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Continuous Disclosure: MET's mystery bidder, Moutter cashes in and Xero's $80 landmark

What's happening on the markets this week.

Oil vessel prepares to exit Taranaki over Tamarind debt

Troubles of cash-strapped oil company working off the coast are mounting.

Company representing NZ's richest family embroiled in Australian stoush

Some shareholders voted against reappointment of two directors.

A2 Milk CEO Jayne Hrdlicka sells down transition share rights

CEO sells 61 per cent of rights to meet tax obligations.

Halifax liquidator urges investors to come forward

Around 2,100 creditors stand to get money back.

Bitcoin on the slide again

Bitcoin broke below $8,000 for the first time in nearly a month.

Austrian oil giant selling out of Maari oil field

The company is moving away from heavier-emitting resources.

NZX 'assessing' trades in port company

Share price surged after details of government's port study were revealed on Monday.

Taranaki oil producer 'may be insolvent'

Taranaki arm of Malaysian company suspends payments to creditors.

Patrick Carvalho: Facebook's Libra and the new currency wars

Comment: Facebook launching the first cryptocurrency with potential to be crypto-money.

Young: Do small caps need a hand up or just harden up?

Industry response to regulation hasn't helped.

Kiwi Wealth eyeing AMP arm? a2 Milk still whippy

Market news and views.

Kiwi dollar treading water, could gain on further USD weakness

The kiwi was trading at 62.46 US cents at 5:30 pm in Wellington.

Kathmandu buys surfing brand Rip Curl for $368m

Outdoor equipment and clothing retailer acquires new outdoors brand.

NZ dollar sinks to four-year low

Your trips abroad just became a lot more expensive.

Continuous Disclosure: Too much capital for Tower? Fonterra's curious $62m debt

Market news and views.

Mike Kampkes: The age of the electric vehicle

Comment: Criticisms of electric vehicles range from fantastical to alarmist nonsense.

BP hikes petrol by 6c/litre as global oil crisis bites

BP moves to lift prices after fears of a crunch on oil supplies.