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Wake Up Call: Elon Musk's new title, Europe spikes AZ covid jab
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Wake Up Call: Elon Musk's new title, Europe spikes AZ covid jab

Europe’s biggest countries have halted their rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine due to safety fears.

Staff reporters 16 Mar 2021
House sales generated $6.7b in profits last quarter
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House sales generated $6.7b in profits last quarter

It was one-way traffic in real estate last quarter, with sellers making $6.7 billion in capital gains, at a median profit of $276,000, an all-time record per deal. 

Staff reporters 16 Mar 2021
Shares surge on Infratil's $3b Tilt sale
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Shares surge on Infratil's $3b Tilt sale

The deal fulfils a promise Infratil made to its investors earlier this year when it said it would demonstrate hidden value in the portfolio. 

Dan Brunskill 15 Mar 2021
Kiwis paying high price for Rocket Lab SPAC
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Kiwis paying high price for Rocket Lab SPAC

Hatch and Sharesies give local investors a way to invest in the blank cheque company but at 20% above the merger valuation. 

Staff reporters 15 Mar 2021