The American owner of Burger King New Zealand is looking to sell it.

Analysis – Big risk can mean big reward, but everyone knows that if you’re going to play a high stakes game then you have to have a plan B or be prepared to suffer the consequences, Kim Savage writes.

Developers are scrambling to keep big projects on track with construction firm Arrow Internationl in voluntary administration and subcontractors leaving its building sites.

Consumers are still upbeat despite wariness about the overall economic outlook.

Treasury warned the finance minister an almost $10 million loan to Westland Milk Products would make the Crown look like a “lender of last resort”.

In today’s business news – Methven tapware posts a lower half year profit and New Zealand Windfarms makes a $20,000 net loss.

Two hundred and fifty jobs are on the line – plus the livelihoods of hundreds of contractors – with the news major construction firm Arrow International is in financial trouble.

Recent improvements in business confidence have run out of steam in the latest ANZ Bank monthly survey.

The five largest power companies did not manipulate the electricity market, which hit a seven-year high in prices late last year, the Electricity Authority says.

Restaurant Brands says a government inspection of its Dunedin Pizza Hut stores after allegations of “disgusting” practices by a franchise owner identified “no critical food safety risks”.