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Pacific Brands bid labelled opportunistic, higher offer tipped
KKR's approach to struggling clothing company Pacific Brands is seen as opportunistic, given the target's weak earnings outlook, and some are tipping are higher offer.
World shares up as China, Alcoa fuel hope
Equities in Europe and on Wall Street advanced overnight and so did commodities, as data showed China's import growth last month eased to the lowest level in two years.
NZX share trading surges 42pc in 2011
The volume of trading in shares on the NZX climbed almost 42 per cent last year.
World investors take a loss as risk shunned
Investors are becoming so averse to risk that for the first time they have paid more for German securities than they will get on maturity.
Tim Brown: Risky to put all your eggs in AAA basket
Infratil's Tim Brown on the usefulness of credit ratings
Kiwi may rise to record high against euro
Currency strategists expect the Kiwi dollar may set a record high against the euro this week.
Aaron Hing: In a debt-swamped world investment caution is key
NZ is very exposed with its high level of external borrowing, says Aaron Hing