The Prime Minister's welcoming support from a billionaire admirer.

Elon Musk replied to a tweet by Chris Luxon this week - about being in Malaysia.

The founder of SpaceX and Tesla wrote he likes the new New Zealand PM, adding he has good energy and talks directly to the public.

Speaking from South Korea, Luxon was pleased to hear of the boost.

"That's great, I'll take support from anyone. But more importantly, I'm just focused on the job and getting things done."

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The Prime Minister's welcoming support from a billionaire admirer.
Elon Musk replied to a tweet by Chris Luxon this week - about being in Malaysia.
The founder of SpaceX and Tesla wrote he likes the new New Zealand PM, adding he has good energy and talks directly to the public.
Speaking from South Korea, Luxon was pleased to hear of the boost.
"That's great, I'll take support from anyone. But more importantly, I'm just focused on the job and getting things done."
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Chris Luxon: Prime Minister on receiving support from Elon Musk

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The Iran war may be denting demand for Turners, but the company's still outperforming previous years thanks to its popular Tina ads. 

Turners Automotive has reported a record normalised net profit of more than $63 million for the year to March – up 16%. 

Chief executive Todd Hunter told Mike Hosking strong growth in finance and insurance means they're well ahead, despite the war slowing things. 

He says the customer experience is built on trust, and selling used cars is something that doesn't normally operate on that foundation. 

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The Iran war may be denting demand for Turners, but the company's still outperforming previous years thanks to its popular Tina ads.&nbsp;
Turners Automotive has reported a record normalised net profit of more than $63 million for the year to March – up 16%.&nbsp;
Chief executive Todd Hunter told Mike Hosking strong growth in finance and insurance means they're well ahead, despite the war slowing things.&nbsp;
He says the customer experience is built on trust, and selling used cars is something that doesn't normally operate on that foundation.&nbsp;
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Todd Hunter: Turners Automotive CEO on the company's record net profit of over $63 million

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Nvidia, the world's largest listed company and a critical bellwether on the health of the AI sector, posted record first-quarter earnings on Thursday of more than $136 billion.

That's up 85 percent on a year ago, with forecasts for the next quarter of over $153 billion.

Sam Dickie from Fisher Funds explained further.

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Nvidia, the world's largest listed company and a critical bellwether on the health of the AI sector, posted record first-quarter earnings on Thursday of more than $136 billion.
That's up 85 percent on a year ago, with forecasts for the next quarter of over $153 billion.
Sam Dickie from Fisher Funds explained further.
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Sam Dickie: Fisher Funds expert on Nvidia reporting its latest quarterly results

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Elon Musk's SpaceX is set to go public - allowing people to trade shares in the firm on the stock market.

The initial public offering (IPO) on the US stock market will likely be one of the largest in Wall Street history.

NZ Herald senior business writer Chris Keall says this will likely come close to making Elon Musk a trillionaire. 

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Elon Musk's SpaceX is set to go public - allowing people to trade shares in the firm on the stock market.
The initial public offering (IPO) on the US stock market will likely be one of the largest in Wall Street history.
NZ Herald senior business writer Chris Keall says this will likely come close to making Elon Musk a trillionaire.&nbsp;
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Chris Keall: NZ Herald senior business writer on what SpaceX filing for IPO could mean for Elon Musk

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Chris Luxon: Prime Minister on receiving support from Elon Musk

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