CRH leads Iseq into negative territoryThe Iseq index of Irish shares underperformed other European indices today, falling 3Fri Mar 06 2009 - 00:00
ECB increasingly likely to cut rates to 1%, economists predictINTEREST RATES in the euro zone are increasingly likely to be lowered to 1 per cent by the middle of the year, economists predicted…Fri Mar 06 2009 - 00:00
ECB's options narrow in bid to rescue euro zone economyQuantitative easing is one of the options that could stabilise European bankingFri Mar 06 2009 - 00:00
Hard year ahead as Glanbia expects customer fall-offDAIRY GROUP Glanbia warned that 2009 would be a tough year for the business after global demand for dairy products “weakened …Thu Mar 05 2009 - 00:00
Number of jobless passes 10% markUNEMPLOYMENT RATE: IRELAND’S UNEMPLOYMENT rate passed the 10 per cent mark in February, with economists forecasting that the…Thu Mar 05 2009 - 00:00
Tax revenue in February down €1.8bn on 2008EXCHEQUER RETURNS: TAX REVENUES are “under pressure” and were lower than anticipated in February, the Government said yesterday…Wed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
Cider market goes sour for C&C's two brandsCIDER MAKER C&C has said its revenues will fall by 13 per cent in its current financial year, with both Bulmers and its equivalent…Wed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
Inflation in euro zone close to lowest rate since 1999INFLATION IN Europe remained close to its lowest rate since 1999 in February, setting the scene for a historic cut in euro zone…Tue Mar 03 2009 - 00:00
Exchequer returns show tax revenues under pressureTax revenues are "under pressure," the Government admitted this afternoon, as it published what it said were "disappointing" …Tue Mar 03 2009 - 00:00
Financial watchdog requests further resourcesTHE FINANCIAL Regulator has asked the Government for more resources for its prudential supervision function, which it has recommended…Mon Mar 02 2009 - 00:00
Employment Bill changes urgedEMPLOYERS GROUP Ibec has repeated calls for “substantial changes” to the Employment Law Compliance Bill, which is at the second…Mon Mar 02 2009 - 00:00
Lending to private sector higher in JanuaryLENDING TO the private sector picked up in January, with residential mortgages recording unseasonable growth compared to the …Sat Feb 28 2009 - 00:00
CRH shores up Iseq on torrid day for marketsDUBLIN MARKET: Iseq: 2,074.32 (+24Sat Feb 28 2009 - 00:00
Hard decisions now facing Ireland, says Trichet“HARD DECISIONS” will have to be taken to overcome the “severe challenges” facing the Irish economy, the president of the European…Fri Feb 27 2009 - 00:00
Irish economy faces severe challenges, says Trichet"Hard decisions" will have to be taken to overcome the "severe challenges" facing the Irish economy, the president of the European…Thu Feb 26 2009 - 00:00
Markets nervous over future of banking sectorThe Iseq index of Irish shares fell 1Mon Feb 23 2009 - 00:00
IDA welcomes Minister's pledge on corporation taxIDA IRELAND has welcomed an assurance by Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan that the Republic’s corporation tax rate will remain…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
FitzPatrick family got rental income from bankLONDON RENTAL PROPERTY: ANGLO IRISH Bank’s annual report confirms that close family members of its former chairman Seán FitzPatrick…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
IDA welcomes Minister's pledge on corporation taxIDA IRELAND has welcomed an assurance by Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan that the Republic’s corporation tax rate will remain…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
FitzPatrick family got rental income from bankLONDON RENTAL PROPERTY: ANGLO IRISH Bank’s annual report confirms that close family members of its former chairman Seán FitzPatrick…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Circulation lower for all Irish daily newspapersNEWSPAPER SALES fell in the second half of last year, with all Irish-published daily titles and most Sunday newspapers recording…Fri Feb 20 2009 - 00:00
ISE not happy with reportTHE IRISH stock exchange (ISE) has criticised a review of corporate governance by Grant Thornton that found that almost half …Thu Feb 19 2009 - 00:00
Credit rating agencies: what are they?THE FINANCIAL stability of the US railroad companies was the main preoccupation of the earliest credit rating agencies, with …Tue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00
