John FitzGerald: UK ‘sweet famine’ teaches us sour restriction lesson
Moving from universal curbs to those that exclude only some must be carefully handled
‘Nudge’ theorist Richard Thaler wins Nobel economics prize
US economist wins for work in behavioural economics – how human traits affect markets
Learning through failure: Can we teach children to be smarter?
Nurturing a ‘growth mindset’ in the classroom, where effort and persistence are valued, has dramatic effects. Children adapt better to challenges, seek strategies to improve performance and show higher attainment levels
Quicksilver markets: investors ignore signs of turbulence at their peril
Office of Financial Research says US markets overpriced and heading for trouble
US stock valuations bode ill for long-term returns
Bulls are not convinced by indicators showing that the US market is severely overvalued
Monopolies are no friend of a healthy democracy
There are many ways in which dominant businesses can harm us
Total of 32 elected to newly amalgamated Waterford councils
More than 70 candidates whittled down, with Sinn Féin leading the way
Waterford profile: Councillors face major challenge to retain seats in merged council
Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil to grow as Fine Gael and Labour seek to consolidate
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