Laybuy lays low

Laybuy suspends payment service, MrBeast reportedly spotted in Hamilton, Tesla shareholders approve US$44.9 billion pay package for Elon Musk, European stocks fell as French stocks and bonds took a battering from political turmoil, and 'Mouse jigglers' pretending to work fired by Wells Fargo.

Revolut moves global HQ to heart of London’s financial district as it awaits UK bank license

ASX investors spooked by rising technology costs, Apple to ‘Pay’ OpenAI for ChatGPT Through Distribution, Not Cash, ASX rises; Sigma sinks, Musk claims Tesla pay package set for approval, Chinese EV stocks surge after EU slaps up to 38% additional import tariffs and Canada to send 2,000 unarmed rockets, other arms to Ukraine.

Elon Withdraws Lawsuit

The top of the North Island is in for 20 hours of rain and thunderstorms as tropically-fuelled disturbance sparks days of unsettled weather, A man who's spent more than three decades in prison for the rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl has been told to prepare for a shock when he's finally released & Elon Musk has unexpectedly asked a California court to withdraw a legal case against OpenAI and its boss Sam Altman, which accused them of abandoning the firm's founding mission of developing artificial intelligence (AI) for humanity's benefit.

Trump will not be charged for waving around classified papers, judge says

Trump will not be charged for waving around classified papers, judge says, Apple is to boost its Siri voice assistant and operating systems with OpenAI's ChatGPT as it seeks to catch up in the AI race, and The housing market in the second half of 2024, according to real estate experts: interest rates are expected to come down, but not by enough to counteract high prices.

How ANZ’s suspected market manipulation could have cost taxpayers $80m

Kernel pops off

Kernel cracks $1 billion funds under management, ANZ expects interest rate cuts from February 2025, Netflix sued in US$170 mln 'Baby Reindeer' defamation lawsuit, ECB’s inflation worries have traders fearing a rate cut go-slow, and eleven agency bosses called in over Te Pāti Māori data allegations.

Diminished Hamas switches to full insurgent mode in Gaza

Robinhood bets big on crypto with $200 million deal for Bitstamp, Lyft forecasts 15% annual growth in gross bookings through 2027, shares jump, Israeli strike kills dozens at Gaza school that IDF claim Hamas were using, SkyCity shares punished on dividend suspension, Netflix Record Back in Sight on Push Into Sports and Live Events and India’s stock crash triggers rethink for investors.

Christopher Luxon has called the allegations surrounding Te Pati Maori “pretty serious” and says they need to be investigated promptly, Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer have faced off in the first TV debate of the general election, with heated exchanges over tax, the NHS and immigration, and More than 300 jobs are set to go at the Ministry for the Environment, which would see its headcount cut by nearly a third.

Nurses Still Waiting Eight Years Later

An Auckland man accused of the fatal Boxing Day kidnapping of his long-time partner told jurors today that he had twice tried to kick her out of his car when the vehicle was stationary, Asian stocks struggled for traction, as investors weighed concerns about the health of the US economy against stronger expectations for early Federal Reserve policy easing & Nurses across Aotearoa are still waiting for what they are owed, eight years after problems with their holiday pay were found.

Stingy Blackstone up offer by 1 cent.

ASX to push higher in pivotal week for interest rates

Donald Trump found guilty

Donald Trump becomes America’s first felon president, a former Auckland investment advisor under investigation by the FMA has left New Zealand, Ukraine and Russia announce major prisoner swap, TVNZ fails in bid to appeal Employment Court decision, Tesla to recall 125,227 vehicles over faulty seat belt warning system and Costco beat third-quarter revenue expectations.