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Early-stage mortgage arrears rise at end of 2023

Tue, 03/26/2024 - 16:56
The number of households falling into arrears with their mortgage repayments increased at the end of 2023 following the first full year of aggressive ...

Canada Goose cuts 17% of roles as consumer pullback persists

Tue, 03/26/2024 - 16:23
Canada Goose Holdings is cutting 17% of its global corporate workforce as it attempts to support long-term growth amid a slowdown in sales.The luxury ...

China EV giant BYD posts slowest quarterly profit growth in two years

Tue, 03/26/2024 - 16:17
EV sales have lost momentum in the world's biggest auto market amid a brutal price war

Kerry schools urged to teach Japanese as Astellas turns sod on Tralee expansion

Tue, 03/26/2024 - 12:08
Japanese ambassador to Ireland Norio Maruyama was in Kerry for a sod-turning ceremony at Kerry Technology Park for the new €330m Astellas pharmaceutical plant

Number of mortgages in long-term arrears continues to decline, new figures show 

Tue, 03/26/2024 - 11:00
The number of homes in arrears over 90 days stood at 29,034 as of the end of December, new Central Bank data shows

West Cork food-to-energy firm MyGug secures €900k in pre-seed funding

Tue, 03/26/2024 - 10:47
The Clonakilty start-up was established by husband and wife, Kieran Coffey and Fiona Kelleher

CEO pay at British owner of Bord Gáis and Whitegate Power Station leaps to over £8.2m in 2023

Tue, 03/26/2024 - 10:38
Bord Gáis Energy supplies gas and electricity to 503,000 residential and business customers and is the second largest domestic supplier in the Republic. It also owns the Whitegate Power Station in Co Cork

Spar turnover rises 6.6% in Republic at half-year stage

Tue, 03/26/2024 - 10:38
Owner says 1,000 outlets hugely outperformed other parts of its grocery empire, including in Switzerland, Poland, and South Africa

Paddy Power owner Flutter posts loss of $1.2bn despite revenue surge 

Tue, 03/26/2024 - 08:05
Paddy Power owner Flutter Entertainment saw revenues surge in 2023 driven by its flagship betting operations in the US but still posted a loss of ...

Fuel prices weigh on consumers as drivers prepare for excise increases

Tue, 03/26/2024 - 00:05
“While it may no longer be the worst of times, it is still far from the best of times,” said economist Austin Hughes.

Troubled US electric-car maker Lucid gets $1bn from Saudi fund

Mon, 03/25/2024 - 19:06
Lucid shares rose 8% in New York trade, but have still lost over 25% of their value this year.

Global oil rises to $86.50 a barrel amid Gaza ceasefire demand

Mon, 03/25/2024 - 18:28
Moscow has ordered companies to reduce oil output in the second quarter to meet a production target of nine million barrels a day by the end of June

Judge dismisses lawsuit by X against researchers over hate speech on platform

Mon, 03/25/2024 - 18:24
X had alleged that the nonprofit “scraped” its site for data, which is against its terms of service

Intel shares fall on report China will limit US-made semiconductors  

Mon, 03/25/2024 - 17:45
The US chipmaker employs almost 5,000 people in Ireland

Nissan plans to develop 16 new electric models and build a million more cars in three years

Mon, 03/25/2024 - 17:33
Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida said he wants to strengthen Nissan’s position in Latin America, Southeast Asia and India with existing partners Renault and Mitsubishi Motors

Apple, Google and Meta probed by EU under new digital law

Mon, 03/25/2024 - 17:23
The three tech giants directly employ 12,000 people in Ireland

ECB chief economist Lane sees eurozone wages growth slowing  

Mon, 03/25/2024 - 17:08
Also, traders are betting the Bank of England could beat its European and US peers to interest rate cuts

Regeneron's blood cancer therapy faces setback as FDA raises trial concerns

Mon, 03/25/2024 - 16:57
US drug firm operates a large facility in Limerick

SaveJobs campaign 'given impetus' by appointment of Simon Harris

Mon, 03/25/2024 - 16:44
Elections this year sharpen focus of campaign of small firms over escalating costs

Cocoa now more expensive than copper

Mon, 03/25/2024 - 16:42
Poor harvests on the back of bad weather and crop disease in West African growers has seen cocoa prices surge.

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