feeling the price pinch, the overall economy was benefiting as exporters creamed off larger profits from sales overseas.

Japan's Sega eyes return to 1990s gaming glory
Japan's Sega eyes return to 1990s gaming glory
Business and Economy
by  AFP

The big-screen success of 1990s video game speedster "Sonic the Hedgehog" has brought new fans to Japan's Sega, which says it is poised for a comeback after two tough decades. It followed the first live-action "Sonic" movie in 2020, as Sega cashes in on a video-game movie craze that saw "The Super Mario Bros.