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Swiss building materials giant Holcim plans $30bn US spinoff

Sun, 01/28/2024 - 16:45
Holcim's plan comes after Irish-based building products maker CRH moved its main stock market listing to New York to tap the booming US market

John Whelan: Warnings for Irish manufacturers amid the AI boom

Sun, 01/28/2024 - 14:27
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, has been all over the news recently, but not for all the right reasons. Generative AI systems like ChatGPT and ...

Aidan Flynn: Big Brexit week looms for Irish food exporters to Britain

Sun, 01/28/2024 - 13:36
New controls over Irish food exports to Britain start on Thursday and the first few weeks will likely be difficult

Honor Magic V2: Redefining foldable innovation by breaking the barrier between the bar and foldable phones

Sat, 01/27/2024 - 05:00
The weight, slim profile, and large front display make the Magic V2 more practical and usable in folded mode, marking a significant breakthrough for foldable phone technology.

Can the EU soothe farmers’ anger as protests keep spreading?

Sat, 01/27/2024 - 02:00
As elections approach farmer protests are growing, writes Stephen Cadogan

Des Whelan steps down as CEO of WLR fm

Fri, 01/26/2024 - 18:53
WLR fm will remain in the ownership of Mr Whelan and The Irish Times Group, which owns a number of radio stations and regional newspapers in addition to the 'Irish Examiner'

Ireland's GDP contracts in final three months as exports engine splutters

Fri, 01/26/2024 - 18:28
The domestic economy is nonetheless still likely to be in better health than the GDP numbers suggest

UK suspends talks over post-Brexit cheese and cars trade deal with Canada

Fri, 01/26/2024 - 16:55
The talks around cheese and cars had been going on for almost two years

Louis Vuitton helps drive €65bn buying spree for European shares

Fri, 01/26/2024 - 16:41
The rise helped lift the pan-European Stoxx 600 index to its highest level in two years

Intel shares plunge over 10% as sales fall short of estimates

Fri, 01/26/2024 - 16:38
The company employs 5,000 people in Ireland

Fears for Cork jobs as gaming company Blizzard notifies Government of potential redundancies

Fri, 01/26/2024 - 16:12
It is understood that a significant portion of staff at Blizzard Entertainment's Cork office are at risk of redundancy

Superdry losses widen as Christmas fails to revive fashion sales 

Fri, 01/26/2024 - 16:04
Elsewhere, WH Smith saw its sales benefit from festive travel, while H&M is said to be planning to close stores in Spain 

TV news counts on big US election but Biden and Trump may not deliver the numbers

Fri, 01/26/2024 - 15:55
A number of factors have converged to make this election year more challenging for news outlets

ECB chiefs preach patience without ruling out April cut

Fri, 01/26/2024 - 14:58
The wagers by markets come despite pleas from the likes of the International Monetary Fund that central bankers around the world don’t loosen monetary policy too hastily, before inflation is overcome

PwC and ChangeX host €100k fund for local impact projects

Fri, 01/26/2024 - 11:52
Grants of up to €5,000 per inclusive, sustainable community project will be awarded to applicants on a first-come, first-served basis

EU platform workers expect a long wait for full-time rights

Fri, 01/26/2024 - 08:25
Wait for full-time status continues for 5.5 million 'gig economy' workers classified as self-employed as 12 EU states oppose the wording of the EU Platform Workers Directive

Cork remains 'open for business' despite wave of recent closures

Fri, 01/26/2024 - 07:35
Speaking at the launch of the CBA's 5-Year Strategic Framework, Lord Mayor Cllr Kieran McCarthy told businesses it was important to not "frighten off investors"

Number of first-time-buyer drawdowns hits new 26,000 peak with value of over €7.2bn  

Fri, 01/26/2024 - 00:00
Average first-time-buyer mortgage drawdown rose to €282,084, the highest level since the data series began in 2003

BBC takes Dragons’ Den episode off iPlayer to review concerns about ME product

Thu, 01/25/2024 - 20:24
Campaigners have said businesswoman Giselle Boxer made “unfounded claims” in the BBC business show after she was shown in series 21 securing an investment from entrepreneur and podcaster Steven Bartlett

Three Ireland to cut up to 150 staff as rising costs hit earnings

Thu, 01/25/2024 - 20:05
Mobile phone provider, which employs more than 1,300 staff including in Limerick and Dublin, set to axe 10% of workforce 

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