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ANZ's cash profit up 10pc to $2.2b, but net profit falls 7pc
ANZ expects inflation, interest rates to stay high.

Market close: Energy stocks drag NZ shares down
A softer New Zealand sharemarket closed the week with a half per cent fall.

De-risk from China, Kiwi companies and investors warned
Our largest trading partner worth $40b is no longer a 'risk-free bet' for investors.

Markets with Madison: What to do about China
This economic advisor is warning investors and companies to cut ties with China’s economy incase geopolitical tensions escalate. Video / NZ Herald / Getty

Stock Takes: Private equity buys into the vet business, MediaWorks gets advice from Goldman Sachs
And Mainfreight says its New Zealand business is holding up.

Analysis: What can we learn from Supie collapse?
Analysis: The unfortunate Supie demise has many lessons.

Mainfreight has post-pandemic freight frenzy hangover
The company's sinking lid means it has 500 fewer employees since March.

Sustainable Business: Evolving standards and investor expectations
Articulate information helps investors and consumers to make good decisions.

Tech-sceptic: What stocks the ACC is avoiding
Head of the $47 billion state fund doesn't believe the AI hype.

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway sells stocks as cash pile swells
Financial Times: Conglomerate offloads more than $8b worth of US and global shares.

Markets with Madison: ACC sceptisism
The state health insurer, the Accident Compensation Corporation, now has $47.1b in assets under management. Its chief investment officer reveals why he’s sceptical of US technology stocks and likes Warren Buffett. Video / NZ Herald

Big agenda and some sticky issues ahead for Fonterra's annual meeting
There will be plenty for shareholders to chew over.

Pushpay insider case results in six-month community detention
The individual was found guilty by a jury in August.

Stock Takes: Can cash-strapped Synlait find a buyer for Dairyworks?
Hopes of a quick sale by Synlait of its Dairyworks business look to be fading.

Larry Lepard: 'Crypto ponzi scheme grifters' not real Bitcoiners
15 years since Satoshi invented it, the digital asset is outperforming gold.

Markets with Madison: Bitcoin v Gold
The price of Bitcoin is up more than 100 per cent this year and has outperformed the price of Gold over a number of years. Larry Lepard explains why he likes both digital and traditional gold as inflation hedges. Video / NZ Herald

Deloitte Top 200: Finalists named for 2023 business awards
One emerging theme this year is how to handle new technology such as AI.

Market close: High interest rates hurt NZ market
The Israel-Hamas war has created volatility in gold and oil prices.

KiwiSaver loses $1b on negative returns - best and worst funds revealed
Returns slip for all KiwiSaver funds in September quarter.

SkyCity chairman: We’ll probably admit to breaking the law
Julian Cook is 'unvarnished' in this Markets with Madison interview.

Markets with Madison: SkyCity's gambling problems
Investors are ditching SkyCity’s stock as its gambling business becomes unpalatable for many. Its chairman addresses the major issues putting pressure on its price. Video / NZ Herald

The squeeze coming for the $100b KiwiSaver industry
Up to 20 per cent of KiwiSaver providers are not making any money, Morningstar says.

TVNZ profit plunges
The broadcaster expects inflationary pressures and slower economic conditions to persist.

Markets with Madison: Investing or gambling?
CMC Markets founder and CEO Lord Peter Cruddas says cryptocurrency and exchange traded funds are gambling products, at "rock bottom" for the DIY investment industry. Video / NZ Herald

Crypto, ETFs are ‘gambling’, online investing icon says
DIY investment is at "rock bottom" in the eyes of this UK billionaire.

Profit downgrades and gloomy outlooks: Annual meetings serve up more than sausage rolls
Company meetings have provided gloomy updates for investors this week.

Markets with Madison: Space economy
New industries are emerging as space becomes more open for business. Rocket Lab’s CEO reveals what opportunities it’s chasing in the space economy as it competes with Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Video / NZ Herald / Cameron Pitney / Getty

Jarden wealth weekly: How tech can help fight climate change
Carbon capture has emerged as a key solution.