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Market close: Debt-laden Synlait Milk hits all-time low
The NZ sharemarket was in a lacklustre mood and posted a near half per cent fall.
Japan defies recession fears - and that could bode well for Kiwi tourism
A resurgent, more confident Japanese economy could boost Kiwi tourism.
Markets with Madison: SVB collapse one year on
It’s been exactly one year since Silicon Valley Bank collapsed after investment losses resulted in a bank run. Why smaller banks are still battling a confidence crisis. Video / Carson Bluck
Silicon Valley Bank anniversary: Confidence crisis continues
This analyst thinks bank deposit runs are still a big risk.
Beijing’s ‘broker butcher’ sparks state-driven stock rally
But foreign investors remain wary after a years-long fall in the Chinese market.
Lex: Reddit wants its users’ money - but not their input
Financial Times: Voting control concentrated among those who already hold Reddit stock.
How the Bitcoin halving could boost its price further
Cathie Wood sees it going beyond US$1 million.
Markets with Madison: The Bitcoin halving
Ark Invest CIO Cathie Wood believes Bitcoin will one day be a US$20 trillion asset. In this interview she explains how ETFs and the halving event are boosting Bitcoin’s price expectations. Video / Carson Bluck
BNZ cuts some home loan rates after rivals make moves
Less-hawkish tone, property glut part of wider landscape influencing banks.
Markets with Madison: Passive fund power
Index and exchange traded fund managers have become market beasts. How BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street overtook investment managers. Video / Carson Bluck
How BlackRock and Vanguard became passively powerful
Cheap index funds: “It’s not much of a margin but it’s a heck of a volume.”
Why big developers are being forced to sell
Managing balance sheets is the biggest task on developer's minds right now.
Markets with Madison: Property pain
Commercial property developers are selling assets to pay down debilitating debt as it gets more expensive to service. Video \ Carson Bluck | Cameron Pitney
Stock Takes: Why is the New Zealand sharemarket failing to fire?
The US, Japanese and European sharemarkets have all hit all-time highs.
Market close: Slow and steady decline the flavour of the month
A mixed-bag earnings season did little to help the NZX fire up.
Market close: NZ stocks end firm after RBNZ rate call
NZ stocks ended on a firm note after RBNZ kept rates on hold.
Restaurant Brands profit sliced almost in half
Kiwi company's California outfit fails to sizzle as inflation takes a bite.
How the RBNZ is losing the inflation race
Canada is back in the ideal inflation range - why aren't we?
Markets with Madison: The inflation race
Central banks are in a global race to get inflation under control. The Reserve Bank of NZ was first to hike amid Covid, but it may be the last to cut. Video / NZ Herald / Carson Bluck / Getty
Reddit plans share sales to platform’s users as it moves ahead with IPO
Financial Times: Reddit users to be offered 'significant' number of shares.
Port of Tauranga faces challenge of wars, economic malaise
Lower dairy and kiwifruit volumes and lower consumer appetite for imports take toll.
What next for The Warehouse after sinking $83m into Torpedo7?
The stock is down nearly 50 per cent in the past year.
Markets with Madison: What’s wrong with retail
The Warehouse Group just sold Torpedo7 for $1 after buying it for $55.2 million. While Kathmandu’s sales are struggling. Where to now for woeful retailers? Video / NZ Herald
Stock Takes: Analysts warn of slow turn-around for Ryman Healthcare
And the retirement village stock they like best.
Japan’s Nikkei eclipses record high after 34 years
Financial Times: Money has flowed into Japanese stocks as investors pivot away from China.
Opinion: Torpedo7 sale - why sell bikes when you could sell groceries?
OPINION: As The Warehouse cuts its losses, one wonders what plans Tahua has for Torpedo7.
Warehouse Group sells Torpedo7 for $1 after paying $52m for it
A consortium including former NZ Breakers basketball team owners is to take over.