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Fossil fuels are ‘gifts from god’ and other delusions to emerge from Cop29

Planet Business: Mattel’s red face, Donald Trump’s wild appointments and the concept of a Minister for Loneliness

Sat Nov 16 2024 - 06:15

‘Solarbration’ for eclipse tourists on the ground as air passengers crane for views

Planet Business: Toy films in development, a new chairman at UK air traffic contol company Nats and a break in Olympic tradition

Sat Apr 13 2024 - 06:15

America Ferrera: ‘There are lots of people who need Feminism 101, whole generations of girls’

‘I didn’t feel represented in the Barbie narrative. It felt like a world that wasn’t accessible to me,’ says one of the stars of Greta Gerwig’s 2023 film

Fri Jan 05 2024 - 12:00

WeWork: hyped start-up to investor darling to bankruptcy in just 13 years

Planet Business: António Costa resigns as Portuguese prime minister, Lidiane Jones swaps Slack for Bumble and this year’s hotly-tipped Christmas toys

Sat Nov 11 2023 - 07:00

Barbie reaches $1bn at the box office, studio says

Greta Gerwig becomes first woman to direct a billion-dollar blockbuster solo as Barbie hits landmark

Mon Aug 07 2023 - 10:45

Welcome to Death Valley, where tourists hope to celebrate record-high temperatures

Planet Business: Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal extension, Danone and Carlsberg’s Russian operations and Barbie, 2023-style

Sat Jul 22 2023 - 06:15

Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling on Barbie: ‘I remember thinking, I’m never going live this down’

Stars of Greta Gerwig’s new film talk ‘Kenergy’, tackling the complexity of Barbie and Gosling’s disappointing rollerblading skills

Wed Jul 19 2023 - 18:10

Swiftflation: star’s pulling power likely to push up prices

Planet Business: Bolsonaro themed party hats; bumper Barbie box office forecasts; and Threads v Twitter

Fri Jul 14 2023 - 00:00

Queen Elizabeth II Barbie doll released on her 96th birthday

The $75 limited edition doll will commemorate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Thu Apr 21 2022 - 11:47

European shares decline and bond yields rise as US inflation hits 40-year high

Ryanair, AstraZeneca and Disney among the climbers as tech stocks drop

Thu Feb 10 2022 - 19:16

Toymaker Hasbro sees TV production revenue jump 54%

Monopoly maker also gets price increases to stick after supply costs rise

Mon Feb 07 2022 - 16:03

European markets rebound ahead of Federal Reserve meeting

Iseq follows other European indices higher, closing up nearly 2%

Wed Jan 26 2022 - 18:01

Barbie doll of Oxford Covid vaccine co-creator released

Professor Gilbert initially found gesture ‘very strange’ but hopes it inspires young girls

Wed Aug 04 2021 - 06:34

Ocean ‘lover’ Barbie, a tulip bulb update and the Olympics in, er, 2036

Planet Business: A superstar stock-picker cools on Chinese tech

Fri Jul 30 2021 - 05:17

What is free will? Can we know God? And what if everyone was really buff, with abs and stuff?

Patrick Freyne: Like all great fiction, Masters of the Universe asks the big questions

Fri Jul 30 2021 - 05:00

Lego records fastest growth in 5 years on back of digital shift

Sets blending physical bricks with Super Mario games propel profits

Wed Mar 10 2021 - 10:16

Toy boom is not a Covid ‘one-off’, says Mattel

Barbie, Hot Wheels power Mattel’s holiday-quarter sales beat

Wed Feb 10 2021 - 08:09

Shares stutter as hopes for post-Covid recovery diminish

Ryanair and Aer Lingus group hit by UK plans for quarantine for arriving travellers

Tue Feb 09 2021 - 18:38

John Collison: ‘It is entirely plausible that you could set up Stripe in Dublin now’

Stripe co-founder on how his billion-dollar company continues to evolve

Fri Dec 18 2020 - 18:00

Only way is up for Stripe as valuation skyrockets

Fintech is in talks on a new funding round that could value it at $100bn

Sat Nov 28 2020 - 05:53

Barbie boom, Trump loyalists and a bond king’s latest battle

Planet Business: Everybody needs good neighbours

Sat Oct 31 2020 - 05:58

Fortnite owner signs multimillion deal to buy Irish ‘kidtech’ firm

Dylan Collins’s SuperAwesome acquired by Epic, games maker best known for Fortnite

Fri Sept 25 2020 - 13:54

Stripe wins more corporate customers, announces Salesforce deal

Fast-growing company’s solutions in demand during coronavirus pandemic

Wed Sept 23 2020 - 17:27

Lego wins lockdown as Danish toymaker grows sales and profits

Other toymakers have struggled but Lego has shrugged off shop closures

Wed Sept 02 2020 - 10:05

Stripe lures Dhivya Suryadevara from General Motors to be CFO

Companies launched on Stripe’s platform since March have generated close to $10bn

Tue Aug 11 2020 - 14:44

Toymaker Hasbro’s board games hit by Covid delays

Factories in Ireland, the US and India closed just as families seek lockdown entertainment options

