The US share market took a significant drop last Friday, and experts are unpacking the possible factors behind this.

Softer US retail sales, weaker consumer sentiment data and ongoing uncertainty surrounding the oil prices are likely factors behind the drop.

Harbour Asset Management expert Shane Solly explained further.

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The US share market took a significant drop last Friday, and experts are unpacking the possible factors behind this.
Softer US retail sales, weaker consumer sentiment data and ongoing uncertainty surrounding the oil prices are likely factors behind the drop.
Harbour Asset Management expert Shane Solly explained further.
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With a straight down the middle approach, Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive on Newstalk ZB delivers the very latest news and views to New Zealanders as they wrap up their day.

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Shane Solly: Harbour Asset Management expert on the US share markets dropping last week

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Nigel Farage’s party Reform UK is to unveil details of a plan to slash the benefits bill.

Foreign nationals would be excluded from most benefits - and this would include EU nationals with settled status in the UK. 

UK correspondent Gavin Grey says the party has estimated this policy would save £21bn a year by its fifth year.

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Nigel Farage’s party Reform UK is to unveil details of a plan to slash the benefits bill.
Foreign nationals would be excluded from most benefits - and this would include EU nationals with settled status in the UK.&nbsp;
UK correspondent Gavin Grey says the party has estimated this policy would save £21bn a year by its fifth year.
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Gavin Grey: UK correspondent on Nigel Farage's plan to slash the benefits bill

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Lyttelton Port says growing trade and ageing infrastructure have made its $821-million-dollar expansion necessary.

The project includes a new wharf and container terminal, lifting capacity to around 850 thousand containers a year.

Chief executive Graeme Sumner says the port's running out of capacity - with 92 percent of ships built today unable to fit in the current port.

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Lyttelton Port says growing trade and ageing infrastructure have made its $821-million-dollar expansion necessary.
The project includes a new wharf and container terminal, lifting capacity to around 850 thousand containers a year.
Chief executive Graeme Sumner says the port's running out of capacity - with 92 percent of ships built today unable to fit in the current port.
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Graeme Sumner: Lyttelton Port CEO on the port's planned $821m expansion

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On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Monday, 17 August, 2026, another look at Meola Reef for a second Auckland harbour crossing. We ask mayor Wayne Brown if he thinks the Government's serious about it.

The Greens want to punish supermarkets for "excessive charging". We try to find out from co-leader Chloe Swarbrick what constitutes customers being over-charged.

New Zealand Herald sports journalist Nathan Limm tallies up how many netballers we're likely to lose to overseas leagues next season.

And on The Huddle, Trish Sherson and Gareth Hughes on whether the Opportunity Party has peaked too soon.

Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Monday, 17 August, 2026, <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/wayne-brown-auckland-mayor-on-the-government-launching-a-new-business-case-into-building-a-second-harbour-crossing/">another look at Meola Reef for a second Auckland harbour crossing. We ask mayor Wayne Brown if he thinks the Government's serious about it.</a>
The Greens want to punish supermarkets for "excessive charging". <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/chloee-swarbrick-green-party-co-leader-on-the-party-launching-a-bill-to-ban-supermarket-price-gouging/">We try to find out from co-leader Chloe Swarbrick what constitutes customers being over-charged.</a>
New Zealand Herald sports journalist<a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/nathan-limm-nz-herald-sports-journalist-on-the-rise-in-kiwi-netballers-headed-overseas/"> Nathan Limm tallies up how many netballers we're likely to lose to overseas leagues next season.</a>
And on The Huddle, <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/the-huddle-has-the-the-opportunity-party-peaked-already/">Trish Sherson and Gareth Hughes on whether the Opportunity Party has peaked too soon.</a>
Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Full Show Podcast: 17 August 2026 

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Shane Solly: Harbour Asset Management expert on the US share markets dropping last week

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