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The top four business stories from nzherald.co.nz for Wednesday, Jan 28:
$100,000 average payout cut for Fonterra farmers
Fonterra's farmers will be hit by an average $100,000 fall in income this season, as the dairy giant today confirmed a big cut in its forecast payout.
Fonterra made it clear melamine unacceptable - Ferrier
It was repeatedly made clear in phone calls to the Chinese company that sold milk formula fatally contaminated with melamine that the chemical should not be used, Fonterra's chief executive said today.
World Economic Forum: Call for unity
The head of the World Economic Forum called today for unity among companies and governments trying to steer a path clear of the global financial crisis.
Fuld sells $14m home to wife for $100
Dick Fuld took home so much money in the years before his firm spiralled into bankruptcy that he couldn't calculate how much. But now, the former Lehman Brothers boss is counting every penny and, as he prepares for an onslaught of lawsuits against him, he finds himself at the centre of a financial mystery.