Gaming helps Sony’s operating profit more than double
Strong performance at gaming and network services business lifts fourth quarter
Spider-Man smash and Seinfeld licensing boosts profit for Sony
Japanese company lifts its full-year forecast after bumper quarter
Philip Lee to hire more than 50 lawyers amid Dublin HQ move
Jonathan Kelly predicts another strong year for M&A activity in the Republic next year
Irish M&A activity breaks records in first nine months
Some 481 deals with Irish involvement recorded during January to September period
Reuters delays paywall plans after disagreement with LSE
Exchange’s Refinitiv unit says charge would breach 30-year news supply deal
Ship stuck in Suez Canal shifts during refloating efforts
Stern and rudder of Ever Given move but still unknown when megaship will be refloated
European stocks pressured by yields, Iseq underperforms peers
Ryanair firmly in the red with AIB, Flutter, and CRH also weighing on Iseq index
George Osborne drops portfolio career to become full-time banker
Former UK chancellor is joining boutique advisory firm Robey Warshaw as a full-time mergers and acquisitions banker
Global banks rake in record $125bn in fees in 2020
Capital markets businesses boosted by frenzy of share and debt sales during pandemic
News of Pfizer vaccine approval in UK lifts markets
Shares in partner company BioNTech surged 5.6 per cent
London Stock Exchange to sell Borsa Italiana to Euronext for €4.3bn
Deal could bring LSE a step closer to approval for $27bn purchase of Refinitiv
LVMH’s refusal to put a ring on Tiffany fails to dent merger flurry
Market Beat: With M&A activity busy, competition authorities need to be on their toes
Snowflake completes largest-ever software IPO
Demand remains high on Wall Street for cloud computing sevice businesses
EU warns of competition concerns over LSE’s €24bn bid for Refinitiv
Regulators say any new trading rival would not gain enough clients to pose a challenge
Thomson Reuters names former Nielsen president as CEO
Steve Hasker will succeed Jim Smith at the media group from March 15th, company said
Outbound Irish M&A hits three-year high despite decline in deals
Inbound M&A, involving an Irish target and a foreign buyer, totalled $8.9bn
US retailers hit by ‘worst year since 2008’ for discounting
Steep promotions last long beyond Black Friday to woo customers
Positive trade sentiment nudges European stocks higher
Three lead US indices hit all-time highs as CRH surges on positive results
Hong Kong bourse drops move for London Stock Exchange
Proposal did not find favour in China given ongoing civil unrest in Hong Kong
Boosterism alert: relentless positivity alone will not achieve results
Leaders who set a goal, without rooting it in reality, set followers up for disappointment
British American Tobacco and financials lift European stocks
Glanbia still in negative territory as banks slip back, while FBD and Smurfit Kappa gain
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