Figures from US do little to boost low trading volumesMARKET REPORT: Volumes in Dublin were so low yesterday that traders likened the session to a bank holidayTue Sept 17 2002 - 01:00
Q and AAn Irish Times guide to the world of personal finance - this week Capital gains on taxi plates , Missing companies and Eircom…Fri Sept 13 2002 - 01:00
IBEC warns high income growth expectations must be curbedExcessively high expectations for income growth and the provision of government services must be curbed if Ireland is not to …Wed Sept 11 2002 - 01:00
Progress in motor insurance disputeThe row between insurance companies and brokers over the implementation of new rules on the renewal of motor policies is close…Thu Sept 05 2002 - 01:00
Motor cover reform may bypass driversConsumers may lose out under the Government's first step to reform the motor insurance industryTue Sept 03 2002 - 01:00
Market ReportThe market ended slightly higher in Dublin on a day of mixed performances by its constituents. The index finished up 26Fri Aug 23 2002 - 01:00
Questions and AnswersAn Irish Times guide to the world of Personal Finance, this week Savings Certs and Gifts to ChildrenFri Aug 23 2002 - 01:00
Financials slip while Galen and CRH have a good dayDublin ended the week with a session that saw it torn between the gains being made in Europe and the volatility undermining the…Sat Aug 10 2002 - 01:00
Computerlinks sees profits dip to €23,000Profits at technology group Computerlinks slumped in the first half of the year, falling to just €23,000 from €1Wed Aug 07 2002 - 01:00
Profits double at Bord na MonaBord na Móna nearly doubled pre-tax profits and cut its borrowings almost in half last year in what the company called one of…Tue Jul 30 2002 - 01:00
Smurfit's shareholders get chance to comment on proposed takeoverShareholders in paper and packaging group Jefferson Smurfit today get their first chance to have a say on the proposed €3Mon Jul 29 2002 - 01:00
Doyle to stay on in new telecoms regulatory bodyTelecoms regulator Ms Etain Doyle will stay on as one of a three-person commission under a new regulatory structureMon Jul 29 2002 - 01:00
Powerscreen's jewel in the crown ended up dragging it downIn January 1998, Powerscreen, the second largest listed company in Northern Ireland, was a star of the engineering sector and…Mon Jul 29 2002 - 01:00
Reprimand for KPMG over audit at MatbroThe second largest accountancy practice in the State, KPMG, has received an unprecedented reprimand over its audit of a subsidiary…Mon Jul 29 2002 - 01:00
Charities hit the jackpot as Paddy Power chairman donates over €3mPaddy Power chairman Mr Stewart Kenny yesterday handed shares worth more than €3 million to a charitable trust.Thu Jul 25 2002 - 01:00
Sale of 'underperforming' UK unit lifts Glanbia sharesAgribusiness group Glanbia has sold its British food distribution group in its latest withdrawal from the British marketTue Jul 23 2002 - 01:00
Intel plans to cut jobs by 4,000Intel will cut 4,000 jobs worldwide after a disappointing set of second-quarter results blamed on sluggish sales in EuropeWed Jul 17 2002 - 01:00
Latest shock wipes billions off marketsEuropean markets tumbled yesterday as German software giant SAP issued a shock profit warningFri Jul 12 2002 - 01:00
C&C holds firm as UK floats pulledC&C's investor roadshow moves to Britain this week just as two companies there pulled their own plans to float on the London…Tue Jul 02 2002 - 01:00
IT firm profits tumble 45.7%Computer services group Fayrewood saw profits tumble in a difficult trading environment last year. Operating profits fell 45Tue Jul 02 2002 - 01:00
Rival bidder for Jefferson Smurfit possible as dollar fallsEQUITY: Markets are still hedging their bets on whether a rival bidder will emerge for Jefferson Smurfit as a weakening dollar…Fri Jun 21 2002 - 01:00
Market ReportThere was little cheer for investors on the Irish Stock Exchange yesterday as the Dublin market mirrored the gloom elsewhere …Fri Jun 21 2002 - 01:00
House prices rise 1.8% in MarchHouse prices are on the rise according to the latest Permanent TSB house price index, with first-time buyers to the foreWed May 01 2002 - 01:00
SmartForce to shed up to 80 jobs in IrelandTECHNOLOGY: UP to 80 jobs will go at the Irish operations of troubled e-learning group SmartForceFri Apr 19 2002 - 01:00
