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Warehouse buys majority stake in online retailer Torpedo7 for up to $33M

Warehouse Group, which reports its first-half profit this week, will spend up to $33 million buying online retailer Torpedo7, just months after buying consumer electronics chain Noel Leeming Group. The country’s biggest listed retailer will pay $20 million upon settlement, and up to a further $13 million over the next three years if earn-out targets are met, for a 51 …

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Murdoch’s News Ltd to exits Sky TV stake in sale reported to be at discount

 Rupert Murdoch’s News Ltd is quitting its stake in pay-TV operator Sky Network Television in what’s expected to be a discounted sale, ahead of the global media group’s split along print and broadcasting lines later this year. Sky TV’s shares were halted after News said it will sell its 44 percent stake in the New Zealand firm in a placement …

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NZ dollar falls as risk appetite dims, greenback advances

The New Zealand dollar fell as Italy’s political impasses and the start of spending cuts in the US sapped risk appetite and drove up demand for the greenback. The kiwi fell to 82.28 US cents from 82.42 cents in New York on Friday. The trade-weighted index slipped to 75.71 from 75.85. The White House and the Congress were unable to …

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