Midday Report for Thursday 1 August 2019

12:35 PM.Fonterra says it will try to cut methane emissions by ten percent by 2030, though it will be hard. Audio

12:26 PM.The Australian cricket captain Tim Paine has scoffed at suggestions that Edgbaston is the most intimidating ground in Test cricket. Audio

12:23 PM.For the latest from the markets we're joined by Ed Glennie of Hobson Wealth Partners. Audio

12:21 PM.The country's largest IT services provider, Datacom, has almost doubled its full year profit as it starts to make strides across the Tasman. Audio

12:20 PM.The Warehouse hopes to capitalise on consumers' love of lifestyle labels with the launch of a 12-million-dollar online shopping platform. Audio

12:19 PM.The United States central bank -- the Federal Reserve -- has cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point.... as expected. Audio

12:17 PM.Vodafone will launch what it's calling a full 5-G mobile data network in four main centres come December, as it beats Spark to rolling out a commercial service. Audio

12:00 PM.A national polytechnic will be established next year. Calls for a new water watchdog to do more than just enforce standards. Audio