This is a wrap of the week's top business stories for the week ending 1 November. For today's top stories, head to NBR.co.nz. Proudly 100% subscriber funded. Timestamps for this week's content: (01:30)  New Zealand's challenge dealing with a new US president. For the full article click here. (07:13) Aussie billionaires behaving badly. For the full article click here. (12:19) Firing a casual employee more fraught than first thought. For the full article click here. (18:53) Testing the balance between people and profit. For the full article click here. (23:25) ‘Success to me is seeing patients eat again’ – Swaltech founder. For the full article click here.