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Rising number of energy-efficient homes may fuel 'green mortgage' market

Wed, 07/17/2024 - 16:05
The CSO figures found the highest proportions of A rated dwellings were in Kildare at 26%, Meath at 24%, and Dublin County at 23%, in the quarter ending in June, while the lowest were in Leitrim and Cork City

Google workers council expresses 'deep concern' over lack of information on continuing layoffs 

Wed, 07/17/2024 - 15:10
Cuts to Google's Irish staff have continued into 2024, with fears that layoffs are happening in small but regular rounds and being kept under the radar

Animation studio Brown Bag Films posts pre-tax loss following redundancy payments

Wed, 07/17/2024 - 14:58
The company cut more than 70 jobs last year

Pharma company Johnson & Johnson beats profit expectations

Wed, 07/17/2024 - 13:55
Last year, J&J split from its consumer health division, which makes Tylenol and Listerine, to focus on the higher-margin pharmaceutical and medical-device businesses

TikTok loses EU court case over regulatory requirements 

Wed, 07/17/2024 - 13:50
Judges said TikTok met the necessary thresholds to be brought under the scope of the Digital Markets Act, and parent company ByteDance’s attempt to appeal the European Commission’s decision to target it was not substantiated

Roche shares jump after weight-loss pill shows promise in study

Wed, 07/17/2024 - 12:34
An oral medicine is one of the as-yet-untapped areas in a weight-loss market that Goldman Sachs estimates may reach €119bn annually by the end of the decade

Bumper weekends in June drives hike in spending by Revolut customers 

Wed, 07/17/2024 - 11:54
Company said the June bank holiday, along with the final weekend of the month — which saw the Taylor Swift concerts, GAA quarter-finals, and Dublin Pride — drove a hike in consumer spending.

Medical device maker Loci Orthopaedics raises €13m

Wed, 07/17/2024 - 11:22
Loci Orthopaedics was founded by Gerry Clarke and Dr Brendan Boland as a concurrent spin-out from the University of Galway, University College Cork and KU Leuven in Belgium

Mining firm Kenmare Resources forecasts 'robust demand' will offset shipping disruptions

Wed, 07/17/2024 - 08:34
The company suggested it may be impacted by potential tariffs on Chinese pigment imports into the EU, subsequently fuelling demand and prices for European pigment.

Consumer watchdog finds increase in misleading pricing amid cost-of-living crisis

Tue, 07/16/2024 - 19:23
In its 2023 annual report, the CCPC said the number of fixed payment notices for offences such as failing to provide price labels increased by 206%

State pumps over €4m into Cork and Shannon airports 

Tue, 07/16/2024 - 18:26
Overall passenger traffic across regional airports last year increased by 9% when compared with pre-pandemic levels 2019

Oil declines on sentiment in Europe and cautious Chinese consumption

Tue, 07/16/2024 - 16:13
Meanwhile, potential risks such as reduced Russian flows through Ukraine or a surge in European gas demand could lead to a price increase

Slowing momentum on disinflation could further delay interest rate cuts, warns IMF 

Tue, 07/16/2024 - 15:51
Fund warned that slowdown in falling inflation signalled bumps along the path

Gross government debt declines by nearly €5bn

Tue, 07/16/2024 - 13:59
The data also showed that general government revenue for this period stood at €28.8bn which is €1.3bn higher than the same time in 2023

UK grocery price inflation at lowest in nearly three years 

Tue, 07/16/2024 - 13:30
Annual pace of UK supermarket price increases dropped to 1.6% in the four weeks to July 7 from a year earlier, ahead of a decision by Bank of England on interest rate cuts

Luxury brands Hugo Boss and Richemont see China sales decline

Tue, 07/16/2024 - 13:14
Cartier-owner Richemont is facing slowing demand for its pricey products, particularly in China, where consumers have turned cautious as the economy falters

Google allegedly sought to derail Microsoft antitrust pact with deal worth €470m

Tue, 07/16/2024 - 12:17
Google’s offer was conditional on CISPE maintaining its EU antitrust complaint into Microsoft’s allegedly abusive activities

TotalEnergies and SSE to build EV charging points in Ireland

Tue, 07/16/2024 - 12:00
However, interest in electric cars among Irish consumers has waned amid global price volatility.

Rising costs, security and housing among key issues raised by Cork business group ahead of October Budget

Tue, 07/16/2024 - 11:05
CBA President Aaron Mansworth warned that rising costs have placed 'immense strain' on Cork businesses

Over 200 jobs saved so far this year through small business restructuring process 

Tue, 07/16/2024 - 00:08
13 companies began the SCARP process between January and June this year 

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