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European shares close flat as investors eye Venezuela and economic data

Dublin closes the day down 0.8%

From PTSB sale to Revolut’s mortgage entry: why 2026 is set to be busy year in banking

Financial industry faces 12 more months of change after key chapters of the crisis era closed in 2025

Today’s stock market wrap: European shares touch record highs despite metal price pullback

Hopes for Ukraine peace deal drag defence stocks lower while top tech stocks take a backwards step in New York

John Collison’s bats to D6 topping the property charts: 2025 in quotes and numbers

The year was marked by many ups and down, from a boardroom bust up at airport operator DAA to skyrocketing house prices

Rally in tech stocks but shares little changed overall

Traders are navigating lighter volumes at the start of a holiday-shortened week

PTSB on track to press for firm expressions of bid interest in January

While bank’s shares have pulled back in past month, the sale is said to have attracted solid initial interest

Avant offers 2.3% rate on one-year savings account

Competition for deposits is expected to increase in 2026 with official rates tipped to rise and new entrants eyeing the market

What has happened to my husband’s PTSB shares?

Investor lost track of news around shares he received free when former building society demutualised back in 1994

Global shares jump as markets cheer US inflation surprise

ECB opted to keep rates unchanged but offered more positive commentary on euro area economy

Could the decision to spend most of next year’s corporation tax come back to bite the Government?

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Shares muted as investors digest US jobs data

European defence stocks dip amid hopes for Ukraine peace deal

How a 50-year mortgage could help fix Ireland’s housing crisis

Donald Trump is a fan of 50-year mortgages but would they work in Ireland?

Falling tech stocks drag global shares lower

Broadcom drops after sales outlook falls short of lofty expectations

Revolut’s latest valuation at $75bn underlines challenge for Irish banks

Neobank now seen as worth double the State’s three main lenders combined

European shares inch higher, led by banks, following upbeat forecasts

Iseq index advances 1.8%, led by AIB and Bank of Ireland

European stocks handed boost as amid Nvidia reporting

Dublin market lagged behind neighbouring markets

European shares stabilise as investors await Nvidia report

Chipmaker’s earnings could set the tone in markets for the rest of the year

PTSB customer given the runaround trying to access virtual money

Mark was left exasperated by the amount of time and effort it took him to push his bank into resolving what seemed like a simple problem

Global shares edge lower ahead of key US data and Nvidia earnings

Markets are in a holding pattern at the start of week that will test risk appetite

European shares fall as US rate cut hopes wane and UK fiscal worries rise

In Dublin, the Iseq All-Share index ended the session down 1.4 per cent at 12,365.36

AIB and PTSB offload bad loan portfolios to US distressed debt firms

Deal comes days after PTSB formally put itself up for sale

Global shares down as US government shutdown and AI anxieties take centre stage

Iseq index down 0.9% as banks, Ryanair and house builders slide

Irish savers needlessly give banks almost €1bn each year. Here’s what they can do about it

Central Bank estimates raise questions over our approach to deposits

Amazon deal lifts tech stocks as Wall Street rally fizzles

Ryanair lifts Iseq index after reporting record second quarter performance

Paschal Donohoe must use PTSB sale to find owner with vision – not just a red pen

Government and consumers need a buyer that can turn Ireland’s third bank into a real competitor for AIB and Bank of Ireland

PTSB unions call on Minister for Finance to rule out private equity buyer

Trade unions briefed by bank executives on thinking behind decision to put lender on the market

State exits AIB fully by selling back stock warrants to bank for €390m

Deal brings total the State has recovered from bank’s crisis-era bailout to almost €20.2bn – leaving a shortfall of over €600m

Fears over PTSB job cuts and free bus fares in Dublin

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PTSB sale prompts fears new owner will cut branches and jobs

The bank has 3,360 staff and 98 branches

Interest rates have hit the floor. Here are the vital lessons for borrowers

The ECB is holding rates steady, though borrowers will hope the sale of PTSB introduces new competition to the Irish mortgage market

PTSB puts itself up for sale as State eyes exit from Irish banking

Goldman Sachs has been hired to manage sale

Former Permanent TSB chief to appeal Central Bank fine and reprimand

David Guinane has said he feels ‘scapegoated’ by the Central Bank and is ‘carrying the can’ for failings of PTSB on tracker mortgages

Irish jeweller Chupi books small profit after two years of losses

Luxury jewellery brand had accumulated losses of more than €2.77m at the end of 2024

European banks slide as US lenders see credit issues

Two US banks said they were victims of fraud on loans to funds that invest in distressed commercial mortgages

How house-buyers can borrow more than four times their income

Borrowing power can be boosted in various ways, including pitching for an exception and using Child Benefit

More than 4,100 people avail of First Home Scheme to buy a home

Scheme is aimed at bridging the mortgage and deposit finance gap for first-time buyers

Households and businesses face new bank payments security check

Users urged to check correct name is on bank accounts for transferring money

Move to enable people to block debit-cards to cut off access to online gambling welcomed

99% of modern day gambling funded via debit cards

First-time buyers ‘could save up to €10,000 on mortgage protection by shopping around’

Many rush to take out policy with their lender, unaware they are free to seek better-value cover elsewhere

Can the ‘Irish Revolut’ Zippay beat the original at its own game?

Revolut took off in Ireland because it understood that money is a deeply social medium and it infiltrated those moments in our lives – the Friday night round, a gift for the teacher

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