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I'm Madison Reidy, Senior Multimedia Business Journalist and host of Markets with Madison at the New Zealand Herald. I joined the Herald in 2022 after working as a business journalist across several digital mastheads and broadcast programmes, with most of my eight-year career spent in television. I most recently worked for New Zealand's largest investment bank and advisory group, Jarden, alongside equity and economic research analysts to share their insights with a broader investor audience. According to my parents, I asked too many questions. I grew up engrossed in news since deciding to become a journalist at age 3. I can thank them for my interest in business too, as their roles in the corporate world were common dinner-table conversation. From reporting on the housing crisis, to listed company earnings and fraud cases, my most memorable moment is opening the 6pm news to tell the nation we had entered a recession during the Covid-19 crisis. The weight of that statement and its impact on many New Zealander's financial stability is not lost on me today. Everything in life comes back to finance and I'm committed to sharing the stories of business owners, investors, executives and society through video. I am also passionate about increasing accessibility to financial and economic research and advice, which is what my twice-weekly show Markets with Madison is aiming to achieve. I encourage you to watch, listen and engage with our business content, and to share your ideas with me. I look forward to hearing from you.

a2′s big China challenges
'The market has become more competitive,' CEO David Bortolussi says.

Deloitte Fast 50 awards: Kiwi company enabling comic book reading online takes top spot
You won't believe the revenue growth in this collectibles business.

NZ dollar goes digital in new stablecoin
Easy Crypto beats the RBNZ to the punch and aims to increase crypto uptake.

As it happened: OpenAI’s Altman axing, apparent 180
It's being called the most dramatic moment in tech since Steve Jobs left Apple.

The AI threat: How a company chair should consider it
The new acronym at the board table - AI takes over ESG.

Second biggest KiwiSaver firm nabs ex-TVNZ boss
The new CEO of Fisher Funds was a Minister in John Key's Government.

Les Mills CEO throws in the sweat towel
Clive Ormerod reflects on his six years at the global fitness group.

De-risk from China, Kiwi companies and investors warned
Our largest trading partner worth $40b is no longer a 'risk-free bet' for investors.

Tech-sceptic: What stocks the ACC is avoiding
Head of the $47 billion state fund doesn't believe the AI hype.

Beijing bank not buying influence — Kiwi exec
Former employee alleged CCP dominating Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.

Larry Lepard: 'Crypto ponzi scheme grifters' not real Bitcoiners
15 years since Satoshi invented it, the digital asset is outperforming gold.

ACC plugs $49m deficit: Where it made and lost money
The investment fund has turned around its fortunes thanks to these assets.

Deep Creek brewery collapse: What went wrong?
'A lot of pain out there' but some hope after disaster pushed Deep Creek over the edge.

KiwiSaver loses $1b on negative returns - best and worst funds revealed
Returns slip for all KiwiSaver funds in September quarter.

SkyCity chairman: We’ll probably admit to breaking the law
Julian Cook is 'unvarnished' in this Markets with Madison interview.

The squeeze coming for the $100b KiwiSaver industry
Up to 20 per cent of KiwiSaver providers are not making any money, Morningstar says.

Crypto, ETFs are ‘gambling’, online investing icon says
DIY investment is at "rock bottom" in the eyes of this UK billionaire.

‘It’s do or die’: Beck on Rocket Lab’s biggest mission yet, why he won’t join Musk on Mars
“My two competitors are the two richest people on the planet. There’s no room for error.”

BlackRock only likes a handful of assets - here’s what they are
Investing giant sees five 'mega forces' at play in a 'complicated and difficult' market.

Israel-Hamas war: The major risk for markets
A central bank advisor explains what would need to escalate to scare markets.

Election upside: These stocks could get a National-led boost
Analysts say a National-led coalition may increase the value of these cyclical stocks.

Iplex pipe failure put at $750m+, Fletcher Building trading halt extended
Doing 'repipes' on 11,817 homes for around A$60,000 each - BGC arrives at a big bill.

'Horrifying': Major NZ business delegation to Israel postponed
20 business leaders and investors were set to visit corporations and start-ups in Israel.

‘Stand-off’: Why NZX may be next in line for double-digit correction
Forsyth Barr warns of a stand-off between the NZX and long-dated bond yields.

Trade deficit: How this exporter plans to win without China
Could wine be our way out of a triple-year negative trade position?

'Lost our mojo': Big business investing in Aus instead
What the leaders of Deloitte, Air New Zealand, Downer and Freightways really think.

Retail recession: Costs and crime crushing profits
The Warehouse Group is one major retailer suffering amid inflation.