Governments dithered on Covid-19. Will it be the same on climate change?Technology and finance offer the best hope of a sea change in policyWed May 13 2020 - 04:45
Legal & General targets US oil giant Exxon over climate changeFund manager criticises oil company’s inaction on climate and lack of transparency on lobbyingWed May 13 2020 - 00:01
Ibec seeks €15bn ‘reboot’ of Irish economyEmployer’s group calls for major stimulus to relaunch coronavirus-battered economyTue May 12 2020 - 05:15
Rents fell 2% in April as number of homes to let rose sharply, says Daft.ieLatest Daft report highlights major rise in number of homes available to rentTue May 12 2020 - 04:55
Biopharma group Amryt reports 30% jump in revenueRare disease specialist says integration with newly acquired Aegerion completed ahead of timeMon May 11 2020 - 09:20
European shares end higher on US-China talks, earnings optimismMarkets report: Basic resources sector best weekly performerFri May 08 2020 - 20:45
Irish households ‘wealthier than even before’ before Covid-19Central Bank figures show household net worth topped €800bn in final quarter of 2019Fri May 08 2020 - 13:59
Unemployment rate jumps to record 28.2% as lockdown bitesCSO figures show massive jump in jobless rate on foot of coronavirus shutdownFri May 08 2020 - 11:09
European shares hobbled by record recession forecastCommission predicts euro-zone economy will contract by record 7.7 per cent this yearWed May 06 2020 - 19:48
More than a third of Irish FDI is ‘phantom’ investment – CSONew figures show €312bn of FDI in 2018 was destined for elsewhereWed May 06 2020 - 14:40
Flattening the disease curve means steepening the unemployment curveGovernment schemes cushion financial blow to workers but how long can they be maintained?Wed May 06 2020 - 04:13
Coronavirus: Tax take predicted to fall €14bn from impact of pandemicGovernment’s budget deficit swelled to €7.5 billion in April, twice that of 2019Wed May 06 2020 - 02:12
Inheritance tax rise on card in budget as tax take slidesLatest returns show an exchequer deficit of €7.5 million at the end of AprilTue May 05 2020 - 21:30
Coronavirus forecast to punch €14bn hole in Government’s tax baseLatest exchequer returns show Government’s deficit swelled to €7.5bn in AprilTue May 05 2020 - 16:45
Broad support for Government’s €6.5bn package for businessesUp to €2bn in guaranteed loans to be made available to SMEs impacted by Covid-19Sun May 03 2020 - 18:00
Manufacturing takes nosedive as lockdown halts productionLatest AIB purchasing managers' index points to record falls in output and new ordersFri May 01 2020 - 05:01
Retail sales crash 13% in March as coronavirus lockdown comes inNumbers pinpoint record drops in bar, clothing and sales, but hikes in grocery and alcohol salesThu Apr 30 2020 - 11:16
Coronavirus: Dublin and Belfast urged to co-ordinate responseIbec and CBI pen joint letter to Taoiseach and First Minister calling for more co-operationThu Apr 30 2020 - 05:27
EU’s fiscal and state aid rules won’t be suspended ‘indefinitely’Republic’s top EU civil servant says strict spending and subsidy rules will return after crisisWed Apr 29 2020 - 17:32
Crisis brings hotel construction boom to abrupt halt – reportCushman & Wakefield highlights impact of Covid-19 on hospitality sectorWed Apr 29 2020 - 12:36
Managing expectations on Covid exit is the new challengeA country-by-country approach is taking place under the threat of a second global outbreakWed Apr 29 2020 - 03:15
Middle-aged people with children hit hardest by coronavirus recessionKBC Bank survey finds over 12% of people unable to handle €1,000 financial hitFri Apr 24 2020 - 00:02
Banks drive market gains in EuropePan-European Stoxx 600 was up 0.9 per cent, recovering for second straight dayThu Apr 23 2020 - 19:22
Coronavirus: Central Bank warns of ‘amplified shock’ to SMEsUp to €5.7bn of emergency liquidity may be needed to help businesses get through crisisThu Apr 23 2020 - 16:03
Carbery Group says Covid-19 overtakes Brexit as chief threatDairy business reports 3 per cent increase in turnover to €467m for 2019Thu Apr 23 2020 - 05:30
