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MRP directors buy up slipping shares
Mighty River Power directors have taken advantage of the slide in the state-controlled power company's price, buying up shares before trading restrictions kick in.
![Fonterra lifts forecast payout](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Fonterra lifts forecast payout
Fonterra says its opening forecast farmgate milk price had been set at $7.00 per kg of milk solids for the 2013/14 season - up $1.20.
![Brent Sheather: One out of four ain't bad](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Brent Sheather: One out of four ain't bad
The first two weeks of May have seen some significant developments in retail investor-land.
![Susan Watson: Small shareholders' rights of control are mostly illusory](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Susan Watson: Small shareholders' rights of control are mostly illusory
In terms of time spent and where expertise sits, it is rational to leave the running of that business to the board and management, writes Susan Watson.
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Meridian may be floated in chunks
The Meridian Energy partial privatisation is so large it may have to be split in two, Prime Minister John Key says.
![Companies are 'mum & dad' investors](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Companies are 'mum & dad' investors
The 113,000 so called "mum and dad" investors who bought Mighty River shares included companies, trusts and investment institutions, Treasury has confirmed.
![Allied Farmers handed $4.2m debt notice](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Allied Farmers handed $4.2m debt notice
A subsidiary of Allied Farmers has been served with a liquidation notice from Inland Revenue for $4.2 million.
![Brian Gaynor: Investors need to keep close eye on inflation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Brian Gaynor: Investors need to keep close eye on inflation
Why are sharemarkets performing so strongly and will the upward momentum continue? This is the major dilemma facing most investors, says Brian Gaynor.
![MRP shares went to just a few - Greens](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
MRP shares went to just a few - Greens
The Green Party says that shares sold in the recent float of Mighty River Power went to only a small group of investors - and claims of widespread 'mum and dad' ownership are false.
![F & P Healthcare shares jump to two-year high](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
F & P Healthcare shares jump to two-year high
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, which makes breathing masks and respirators, expects to beat analyst expectations for 2014 profit as it surpassed its own guidance for 2103 profit today.
![Red sheds about to take giant leap](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Red sheds about to take giant leap
The Warehouse is about to embark on a radical new expansion strategy using television.
![Meridian tougher to sell](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Meridian tougher to sell
The Government will have to bump up the sweeteners to get enough mum and dad investors to buy into Meridian Energy, an analyst says.
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Bank of England warned on inflation pressures
Britons should be braced for years of high inflation as the cost of living soars stubbornly ahead of wages, a leading economic forecaster warns.
![Mighty shares dip below $2.50](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Mighty shares dip below $2.50
Shares in Mighty River Power ducked below their issue price for the first time since their debut on the NZX today before recovering ground near the close of business.