Mon Jul 27 2020 - 15:35

Irish-founded tech company teams up with WPP to protect children online

SuperAwesome announces partnership with the world’s biggest advertising agency

Thu May 28 2020 - 16:19

Apple’s Oscar moment, the Bezos property splurge and a ‘giant flying wing’

Planet Business: The toys are back in town

Fri Feb 14 2020 - 04:04

Irish-founded ‘kid tech’ company SuperAwesome gets Microsoft backing

Microsoft has taken a stake in the group as it raises $17m in a new fundraising round

Mon Jan 27 2020 - 19:56

Irish sisters collaborate on new wheelchair for Barbie

Barbie fans can now accessorise their Barbie’s wheelchair with an Izzy Wheels design

Sat Sept 21 2019 - 06:00

Two positives make a negative for gender bias in Stem

Could girls’ superior reading skills really be what’s holding back gender diversity in Stem?

Wed Aug 07 2019 - 16:30

The untold stories of Toy Story

Woody started out as a jerk, Barbie is a Marxist . . . much like Andy’s toys, the fan theories around the franchise have taken on a life of their own

Fri Jun 21 2019 - 06:15

How to avoid silly mistakes with smart toys

Internet-connected toys have sparked concerns about privacy and security

Thu May 16 2019 - 04:11

European shares end the week with a bounce

Iseq mirrors peers with close in positive territory

Fri Apr 26 2019 - 19:51

Fisher-Price recalls baby sleepers after multiple infant deaths

Nearly five million Rock ‘n Play Sleepers after reports link product to dozens of baby deaths

Sat Apr 13 2019 - 10:13

Optimism about potential US-China trade deal peters out

In Dublin Datalex dips after new CFO quits and Kerry falls as Brexit stockpiling revealed

Tue Feb 19 2019 - 18:43

Irish tech entrepreneur raises further $13m for ‘kid tech’ company

Dylan Collins’ SuperAwesome also announces dedicated video-on-demand service

Wed Feb 13 2019 - 14:46

Trade fears end run of weekly gains for European shares

Dublin market follows other bourses lower, with Kingpsan and Aryzta among the losers

Fri Feb 08 2019 - 19:07

Trouble in toyland: Can Mattel’s revival plans for Barbie and friends pay off?

New chairman Ynon Kreiz is focusing on movies and games for some beloved brands

Sat Dec 15 2018 - 05:16

Revealed: Disney’s €35 Ariel doll earns a Chinese worker 1c

Undercover investigation exposes illegally long working hours and low wages

Thu Dec 06 2018 - 15:22

Toy spin-offs aren’t child’s play for content makers

Media & Marketing: Licensed products triumph in the aisles, but not all stories lead to merchandising empires

Tue Dec 04 2018 - 03:15

Tech giants under threat as online privacy for kids becomes a reality

Facebook could lose $35bn in a decade due to tighter privacy laws, says Irish tech veteran

Thu Nov 22 2018 - 03:23

Italy’s economic prospects weigh on European markets

Paddy Power Betfair one of many gambling firms knocked by report of tax crackdown

Mon Oct 22 2018 - 19:22

Demise of Toys ‘R’ Us hurts Hasbro’s sales

Monopoly and Nerf toys maker sees shares fall 9% as shopping trends change

Mon Oct 22 2018 - 13:47

This Week: Retail spending data set to confirm strong first half

Results from Ryanair, Tullow Oil, Ardagh Group, Intel, Amazon and Facebook

Sun Jul 22 2018 - 17:30

Watch your bank account: Scammers up their game

Pricewatch: unsolicited emails from any business asking for personal details always a lie

Mon Jun 04 2018 - 01:00

All eyes on High Court in INM drama

Your upcoming business week: Kingspan to issue trading update while Netflix and Bank of America results due

Sun Apr 15 2018 - 20:36

Toys ‘R’ Us to close US stores as it fails to reach rescue deal

Some 30,000 jobs at risk as company to shut 735 stores in America

Thu Mar 15 2018 - 07:10

Markets welcome US jobs growth but Dublin trading subdued

Market report: INM down 2%, while European steelmakers see a slump

Fri Mar 09 2018 - 20:22

Lego sales fall for the first time in 13 years

Lego saw ‘strong double-digit’ growth in China, whilemarkets in North America and Europe declined

Tue Mar 06 2018 - 11:23

Irish led ‘kid tech’ company valued at $100m

Super Awesome, established by Dylan Collins, reported 70% growth year-on-year

Wed Feb 21 2018 - 06:53

Business Week: Leaders to gather in Davos; Netflix and Intel report results

I Wish events seek to encourage female students to enter STEM industries

Sun Jan 21 2018 - 17:15

Barbie in a hijab: one small step towards embracing toy diversity

‘Shero Barbies’ and the Irish producers bucking imagination-stifling tyranny of toy industry

Thu Nov 16 2017 - 06:00

British political turmoil hits pound and frightens investors

Kingspan flags possible slowdown in orders from UK

Mon Nov 13 2017 - 20:40

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