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Shares advance but oil volatile as markets weigh US plan to end Iran war
European banks were among the big winners as traders boost bets on ECB rate hikes
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Trump’s economic moves seem contradictory and dangerous but there is a game plan
US president’s only goal is to get Republicans through the midterms in decent shape
European shares inch up to fresh high on strong corporate updates
Irish banks take a step back ahead of a week when all three will report annual figures
OpenAI secures up to €93bn in record funding deal
Sam Altman’s $730bn start-up restocks its war chest for battle with Anthropic and Google
Stocks slip and gold gains as global trade faces new Trump tariff threat
Dollar dips after US president imposes 15% duty following supreme court decision to strike down previous policy
Walmart joins $1tn club, trading like a tech stock
Discount retailer trades on multiples that are higher than Apple, Google parent Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft, Nvidia and Meta
AI hype meets software reality in bloody week for stocks
What we have seen is a massive market rotation, not a selloff, as evidenced by investors piling into defensive names
European shares bounce back after dip
Irish market ends week higher as banking shares put in a good performance
Big Tech’s ‘breathtaking’ $660bn spending spree reignites AI bubble fears
Stocks tumble despite strong earnings reports from most Silicon Valley heavyweights
Apple enjoys most profitable quarter ever amid record iPhone sales
The ‘staggering level of demand’ has constrained the company’s ability to keep up and resulted in low inventory, said Tim Cook
Ryanair shares continue to rise in days following strong results
Luxury stocks a drag on European shares
Big thinking needed as the golden age of Irish tech nears its end
IDA Ireland must land a big AI-related investment to keep foreign direct investment in a healthy state
Intel shares tumble 14% as projections fall well short of Wall Street estimates
Current margins ‘by no means acceptable’, says chief financial officer Dave Zinsner in conference call
Google reaches $4tn without betting the house on AI
Apple trails Google in market cap for the first time since 2019 as Alphabet shares soar 70% over the past year
US sets 25% tariff on some chip sales as part of Nvidia deal
Agreement allows Nvidia to ship AI processors to China
Hipster robots and cuddly artificial intelligence take over Las Vegas
The annual Consumer Electronics Show is a smorgasbord of futuristic technology products
CES 2026: Nvidia announces first ‘reasoning’ AI for autonomous vehicles
Company also shows off new Rubin chip designed to fulfil AI requests more quickly and cheaply
Markets close out the year on the up amid light volumes
Budget airline Ryanair dropped 0.4% to finish the year on €29.55, but just 11.1m shares were traded in the company on Thursday
Today’s stock market wrap: European shares touch record highs despite metal price pullback
Hopes for Ukraine peace deal drag defence stocks lower while top tech stocks take a backwards step in New York
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The weird billionaires behind artificial intelligence are desperately trying to shoehorn AI chatbots into every bit of technology you own
Rally in tech stocks but shares little changed overall
Traders are navigating lighter volumes at the start of a holiday-shortened week
Falling tech stocks drag global shares lower
Broadcom drops after sales outlook falls short of lofty expectations
Today’s stock market round-up: How shares fared in Dublin, London, Europe and New York
Oracle’s disappointing quarterly forecasts led to declines in some of the world’s biggest tech names
Donald Trump allows Nvidia to sell powerful AI chip to China
President’s move comes despite warnings from Capitol Hill that it will supercharge Beijing’s advance in AI technology
Global shares pause for breath after recent winning streak
Rout in bitcoin deepens, sending crypto-related shares down
AI bubble? Big Short investor Michael Burry’s bold calls often miss the mark
Critics dismiss Burry as a one-trick pony, which is arguably harsh
Google’s surge shows how quickly AI narratives turn
The pendulum has swung again, with Apple recently climbing back to the point where it was within reach of Nvidia’s valuation
China’s tech giants take AI model training offshore to tap Nvidia chips
Alibaba and ByteDance shift development to south-east Asia to sidestep US curbs
European stocks handed boost as amid Nvidia reporting
Dublin market lagged behind neighbouring markets
Nvidia’s upbeat forecast soothes fears of AI spending bubble
Company predicts $65bn sales in fourth quarter
European shares stabilise as investors await Nvidia report
Chipmaker’s earnings could set the tone in markets for the rest of the year
Nvidia shares set for $300bn swing around high-stakes earnings
Chips giant to report financial performance in the face of market ‘angst’ about an AI bubble
European shares sink to one-month low on US rates and tech valuations concerns
Banking shares lead the retreat in Europe while concerns about the sustainability of the market’s AI-driven rally emerge
Global shares edge lower ahead of key US data and Nvidia earnings
Markets are in a holding pattern at the start of week that will test risk appetite
Central Bank warns of risks to Ireland amid ‘stretched’ US tech valuations
Regulator’s report highlights Irish exposure to possible market downturn
Concerns mounting that we are well into market-bubble territory
Heads of Wall Street beasts Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley have predicted that equities could fall 10-20%
European shares drift as investors await US jobs report
US tech giants continue to weaken amid overvaluation concerns
Global shares down as US government shutdown and AI anxieties take centre stage
Iseq index down 0.9% as banks, Ryanair and house builders slide
From $1tn to $5 tn in two years: Nvidia and the perils of predicting stock bubbles
Nvidia’s extraordinary gains have been matched by extraordinary earnings
Apple heads into earnings with optimism and lofty valuation
Once a laggard among US tech giants, shares have surged more than 50% since April
Risk rises as market highs again powered by the magnificent seven tech stocks
Concentration at the top is ‘extreme’, as the five largest S&P 500 stocks account for more than 25% of index’s value
OpenAI’s network of deals is propping up the AI boom
Obvious risk is if ChatGPT growth falters, mutual benefit could flip into mutual impairment
Stocks extend September rally despite fears of US government shutdown
Potentially turbulent week lies ahead with slew of central bankers to speak
Kingspan chases Magnificent Seven energy with plan to float unit riding on AI boom
Close to $7 trillion will need to be spent on data centres globally by 2030
Top companies keep talking about AI – but can’t explain the upsides
Analysis of hundreds of filings suggest the S&P 500 businesses are clearer about the risks than benefits
Nvidia to invest up to $100bn in OpenAI
Partnership will support huge build-out of data centres for artificial intelligence
Global shares flat as US indices hover near records
European airline shares take hit after cyber attack
Fed rate cut propels global shares to record highs
Iseq index dips amid decline in Ryanair’s share price
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