Farmers say EU’s €80m support package is too weakEuropean Commission unveils package of measures to support coronavirus-hit sectorWed Apr 22 2020 - 15:02
Covid-19: Which economic forecast should I believe today?Predictions get worse with every passing dayWed Apr 22 2020 - 12:42
Coronavirus: Has the Government’s lockdown project begun to falter?On-street cameras capturing pick-up in footfall and road trafficWed Apr 22 2020 - 05:00
Legal & General votes against directors for failing on climate changeFund manager says it is using its ownership of companies to push green agendaWed Apr 22 2020 - 03:00
Ireland in grip of ‘severe recession’, says DonohoeMinister warns virus will see unemployment hit record 22% in second quarterTue Apr 21 2020 - 15:09
Healthcare rally buoys nervy marketsInvestors fear worst quarterly earnings season since global financial crisisMon Apr 20 2020 - 19:00
Proposed changes to water charges are ‘too inflexible’ says lobby groupBusinesses will be put on wrong tariffs due to Covid-19 lockdown, says Chambers IrelandMon Apr 20 2020 - 18:23
Lack of remote working capability hitting Irish firms, survey findsPwC suggests companies caught out by speed of Covid-19 crisis and broadband restrictionsFri Apr 17 2020 - 04:50
European shares end higher on hopes of pandemic plateauingMarkets report: Cyclicals tech, autos and banks lead gainsThu Apr 16 2020 - 19:10
Covid-19 wage subsidy increased to 85% of wages for lower paidIncrease announced amid concern that part-time workers are better off unemployedWed Apr 15 2020 - 13:58
Job vacancies and card payments have plummeted, study findsJobs with lowest work-from-home potential such as beauty and hospitality hit hardestWed Apr 15 2020 - 12:09
Coronavirus: Irish exports decline by over €2bn in FebruaryExports of organic chemicals, medical and pharmaceutical products slide, figures showWed Apr 15 2020 - 11:15
Containment vs economics: how will we strike a balance?Coronavirus restrictions of some sort or another are going to be with us for monthsWed Apr 15 2020 - 04:26
IMF warns pandemic likely to result in worst global downturn since Great DepressionUS-based fund predicts Irish economy will shrink by 6.8% before rebounding in 2021Tue Apr 14 2020 - 23:35
IMF says world on course for economic shock akin to Great DepressionScenario also assumes that coronavirus pandemic will fade in second half of 2020Tue Apr 14 2020 - 14:09
Government urged to change insolvency rules for coronavirus-hit companiesDublin legal firm calls for temporary changes to enable companies weather crisisMon Apr 13 2020 - 05:26
Insurers pledge to reduce premiums but will not budge on disruption coverIndustry body promises forbearance measures for customers affected by Covid-19 crisisFri Apr 10 2020 - 16:01
Ireland unlikely to access EU rescue package, says DonohoeMinister says State is likely to rely on financial markets which offer better ratesFri Apr 10 2020 - 13:49
European shares post best week since 2011, focus on EU stimulusUS Federal Reserve rolls out massive $2.3 trillion programmeThu Apr 09 2020 - 19:07
Three-quarters of home buyers now opting for fixed-rate mortgagesCentral Bank figures detail trend towards fixed-rate productsThu Apr 09 2020 - 12:57
Unemployment rate jumps to record 16.5% as lockdown hits homeCSO figures show massive jump in jobless rate on foot of coronavirus lockdownThu Apr 09 2020 - 11:11
Ornua pledges to buy €1bn from Irish suppliers despite downturnKerrygold owner reports record earnings for 2019 but warns of virus-triggered slump in demandWed Apr 08 2020 - 06:34
Facing economic meltdown ... and nothing wrong with our economySupports that just a month ago looked big now suddenly appear weakWed Apr 08 2020 - 03:45
NTMA raises €6bn from bond auction to help State meet Covid-19 costsFunds to boost State coffers as support ramps up for coronavirus-hit firms and workersTue Apr 07 2020 - 13:37
Chopra warns coronavirus will have ‘deeper’ impact than financial crisisFormer IMF official says there may need to be ‘standstill on private debt repayments’Mon Apr 06 2020 - 17:07
