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Biggest backing of $1bn comes from Oracle co-founder
Kingspan faces pushback on first Iseq ‘say on climate’ vote
Insulation group says advisory firm ‘displays a misunderstanding’ of climate resolution
MyComplianceOffice doubles client base with Charles Schwab subsidiary deal
New combined company will support in excess of 1,200 clients in more than 100 countries
Germany’s 10-year Bund yield turns positive for first time since 2019
Central banks expected to tighten policy to tame inflation
Techstars to hold blockchain-focused accelerator in Dublin
Organisation teams up with Alphabit and Launchpool for three-month programme
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Stripe ‘in early discussions with investment banks about going public’
Company considering market debut through direct listing or initial public offering as soon as next year
Reddit valued at more than $10bn after new fundraising round
Online discussion forum restates plans to go public but admits no solid timeline as yet
WeWork loses $2.1bn and a quarter of its members as lockdowns bite
Settlement with ousted co-founder Adam Neumann also counted for about $500m
World stocks set fresh record high on strong China, US data
FTSE 100 leads European stock markets higher, up 0.5%
Online payments giant Stripe to create over 1,000 jobs in Republic
Isif among backers in investment with fast-growing company now worth $95bn
Davy’s secret partnership leaves it fighting biggest crisis in decades
Pressure bears down on stockbroker shrouding itself in ‘vague’ details of scandal
Megan Nolan: At 15, I betrayed my boyfriend under the influence of the little alcohol it took
Which came first, the booze or the boys? Did they just happen to begin at the same time?
BlackRock pushes companies to adopt 2050 net-zero emissions goal
World’s largest asset manager considers dumping companies that fail to meet targets
Stocktake: Will 2021 prove better for unloved UK stocks?
Mass Covid vaccination and Brexit clarity ‘may mark beginning’ of better times
University not for everyone – education pathways to prepare you for work
Alternative options: try recruitment programmes, further education courses and traineeships
VR Education launches Engage virtual reality for Apple’s iOS
Chief executive David Whelan says the company is looking towards ‘exciting 2021’
Henderson Park seeks €400m-plus for George’s Quay office campus
Three properties producing €19m in annual rental income from blue-chip tenant line-up
Tech has been the big winner in the Covid crisis but at what price?
Tech firms profiting from the pandemic are shoring up the rest of the market
How Argentina and its creditors thrashed out a $65bn deal
Country has had 9 sovereign defaults since independence in 1816
Singaporean developer pays over €3m for Citywest lands
K2 Data Centres acquires 4.6-acre site with full planning from Davy Hickey Properties
Stocktake: Dumb money does the smart thing in Covid crash
Of those who did trade, the vast majority opted to buy rather than sell stocks
Air purification group Wellair raises $8m as Covid-19 boosts sales
Investor F-Prime leads funding of Irish group trading as Novaerus and Plasma-Air
You now get almost nothing for your money . . . but it could be worse
Banks will pay you close to zero in interest for years – and that’s if everything turns out well
‘Dumb money’ acting smart while institutions jump ship
Ordinary investors not panicking in coronavirus crash, data strongly suggests
Will the coronavirus crisis rehabilitate the world’s banks?
‘We are the doctors of the economy,’ says one bank boss
Investing and the coronavirus: keep calm and carry on
‘These are the days when you don’t need financial advice, you need a psychologist’
Selection of Citywest own-door office suites from €410,000-€990,000
Seven of the eight units are let and delivering combined annual rental income of €436,792
Pessimistic sentiment over climate change and trade grips business
Davos 2020: Rise of populism and future of capitalism also high on worry list
The economy and the election: Why everyone isn’t feeling the recovery
Smart Money: How inflation is affecting your personal standard of living
Gallaghers increase stake in housebuilder Abbey to 94.5%
Family of executive chairman spent £33.1m on 10% of company
Patrick Freyne: The best of TV in 2019 and what to watch this year
Funniest programmes are of the hand-drawn variety like Rick and Morty
Bono-backed truck-tracking company raises $400 million
Convoy, whose other backers include Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, now valued at $2.75bn
Bond market flashes ominous warning over US and UK economies
Moves seen by investors as potential recession indicators
No-deal Brexit more likely under Boris Johnson, Moody’s warns
Business leaders congratulate Tory leader but call for clarity in his first 100 days
Investors are giving up on active funds
Funds in passive investment poised to eclipse active stock-picking for the first time
Amazon biggest investor in Deliveroo’s $575m funding round
‘Amazon has been an inspiration to me personally’ – Deliveroo founder
Rent the Runway to open Irish tech hub after $1bn valuation
Company, which loans out designer outfits, looking to distrupt $2.4tn fashion industry
Lyft beats rival Uber to go public, and offers shares to drivers
Car-booking company has 18.6m active users, and doubled its revenues to €1.89bn
Returning to work after career break no longer has to be intimidating
A number of initiatives have been designed to help returners re-engage with the workplace
New tenants for Citywest as current ones expand
DPS and CDK Global will trade alongside tenants including Adobe, Unilever and UPS
What’s behind the latest stock market sell-off?
A range of triggers have combined to inject doubt into global markets
Asian shares tumble as global sell-off spreads from US
Trump brands Fed ‘crazy’ over raising interest rates
Argentina turmoil batters big names in bond market
Funds run by Franklin Templeton’s Michael Hasenstab, who made his name profiting on Irish bonds, lose $1.2bn
This Album Changed My Life: Regina Spektor – Begin to Hope (2006)
Dublin pop singer-songwriter Orla Gartland on her first real album
What are the big trends in innovation?
Experts from three US firms operating in Ireland talk about the trends they are seeing in their industry
Brexit drives rise in hiring for financial services jobs in Ireland
New survey from jobs site Indeed shows increased interest in Irish postings
Elon Musk is burning through cash and shows no sign of stopping
Dogged by missed production targets and rising debt, the question is - will Tesla last?
Should investors be spooked by market turbulence?
Six factors to keep in mind as volatile stock markets nurse double-digit ‘correction’
See-saw action shows stocks still on shaky ground
Stocktake: Why you should delete your investing app from your smartphone
Stocks crumble in vicious sell-off as ‘goldilocks’ trade unravels
Asian stocks follow Wall Street lower as Nikkei dives 6.8%
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