Economy to shrink by 6%, predicts GoodbodyTHE ECONOMY will contract by 6 per cent this year as the fallout from severe recession becomes “extremely difficult” to manage…Tue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00
Planet BusinessTHE NUMBERS: 36,498 The number of people who joined the dole queues in January, the highest monthly surge since records began…Fri Feb 06 2009 - 00:00
Unemployment claimants hit new monthly high Fears 500,000 could be on dole by year-endLIVE REGISTER: UNEMPLOYMENT ROSE sharply last month, with the number of people claiming jobseekers’ benefits increasing by a…Thu Feb 05 2009 - 00:00
Where the jobs were lostManufacturing: The 1,900 job losses at Dell will add new claimants to the Live Register from April, after 2008 saw large-scale…Thu Feb 05 2009 - 00:00
Exchequer returns show 19% fall in tax takeTAX REVENUES have fallen 19 per cent year-on-year, with exchequer returns data for January revealing an acceleration in the drop…Wed Feb 04 2009 - 00:00
Exchequer returns show tax receipts down 19%Tax revenues have fallen 19 per cent year-on-year, with Exchequer returns for January published this afternoon revealing that…Tue Feb 03 2009 - 00:00
Iseq outdoes other markets in Europe as Ryanair gainsDUBLIN REPORT Iseq: 2,323.73 (+12Tue Feb 03 2009 - 00:00
Job losses reached highest ever level in JanuaryJOB LOSSES surged to their highest ever level in January, as 6,708 people were made redundant, renewing fears that dole queues…Tue Feb 03 2009 - 00:00
Regulator warns credit unionsCREDIT UNIONS must adopt more restrictive lending criteria if they are to survive a year of unprecedented difficulty ahead, Brendan…Mon Feb 02 2009 - 00:00
Government to invest up to €8bn in B of I and AIBTHE GOVERNMENT is to invest as much as €4 billion each in AIB and Bank of Ireland as part of a bank recapitalisation plan to …Mon Feb 02 2009 - 00:00
House prices predicted to fall 10% this yearHOUSE PRICES will fall by 10 per cent this year, and have already dropped 16 per cent since their peak, according to the Permanent…Sat Jan 31 2009 - 00:00
Fall in house pricesTHE FALL in property prices is now significantly steeper for first-time buyers than for existing homeowners, revealing that potential…Sat Jan 31 2009 - 00:00
Planet businessQUOTE OF THE WEEK "You have people who - to put it crudely - haven't the remotest idea of where the labour exchange is because…Fri Jan 30 2009 - 00:00
Recent rally in bank share prices comes to abrupt endDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 2,327.65 (-117Fri Jan 30 2009 - 00:00
Bank shares slide as nerves hit IseqThe Dublin stock market endured a negative trading session today, as the recent rally in bank share prices ended and went into…Thu Jan 29 2009 - 00:00
Fifth of companies in Ireland have negative net worthA FIFTH of trading companies in Ireland have a negative net worth, with liabilities on their balance sheet of greater value than…Wed Jan 28 2009 - 00:00
Banking shares rise on positive outlook by tradersIRISH BANKS rose in trading yesterday on the back of a more positive disposition to the financial sector among traders in the…Wed Jan 28 2009 - 00:00
Banks, CRH take Iseq higherIseq 2333.96 (+27) Things could have been worse was the mood after the close of trading today, as the Dublin stock market closed…Tue Jan 27 2009 - 00:00
Stock market starts week on positive noteThe Dublin stock market started the week with a positive trading session today, although its gains were lower than the 3-4 per…Mon Jan 26 2009 - 00:00
Retail sales index falling at steepest rate in 25 yearsTHE DISMAL performance by retailers at the end of 2008 was confirmed yesterday, with new figures showing that retail sales fell…Sat Jan 24 2009 - 00:00
United Drug to seek 90 redundanciesHEALTHCARE SERVICES group United Drug is to seek about 90 redundancies from its Irish operation as part of a group-wide restructuring…Fri Jan 23 2009 - 00:00
PLANET BUSINESSTHE NUMBERS: 1.5 - the percentage that the European Central Bank will take euro-zone interest rates to this year, according …Fri Jan 23 2009 - 00:00
43% rise in cases sent to pensions watchdogCOMPLAINTS MADE to pensions ombudsman Paul Kenny surged 43 per cent last year, with a near trebling of the number of cases involving…Fri Jan 23 2009 - 00:00
Bounce for Allied Irish as massive share sale continuesDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 2,192.13 (-38.46) Settlement date: January 26thThu Jan 22 2009 - 00:00
