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European stocks rise for third day in a row
Markets report: The Iseq adds 4.6% as banks claw back losses
Irish shares dip as rally across European markets runs out of steam
Rapidly spreading coronavirus, fears of deep global recession overshadow stimulus deal
Online sales surge at Dixons Carphone amid Covid shutdown
Electrical goods retailer warns that it will not meet previous guidance for 2019-20
Carphone Warehouse, Currys PC World shut Irish stores as coronavirus cases climb
Decision on temporary closure taken on public health grounds, company says
Markets edge higher on Federal Reserve action
Market reports: Dublin closes flat, with housebuilders tumbling
European shares fall on China virus fears
AIB and Bank of Ireland lose ground as Kingspan rises on broker upgrade
Dixons Carphone helped by demand for TVs, gaming and smart tech
Group on track to meet financial targets
Stocks hit one-month highs on news of US-China trade talks
Safe havens fall on increased risk appetite
Mobile phone sales plunge across UK and Ireland at Dixons Carphone
Group, which trades as Currys, PC World and Carphone Warehouse, says turnaround is on track
Markets hit six-week highs on rates and trade talks optimism
Markets close: Iseq advances but financial stocks weaker
‘Record’ year for Dixons Carphone Ireland as investment in online pays off
Firm also spending on bricks and mortar stores with superstore set to open in Sligo
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Data from Office of National Statistics just may help predict next UK recession earlier
UK regulator fines Dixons Carphone for mis-selling insurance
British financial watchdog says the company’s sales staff were trained in ‘spin selling’
Scramble for UK warehousing to stockpile goods as no-deal Brexit edges closer
London Briefing: Almost 3,000 jobs at risk at Patisserie Valerie as it is placed into administration
One sold every minute: TVs fly out of Currys Ireland on Black Friday
Irish shoppers also placed an online order with the retailer every eight seconds
Dixons Carphone slumps to £440m loss in the first half of the year
Shares in the group, trading as Currys PC World and Carphone Warehouse, fall 17.3%
Halfords cuts profit forecast as shares slide
Retail group to focus more on motoring and cycling in future
European shares hit five-month low as tech, miners weigh
Cairn Homes up 5.8% in Dublin while aerospace supplier Safran leads Stoxx600
Superdrug advises Irish online customers of possible data breach
Retailer urges Irish and British customers to change passwords for Superdrug.com
Dixons Carphone says 10m customers could have been hit by cyber attack
Earlier estimates put figure for 2017 attack at 6m
Strong performance for Dixons Carphone in Ireland as UK profits slump
Smart home products, smart TVs help fuel growth in sales
Cyberattack hits 6m customers of Currys PC World
British electricals retailer uncovers unauthorised access to payment card data
Dixons Carphone to close 92 stores as it warns of profit fall
New chief executive plans cost cuts to help mobile phone, electrical retailer recover
UK’s Halfords warns on profit as it steps up investment
Sterling’s decline against dollar after Brexit vote has pushed up import prices for retailers
Pilita Clark: Why don’t more deputies get a shot at the top job?
I never want another job with the word ‘deputy’ in the title
Journalist Conor Brophy joins Teneo PSG from RTÉ
PR group hires newspaper columnist as director of strategic communications
Carphone Warehouse cuts losses by 70% in Ireland
Latest accounts show sales were flat at €111m, but generated gross profit of €29.1m
Record sales at Dixons Carphone Ireland over Christmas
Company also saw online revenues jump 57% on Black Friday compared with the year before
European shares slip; Italian stocks fall on political uncertainty
Market report: Ryanair nosedives as investor concern grows over industrial disruption
Dixons Carphone to reposition mobile business after profit slump
Sales in Ireland fell 3% in first half of year as customers held on to phones for longer
Virgin Ireland’s top player ready to tackle RTÉ at sport
‘X Factor’ fan Tony Hanway says company is growing faster than any other in sector
Iseq performs well after heavyweight stock CRH upgraded
Mining drags FTSE down as Apple dissapoints suppliers with late iPhone shipping
September boost for European shares after summer of losses
Iseq in positive territory with Ryanair, Paddy Power Betfair and CRH among the gainers
Gains by cyclicals push up European shares
Greencore moves to assure investors following another decline
Kerry gives up gains as Iseq ends week on a dip
Equities post their worst week this year amid tensions between the US and North Korea
European shares on track for worst week of 2017
Worldwide political tensions have dented equitites this week
US banks dampen a good week for equities
AIB dipped but traders maintained the recently refloated bank was “still the belle of the ball”
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