Property price rise is first in six monthsPROPERTY: House prices have risen for the first time in six months according to the latest Permanent tsb surveyFri Mar 22 2002 - 00:00
FBD profit down 29% on fall in investment returnsInsurer FBD Holdings saw pre-tax profits fall 29 per cent last year on the back of a substantial fall in investment returnsWed Mar 06 2002 - 00:00
Another $10m trading loss at AIBAIB last night confirmed that one of its bond traders had run up losses of $6 million after US authorities announced they were…Wed Feb 20 2002 - 00:00
Employers look forward to VAT windfall as accountant takes case against RevenueEmployers may receive a VAT windfall at the expense of the State in a dispute over canteen facilities.Mon Dec 17 2001 - 00:00
Fund managers target US stocksFund managers in the euro zone have targeted US equities in an effort to boost profit, moving out of cash-heavy positions two…Fri Nov 16 2001 - 00:00
Long-term cheer for tourism sectorIt has truly been an annus horribilis for the tourism industry this yearFri Oct 19 2001 - 01:00
EMC logs first loss in 12 yearsEMC, the world's top maker of data-storage systems, yesterday reported its first quarterly loss in a dozen years as it took an…Thu Oct 18 2001 - 01:00
With-profits funds still have role for cautious investorsWith-profit policies have a part to play in the plans of cautious investors, according to a report released this weekFri Oct 12 2001 - 01:00
Drug focus turns to smaller firmsWith the outlook for the traditional giants of the drugs sector under review as valuable patents expire, attention is switching…Fri Oct 12 2001 - 01:00
Questions and AnswersPlease send your queries to Dominic Coyle, Q&A, The Irish Times, D'Olier Street, Dublin 2 or e-mail to dcoyle@irish-times…Fri Oct 12 2001 - 01:00
Insurers face ratings downgradeLloyd's of London syndicates will be among the groups most heavily affected by the flood of claims in the aftermath of the attacks…Fri Oct 05 2001 - 01:00
Questions and AnswersPlease send your queries to Dominic Coyle, Q&A, The Irish Times, D'Olier Street, Dublin 2 or e-mail to dcoyle@irish-times…Fri Sept 28 2001 - 01:00
Hardball is a game that can be played both waysIt's not often the United States suffers two blows in the same week on the trade frontSat Aug 25 2001 - 01:00
More pragmatic note enters Budget arithmeticAlong with the downturn in the fortunes of the technology sector, a more pragmatic note has entered the budgetary arithmeticSat Aug 25 2001 - 01:00
Gent's coup unravels rather alarminglyChris Gent must wonder how the deal that was supposed to make his name has turned on himSat Aug 25 2001 - 01:00
Fed's reputation on the up as rates go downAnother Fed meeting, another rate cutSat Aug 25 2001 - 01:00
Changed times in tech worldWas it only last year that everyone was seeking to match the rocketing salaries in the software sector and that the reform on…Sat Aug 25 2001 - 01:00
Tech-sector dependents face nervous futureNervous times for employees of technology companies in the Republic and indeed the rest of us who rely on the technology-driven…Sat Aug 18 2001 - 01:00
Accountants could do with some goodIf there is a group of people in need of the positive gloss of public relations it must be accountantsSat Aug 18 2001 - 01:00
Fund managers scrabble for a piece of actionPrivate investors are not the only people who think the Minister for Finance Charlie McCreevy is looking out for themSat Aug 18 2001 - 01:00
Euro takes heart as dollar losesBefore Wim Duisenberg and his colleagues in the European Central Bank congratulate themselves on the probity of their stance …Sat Aug 18 2001 - 01:00
Dell, HP figures confirm gloomUS technology giants Dell and Hewlett-Packard last night reported figures which confirmed the parlous state of the industryFri Aug 17 2001 - 01:00
Healthy future for pharmaceuticalsDavy Stockbrokers has issued its first report on healthcare, forecasting upside for investors in Irish pharmaceutical and healthcare…Fri Aug 10 2001 - 01:00
Aura of success dims for O'BrienDoes Ireland's Entrepreneur of the 1990s ever feel that it doesn't pay to try to repeat earlier triumphs? Denis O'Brien made …Sat Aug 04 2001 - 01:00
Uncertainty over Iona TechnologiesUncertainty hangs over Iona Technologies in the eyes of analysts, following the company's admission that turnover and profit …Fri Aug 03 2001 - 01:00
