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Infratil defers opening of sale of 2022 bonds to amend prospectus for Labour-Greens plan

Infratil, the Wellington-based investment group managed by Morrison & Co, says its sale of up to $100 million of June 2022 bonds won’t open as planned today because it needs to amend the prospectus for the Labour Party-Greens power plan. “Although the prospectus discloses changes in the regulatory environment as one of the principal risks of an investment in infrastructure …

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NZ dollar gains vs. euro after German PMI, as RBNZ looms

The New Zealand dollar rose against the euro after German manufacturing and euro-zone services weakened and edged up against the greenback ahead of the reserve Bank’s interest rate review. The kiwi dollar rose to 64.61 euro cents from 64.33 cents at 5pm in Wellington yesterday. It gained to 84.04 US cents from 83.94 cents. A survey of purchasing managers in …

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While you were sleeping Wall Street gains, Netflix jumps

Wall Street rallied amid optimism about the outlook for companies including Netflix as they beat earnings expectations. Shares of Netflix soared, last up 23.7 percent, after the company yesterday said it had added 2 million new US customers last quarter. Of the 131 Standard & Poor’s 500 Index companies that have reported their quarterly results so far, 73 percent have …

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