Silver Fern farmers vote for merger
Silver Fern Farms farmer-suppliers have voted to sell half the meat company to PGG Wrightson for $220 million.
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Investors say yes to new OPI deal
Investors in failed finance company OPI Pacific Finance today voted to enter into a new arrangement with its parent company Octaviar that could see the investors eventually presented with a cash offer of up to 22.5 cents in the dollar for monies owed.
Oil surges on hurricane threat
Oil jumped than US$2 to near US$109 a barrel on Monday, rebounding from a five-month low on worries that Hurricane Ike would tear through the Gulf of Mexico, and on hopes that a US bailout of its top mortgage lenders would help temper an economic downturn.
Origin-Conoco in LNG venture
Australia's Origin Energy, owner of 51 per cent of Contact Energy, and currently fending off an A$13.6 billion hostile bid from Britain's BG Group, has selected US energy firm ConocoPhillips as a venture partner to monetise its coal seam gas assets through a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project.
Fannie, Freddie news boosts greenback vs yen
The US dollar fell against the euro but climbed on a sliding yen on Monday after the US government seized control of mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to shore up the US housing market and protect against more global financial turbulence.
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Managed Funds »Marlin boosted by Sciele stake saleOffshore investment fund Marlin Global is set for a $1.8 million payday after agreeing to relinquish its 3 per cent stake in American takeover target Sciele Pharmaceuticals. Simple way to select schemeKiwiSaver boosts AMPING to unfreeze two funds |
Economy »Residential building work falls 7 pcThe volume of residential building work put in place fell a seasonally adjusted 7.3 percent in the June quarter, Statistics New Zealand (SNZ) said today. Cunliffe asks for new roaming investigationInterest rate cut looks setHouse prices still sliding |

