MV Ever Given container ship finally leaves Suez Canal
Authorities release vessel following months of negotiations over compensation
GDF Suez
House-building rebounds strongly following easing of restrictions
Ulster Bank’s April PMI shows sector continued to face severe supply-chain disruption
Kinsale Spirits looks to cash in on NFT craze with rare whiskey auction
This is believed to be first time a whiskey cask has been represented by NFT and auctioned
How the Suez Canal facilitated an unexpected revolution
The man-made channel has enabled marine life to migrate from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean
Semiconductor chip shortage halts car production
Car firms say global shortage concerns whole motor industry ‘and affects all our production sites’
Basic schoolboy error in changes to vaccine and quarantine programmes
Inside Politics: Recent moves in government make refloating of jammed ship on Suez Canal look ordinary
Suez Canal blockage brings costly lesson in sea trade vulnerabilities
Among matters to assess are size of ships, width of canal and wisdom of just-in-time chains
Suez Canal: Stuck container ship set free and on the move
‘We pulled it off ’, says salvage firm as vital trade passage is cleared
Stranded vessel leaves nearly 400 ships waiting to transit Suez Canal
Tugs and dredgers struggle to free Ever Given as it continues to block busy waterway
Ship stuck in Suez Canal shifts during refloating efforts
Stern and rudder of Ever Given move but still unknown when megaship will be refloated
New Suez crisis, ‘Brexjet’ number two and no-time-to-shower working
Planet Business: Pretty in pink as cherry blossom season arrives early in Japan
Suez blockage sets shipping rates racing as oil and gas tankers diverted away
30 oil tankers have been waiting at either side of canal to pass through since Tuesday
‘It’s like a beached whale’: Efforts to dislodge ship stuck in Suez Canal may take weeks
Tugs work to shift Ever Given vessel as canal transit blocked in both directions
Stocks sluggish, dollar near four-month highs as risk appetite wanes
Nervy investors worry that Europe’s Covid response lags US
Iseq sluggish as most other European bourses finish ahead
Global markets buoyed by hopes for US Covid stimulus package
Iseq underperforms as quarantine possibility stalls travel stocks
Trading subdued across Europe due to US shutdown for Martin Luther King jnr Day
Hopes for a Brexit deal boost travel and banking stocks
Strong showings from leading stocks help Irish market outperform most in Europe
European shares end flat as gloomy outlook persists
Concerns over a contested US election may add volatility to markets, says analyst
Penneys’ boom, more Brexit exits and Michael O’Leary’s war on travel restrictions
Planet Business: Recapping the week ‘in a very specific and limited way’
European shares end lower on poor inflation data but gain for August
Travel and leisure stocks outperform in August, adding nearly 15%
Lebanese protesters call for removal of president over Beirut blast
Names of victims read aloud at demonstration near site of explosion that killed at least 171
Shelbourne’s banished statues were part of mania for all things Egyptian
Story of Nubian princess became known in 19th century after hieroglyphics translated
Coronavirus an opportunity for Beijing to usher in Chinese century
Europe Letter: With the West in decline and China rising, old certainties are crumbling
Statue of Liberty poem refers to Europeans, says Trump official
Kenneth Cuccinelli’s remarks condemned by those opposing new immigration rules
Eight facts about the Belt and Road Initiative
The massive infrastructure project aims to connect China with the rest of the world, by land and sea
Irish SME flush with success after waste water research
OxyMem wins innovation award for project that took nearly 15 years to come to market
Oil stocks and online supermarket Ocado buoy European equities
In Dublin, Paddypower still goes up despite UK’s restrictions on betting terminals
‘Black Panther’: sparking a revolution in black culture
Latest chapter in Marvel cinematic universe more than another superhero film
At least 40 people killed after train crash in Egypt
Railways authority says train to Alexandria hit back of another at small station
US intervention in Middle East has a long, difficult history
Current effort to oust Assad follows many failed attempts to topple him
Ralph Steadman: With gonzo, you don’t cover the story; you become the story
Ralph Steadman spent days trying to find Hunter S Thompson for their first assignment, the landmark article ‘The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved’. The result changed journalism forever
Bale hails qualification with Wales as better than Champions League win
Forward’s six goals and two assists propel Coleman’s side to France
Rare album of Egyptian photos found in Meath
Collection estimated at €700-€1,200 contains images ‘of Egyptian and Islamic interest’
Interview: Maj Gen Michael Finn is proud of the work of Irish Defence Forces
Continuing to contribute internationally is hugely important, says retiring Army office
The aristo act: living it up in Lismore Castle
Fancy living like a duke or duchess? As an earl or countess? A lord or lady? You can savour aristocratic life in this Irish castle
Emirates National proposes bid for rest of Dragon Oil shares
Dragon Oil’s independent committee considering the proposal
Oxymem waves treating wastewater
UCD spinout plans to enter China with system that reduces oxygen waste in treatment
Food and beverage stocks drive European markets higher
Dublin’s Iseq index underperforms European bourses but remains positive
Albert Frère to hand over the reins at Group Bruxelles Lambert in April
Belgium’s richest man turned group into Europe’s second-largest holding company
President Higgins promotes Irish business on China trip
State visit includes Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou
Oil falls but pump prices remain high
The price of crude oil has fallen significantly in recent months – but the cost of a litre of petrol has risen
Quaker memorial site to be unveiled in Waterford
Society of Friends played major role in economic life of city
Turkish coal mine disaster cranks up pressure on utilities
Coalmining responsible for more fatalities than any other energy source
Lafarge and Holcim cement $55bn merger deal
Merger achieved by Holcim buying Lafarge would be cement industry’s biggest tie-up
US stocks rise as Fed says it will react if outlook for economic growth worsens
Shares in Europe fall amid increased tension in Ukraine
Iseq bucks European trend with gains
World shares weighed down by disappointing Chinese manufacturing data
Egyptian police fire tear gas to end Cairo clashes
Eight Morsi supporters arrested for ‘inciting riots’ during protests after Friday prayers
State sell-offs on the back burner after gas failure
Appetite for privatisation of State assets appears to be on the wane in wake of U-turns on Bord Gáis, Coillte and Aer Lingus
Kerry to visit Egypt as tensions rise before Morsi trial
US faces balancing act of keeping strategic ally but not backing ouster of elected leader
US withholds part of major aid package for Egypt
Deliveries of tanks, fighter aircraft, missiles and $260m in cash cancelled
Brent set for weekly rise on Egypt unrest
But worries the Federal Reserve could soon trim its stimulus curbs gains
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