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ECB’s Philip Lane warns of 'bumpy' inflation decline but hints at rate cut in June

Mon, 04/15/2024 - 21:40
Central Bank governor Gabriel Makhlouf said policymakers must work together to mitigate risks that may arise from the 'rapidly' growing non-bank sector

Oil price eases on hopes of Middle East de-escalation after attacks

Mon, 04/15/2024 - 17:11
Iran produces more than three million barrels of crude oil a day as a major producer within Opec

Truth Social shares fall 15% as Trump gets closer to tapping shareholding

Mon, 04/15/2024 - 17:06
Shares in Donald Trump’s social media startup tumbled, extending a two-week slump, after the company took a first step toward allowing the former ...

Retired shop assistant who denied she is a farmer liable for €74k excise bill on unmarked diesel following appeal

Mon, 04/15/2024 - 16:37
The retired shop assistant was the registered owner of a farm after inheriting the lands from her late husband

Tesla to lay off over 10% of staff as sales fall

Mon, 04/15/2024 - 16:17
The world's largest automaker by market value had 140,473 employees globally as of December 2023, its latest annual report shows

EirGrid chief executive Mark Foley steps down

Mon, 04/15/2024 - 15:40
Mr Foley joined EirGrid as group chief executive in June 2018, and was previously managing director at the State forestry body Coillte.

Salesforce has eyes on Informatica in potential largest deal 

Mon, 04/15/2024 - 15:39
Salesforce employs almost 2,000 people in Ireland, but had in recent months announced plans to cut its global staff count

Six Nations-shareholder CVC Capital aims to raise €1.25bn 

Mon, 04/15/2024 - 15:06
In Ireland, CVC is best known for the stakes it holds in the Six Nations rugby competition and in the English rugby premiership

David McNamara: Markets pricing in 80 basis points worth of ECB cuts this year

Mon, 04/15/2024 - 14:58
Eurozone inflation has undershot expectations

Apple's iPhone shipments slide 10% as sales in China lag rivals

Mon, 04/15/2024 - 14:51
New data provides the first snapshot of the global performance of Apple’s most important product ahead of earnings on May 2

Aughinish-owner Rusal: US and UK sanctions won't hurt supply

Mon, 04/15/2024 - 13:39
Goldman Sachs said it did not expect an immediate supply shock

Consolidation in financial services sector sees continued resilience in Irish M&A activity 

Mon, 04/15/2024 - 11:15
Ongoing activity across Ireland's insurance and accountancy sectors accounted for 14 of the 85 transactions in the first three months of this year

Glanbia acquires California flavouring firm for €281m

Mon, 04/15/2024 - 08:16
The initial consideration is $300m with an additional deferred payment of up to $55m, conditional on performance in 2024.

Housebuilding up strongly, but 'Government may still miss target'

Mon, 04/15/2024 - 00:04
Two surveys suggest it will take some time before new homes are delivered despite the significant uptick in housebuilding activity

Iran-Israel conflict puts focus back on oil and gas, but unlikely to delay ECB rate cuts

Sun, 04/14/2024 - 18:14
The broadening of conflict in the Middle East could rattle global markets by pushing up energy costs, but won’t likely delay interest rate cuts from the European Central Bank

John Whelan: Irish exporters can expect further challenges over trade with China  

Sun, 04/14/2024 - 18:09
Global ratings firm Fitch affirmed China’s high level debt rating, but signalled that the outlook was less than rosy amid concerns about Beijing’s economic and trade model

Jim Power: The Irish economy may seem to be doing well, but not so for small firms

Sun, 04/14/2024 - 14:15
Understanding what is really going on in the Irish economy is always a challenge, and not just because of the distortions contained within the GDP ...

McKechnie Cleaning and Cameron Bakery top Cork Business of the Year awards

Sun, 04/14/2024 - 01:00
Calls for further incentives to encourage small landlords to stay in the rental market

A different kind of property crash is playing out in Dublin

Sat, 04/13/2024 - 04:00
Big Tech’s expansion has halted in the capital amid a focus on costs after a hiring binge during the pandemic

Businesses still face costly insurance in spite of reform

Sat, 04/13/2024 - 00:51
Wage costs may be in focus now, but high premiums still remain

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