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nbr.co.nz | Nicholas Pointon
And Sweden’s ‘Queen of Trash’ is sentenced to six years in prison. Happy Wednesday and welcome to your morning wrap of the key political and business headlines from around the world. First up,US President Donald Trump has called for Iran’s “unconditional surrender” as its conflict with Israel enters its fifth day, The Guardian reports.
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nbr.co.nz | Nicholas Pointon
CricHQ ‘reluctantly’ given three weeks to avoid liquidation A pair of investors have applied to have CricHQ’s parent company wound up after it failed to pay them $172,000 in outstanding damages. CricHQ has “reluctantly” been given a three-week reprieve to settle a $172,000 debt it owes to two investors.
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nbr.co.nz | Nicholas Pointon
Fed expected to ‘sit on its hands’ much to Trump’s chagrin Devon Funds head of retail Greg Smith said this week's Federal Reserve meeting was likely to be a bit of a ‘dead rubber’. The Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve is expected to sit on its hands at its meeting this week as it continues to assess the impacts of tariffs on inflation and economic growth.
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1 week ago | 
nbr.co.nz | Nicholas Pointon
And the Pentagon has launched a review of the AUKUS deal. Happy Thursday and welcome to your early morning wrap of the key business and political headlines from around the world. First up, a trade deal between the United States and China is “done,” according to US President Donald Trump.
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1 week ago | 
nbr.co.nz | Nicholas Pointon
CricHQ shareholders in the dark about liquidation attempt The High Court in September ordered the company behind the cricket software firm to pay close to $200,000 in damages to William Birnie and Charles Pearce. Some CricHQ shareholders are surprised to learn the cricketing software firm is facing a liquidation application after it failed to pay close to $200,000 in damages to two shareholders last year.
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nbr.co.nz | Nicholas Pointon
And trade talks between the United States and China are through their second day. Happy Wednesday and welcome to your wrap of the top news stories from around the world. First up, a school shooting in the Austrian city of Graz has left 11 people dead, including the shooter. The BBC is reporting that the incident took place at around 10am local time, with seven women and three men among the dead.
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1 week ago | 
nbr.co.nz | Nicholas Pointon
Demand for the ‘New Zealand Digital Dollar’ still yet to take off Easy Crypto launched its NZD-backed stablecoin in 2023 with much fanfare, but admits that uptake of the cryptocurrency has not been as great as first hoped. EasyCrypto launched the New Zealand Digital Dollar stablecoin in November 2023. Use of Easy Crypto’s stablecoin has fallen sharply in recently months, with the total supply of the crypto currency nearly halving since August.
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nbr.co.nz | Nicholas Pointon
Aussie PE firm seeks ComCom clearance to acquire Metroglass But Metroglass says it is not in the company's or shareholders' interest to engage with Crescent Capital Partners, which owns a rival glassmaker. Australian private equity firm Crescent Capital Partners is seeking regulatory approval to acquire NZX-listed Metro Performance Glass despite the company rejecting its previous purchase offer.
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nbr.co.nz | Nicholas Pointon
Stuff says it won’t rekindle acquisitions talks with NZME But NZME hinted at its annual meeting it is still keen on Stuff’s publishing assets. Stuff Group chief executive Sinead Boucher. Stuff’s owner says she has no intention to rekindle talks with NZME about the possible sale of its masthead business following the partial sale of the group’s digital arm.
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2 weeks ago | 
nbr.co.nz | Nicholas Pointon
The deal sees Trade Me acquire a stake in the company that owns the stuff.co.nz website. Trade Me has acquired a 50% stake in Stuff’s digital business for an undisclosed sum. It’s a full circle moment for the online marketplace as Stuff’s previous owner, Fairfax, bought Trade Me for $750m in 2006 before selling its position in 2012 to cover its debts. The deal, announced this Want to read more? It's easy.
