Forum Archive Index - January 2003

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

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

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Fletcher Forests sells cutting rights, announces 25cps return

Fletcher Forests, whose share price rose 9 percent yesterday, today announced a 
$US65 million ($NZ122 million) sale of forest cutting rights and a capital 
return of $140 million, equating to 25cps

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/news/scnews/article.php/454b27db

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Feverpitch switches from gambling to childcare

Like a child discovering the latest hot toy the Stock Exchange is finally 
catching up with the big kid across the Tasman and getting into the craze for 
listing childcare companies

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/news/scnews/article.php/6184c1e7

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VTL warns of lower year profit

Vending Technologies Ltd (VTL) today warned its profit for the year to March 31 
would be significantly lower than a year ago

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/news/scnews/article.php/58c4485b

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Trade deficit wider in November

New Zealand recorded a trade deficit of $434 million in November, according to 
revised figures released by Statistics New Zealand today

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/news/scnews/article.php/dcc28944

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Fletcher Forests share trading to be investigated

The Securities Commission said today it will investigate trading in Fletcher 
Forests shares

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/news/scnews/article.php/90f94166

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Fonterra resiles from $30 billion claim which persuaded farmers

New Zealand's biggest company, Fonterra Cooperative Group, has resiled from one 
of the key promises used to persuade farmers of the merits of the mega-merger 
with which it was created

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/news/scnews/article.php/c6dbb4b8

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Suspicious share trading overshadows Fletcher Forests news

A strong suspicion of insider trading blackened Fletcher Challenge Forests' 
(FCF) announcement today of a big forestry cutting rights sale and $140 million 
capital repayment

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/news/scnews/article.php/0afec650


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The ShareChat Team

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