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Stock takes: Mega warning
The Shareholders Association has warned investors to be wary of the market speculation surrounding TRS Investments - the company which this week announced it would merge with Kim Dotcom's Mega in a $210 million deal.
Stock Takes: Salt into Pumpkin Patch
Fund manager Salt has used a slump in Pumpkin Patch's share price to snap up more shares in the stock.
Stock Takes: On the Edge
Pacific Edge has had a rollercoaster of a ride this week after receiving a please explain notice from the stock exchange about its recent share price decline and then an index notice to....
Stock Takes: War, what war?
The strife between Russia and the Ukraine has resulted in a tough week for European stock markets but the NZ bourse has taken no notice of the situation and hit new highs, writes Tamsyn Parker.
Stock Takes: Genesis float timetable tight
The Government has given itself a tight timetable for the Genesis Energy float...
Stock Takes: Bond fever
While the sharemarket has been overloaded with a raft of company financial reports this week, the fixed interest market has had a flurry of its own announcements.
Stock Takes: Property wars
Trade Me's stoush with real estate agents over its fee increases for property listings has driven a down-grade from one analyst.
Stock takes: Meridian D-Day and Fed timing
The price retail investors can expect to pay for Meridian Energy shares will be revealed today when its prospectus is officially lodged with the Financial Markets Authority.
Stock Takes: Ups and down on the NZX
It's been a roller coaster week for the New Zealand share market. The NZX 50 fell more than 1 per cent on Tuesday as the Chinese stockmarket fell to its lowest level in four years amid fears of a credit squeeze slowing its economy.
Tamsyn Parker: Sky takes a hit, Drury watches pennies
Sky TV has taken a big hit over the news of losing the rights to show English Premier League football to TVNZ and Coliseum EPL Management, but there appears to be division over the longer-term impact.
Stock Takes: Market down but good start for SLI
The NZX-50 had a flat day yesterday, barely halting its downward trend which kicked off on May 13 - just days after the listing of Mighty River Power.
Stock takes: Ryman hitting bubble territory?
Ryman Healthcare's share price is making some in the market feel nervous that it is hitting bubble territory.
Stocktakes: Mighty good
Local market players believe the $2.50 per share price for Mighty River Power is a pretty good result...
Stock Takes: Mighty mess
The political machinations around the electricity sector have definitely added an element of higher risk to the Mighty River Power float making it even harder for retail investors to make a call on buying into the soon-to-be-listed power company.
Stock Takes: Crunch time for Mighty River float
The proof will be in the pudding for the Government next week as the Mighty River Power share offer officially opens to the public on Monday. It's hard to know how many of the 440,000 people who pre-registered will buy shares.