Forum Archive Index - October 2002

["The ShareChat Team" <info@sharechat.co.nz>]

Hi everyone, here's the summary of the ShareChat News from yesterday. 

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Powerco shareholders support purchase of network assets

Powerco shareholders yesterday endorsed the $810 million purchase of 
UnitedNetworks Ltd assets, a move described by Powerco chairman Barry Upson as 
historic and very significant

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/news/scnews/article.php/56bfb2ab

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INL looking for Sky TV to be cashflow positive in 2004

Independent Newspapers Ltd chairman Ken Cowley told shareholders at the 
publishing company's annual meeting today that two thirds owned Sky TV was on 
track towards positive cashflow in fiscal 2004

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/news/scnews/article.php/4a5010a8

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ASB announces $150 mln preference share issue

ASB Bank Ltd today announced details of a public share offer designed to 
support the bank's growth in personal, business and rural banking

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/news/scnews/article.php/0094653e

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Cool spring, rising dollar, falling prices cut into farm profits

Agricultural economists say unseasonably cool, dry weather, combined with a 
strengthening dollar and falls in international commodity prices, will slash 
farmers' earnings this year

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/news/scnews/article.php/55b6eeed

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Sky takeover off the menu - bosses

Talk of Independent Newspapers Ltd mounting a full takeover for its 66-percent 
owned subsidiary Sky TV still crops up at INL board meetings but new chief 
executive Peter Wylie today scotched any idea that it might happen

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/news/scnews/article.php/7a1a9c1c

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Number of non-farm businesses rose 2.7 percent in year

The number of non-farm businesses increased 2.69 percent in the year to 
February and is now up 24 percent from five years ago, according to Statistics 
New Zealand

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/news/scnews/article.php/127791fb


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The ShareChat Team

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