Forum Archive Index - October 2000

[Will Bryant <will@sharechat.co.nz>]

Hi everyone, this week's NBR articles are online now.  This week:

Profits to reap in selling yourself short
Selling a stock and then buying it back at a lower price - short-selling - 
is relatively unheard of here but has recently started attracting more 
investors, especially those scalping Telecom and Fletcher Forests stocks.
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/nbr/20001020-01-frontpage.shtml

Kiwi consul nabbed on fraud charges
New Zealand's honorary consul in Istanbul for the past six years has been 
arrested on multimillion-dollar embezzlement charges in a Turkish 
government clampdown on corruption with top-level political overtones.
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/nbr/20001020-02-frontpage.shtml

Irate FCL investors plot court revenge
Fletcher Building's share price has slumped from $2.18 to about $1.84 
following the board's announcement of its restructuring plans and a group 
of investors wants to know who made offers, how much they were and whether 
they still stand.
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/nbr/20001020-03-frontpage.shtml

Axa tipped for merger with Alliance
Axa Pacific Holdings is poised to announce Alliance Capital Management is 
to take over Axa Pacific's funds management arm in New Zealand and Australia.
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/nbr/20001020-06-news.shtml

Writ lands at airport
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/nbr/20001020-04-frontpage.shtml

Airline boys ready to take off with new telco repair venture
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/nbr/20001020-05-news.shtml

Contact caves in on price spike scrap
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/nbr/20001020-07-news.shtml

Tower signals its Australian focus
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/nbr/20001020-08-news.shtml

Strong year for AMP Henderson
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/nbr/20001020-09-news.shtml

Watson upbeat despite his fortune halving
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/nbr/20001020-10-news.shtml

Entrepreneur keen to crack other sporting codes
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/nbr/20001020-11-news.shtml

Power company profits line government coffers
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/nbr/20001020-12-news.shtml

Genesis Power expands its services in push for profit
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/nbr/20001020-13-news.shtml

Plastic beer bottles could be fantastic for brewer profits
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/nbr/20001020-14-news.shtml

Southern Cross buys company for its computer system
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/nbr/20001020-15-news.shtml

Fuel bill to shunt Tranz Rail profit into red
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/nbr/20001020-16-news.shtml

Don Brash worth his increase if he can handle conflicting issues
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/nbr/20001020-17-money.shtml

The O'Brien Column: Expect Shell to re-try Fletcher bid despite the 
doom-mongers
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/nbr/20001020-18-money.shtml

Market ho hum over CHH's top result
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/nbr/20001020-19-money.shtml

The Shoeshine Column: Little time left for Fletcher Challenge's Plan B
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/nbr/20001020-20-money.shtml

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