CRH market value soars to record $81.6bn as new boss outlines growth plans
New CRH boss Jim Mintern unveiling medium term strategy for firm
New CRH boss Jim Mintern unveiling medium term strategy for firm
Heightened spend reflects a surge in stock repurchases on both sides of the Atlantic
Local player Kovalska fears damage to competition for key building material
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While efforts to end the war in Ukraine continue, building materials giant CRH and an Irish family-owned business are caught in a conflict of their own in the eastern European country
Irish building materials giant faces legal challenge over cement deal
Dublin’s Iseq moves 1% higher as banks and food stocks gain momentum
Building materials giant reports a better than expected 9% rise in second quarter core profit and raises full-year forecast
US company uses materials like fly ash, a byproduct of coal combustion, to partly replace cement in the construction sector
It comes as the energy giant struggles with debt, strategic confusion, and activist investor pressure
Former CRH boss faces myriad of issues at UK oil major
Top executives’ average pay package rose by 31 per cent to €4.36m last year
Muted market response to former CRH chief’s appointment belies reputation as ‘shrewd operator’ and ‘man on a mission’
Former CRH chief executive to succeed Helge Lund as chair of the UK oil major
Foreign companies operating in the US that are majority owned by US investors would not be affected by the special tax
Group CEO Jim Mintern says it’s a matter of “when, not if” CRH joins S&P 500 index in US
Group says outlook for its business remains positive
Here’s why: Sixty per cent of European companies’ first-quarter earnings have beaten market expectations
Company moved main listing to New York in 2023 with eye on S&P 500
Mobile capital is panicking because, like the rest of us, it does not know what is going to happen next
Agreement in principle to buy Bakkavor marks a major departure in ambition for the Dublin-based sandwich and ready-meal maker
Tony Smurfit the latest to see a big bump in his pay package
Predecessor Albert Manifold received 2024 remuneration package of $13.6m
Switching production sites can be a lengthy process for companies, particularly in pharma
Results meet market expectations
Seen & heard: Developers summoned; Xerotech on the brink; Glencore eyes Pallas Green sale; CRH invests in 3D; Mounjaro arrives; and O’Hara brewery talks
Nothing says ‘America first’ quite like Boeing aeroplanes, and Ryanair is one of the US aircraft maker’s best customers
Scale and prospects of US business drove 2023 decision to move CRH’s primary stock market listing to New York
Jim Mintern takes over as chief executive of building materials giant
In a year of closures and comebacks, Michael O’Leary had a ‘pain in the backside’, while Gail Slater was urged to ‘Make America Competitive Again’
S&P 500 is tipped to gain 7% next year, but will it?
Irish building material group’s revenue rose 4% to $10.5bn year on year in quarter
The chief of the leading financial services provider stresses the importance of keeping Irish companies Irish for as long as possible
Goodbody Stockbrokers has grown its employee count to over 400 since AIB acquisition three years ago
An extraordinary general meeting on Monday will consider investor moves to populate the board with new nominees
Irishman will replace Albert Manifold in role when he steps down at the end of the year
Irish Stock Exchange’s pretax profit falls 17 per cent
iPhone maker Apple recorded revenue of just under €200bn; while Google, Microsoft and Meta are all ranked in the top five
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Heightened spend reflects surge in stock repurchases on both sides of the Atlantic following drop-off in 2023
Building materials group hails ‘robust’ figures as it increases full year guidance in contrast to sector rivals
Euronext Access markets are designed especially for start-ups and small companies that wish to join a stock exchange to finance growth
The median chief executive compensation packag was €2 million last year.
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Financial services minister Neale Richmond has warned Britain it will not get ‘free pass’ on Brexit rules if Labour wins the UK election
Dearth of stock market flotations and high profile delistings are driving campaign for tax incentives ahead of Budget 2025
State needs to incentivise public equity investment as paucity of new listings a cause for concern for wider economy
Deal is conditional on clearance from the Polish Competition Office, but it is expected to close by the end of September
Homebuilder Cairn buys Dublin site, Blanchardstown SC debt deal; CRH invests in Ukraine and Citigroup staff unease
Sports injury specialist Ray Moran’s vote of confidence in his own knees, Albert Manifold’s planning setbacks, and the IRFU’s home extensions
Building materials group says revenues rose 2 per cent to $6.5 billion in first quarter
Funeral for legendary actors’ agent; CRH chief’s home renovations troubles; Phil Hogan joins Irish lobbying register; a financial blow for the IRFU, and a tough job at RTÉ
161-acre holding is in good location on M11 motorway between Bray and Enniskerry, and immediately south of the M50 merge
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