Financials slip while Galen and CRH have a good dayDublin ended the week with a session that saw it torn between the gains being made in Europe and the volatility undermining the…Sat Aug 10 2002 - 01:00
Computerlinks sees profits dip to €23,000Profits at technology group Computerlinks slumped in the first half of the year, falling to just €23,000 from €1Wed Aug 7 2002 - 01:00
Profits double at Bord na MonaBord na Móna nearly doubled pre-tax profits and cut its borrowings almost in half last year in what the company called one of…Tue Jul 30 2002 - 01:00
Reprimand for KPMG over audit at MatbroThe second largest accountancy practice in the State, KPMG, has received an unprecedented reprimand over its audit of a subsidiary…Mon Jul 29 2002 - 01:00
Powerscreen's jewel in the crown ended up dragging it downIn January 1998, Powerscreen, the second largest listed company in Northern Ireland, was a star of the engineering sector and…Mon Jul 29 2002 - 01:00
Smurfit's shareholders get chance to comment on proposed takeoverShareholders in paper and packaging group Jefferson Smurfit today get their first chance to have a say on the proposed €3Mon Jul 29 2002 - 01:00
Doyle to stay on in new telecoms regulatory bodyTelecoms regulator Ms Etain Doyle will stay on as one of a three-person commission under a new regulatory structureMon Jul 29 2002 - 01:00
Charities hit the jackpot as Paddy Power chairman donates over €3mPaddy Power chairman Mr Stewart Kenny yesterday handed shares worth more than €3 million to a charitable trust.Thu Jul 25 2002 - 01:00
Sale of 'underperforming' UK unit lifts Glanbia sharesAgribusiness group Glanbia has sold its British food distribution group in its latest withdrawal from the British marketTue Jul 23 2002 - 01:00
Intel plans to cut jobs by 4,000Intel will cut 4,000 jobs worldwide after a disappointing set of second-quarter results blamed on sluggish sales in EuropeWed Jul 17 2002 - 01:00
Latest shock wipes billions off marketsEuropean markets tumbled yesterday as German software giant SAP issued a shock profit warningFri Jul 12 2002 - 01:00
C&C holds firm as UK floats pulledC&C's investor roadshow moves to Britain this week just as two companies there pulled their own plans to float on the London…Tue Jul 2 2002 - 01:00
IT firm profits tumble 45.7%Computer services group Fayrewood saw profits tumble in a difficult trading environment last year. Operating profits fell 45Tue Jul 2 2002 - 01:00
Market ReportThere was little cheer for investors on the Irish Stock Exchange yesterday as the Dublin market mirrored the gloom elsewhere …Fri Jun 21 2002 - 01:00
Rival bidder for Jefferson Smurfit possible as dollar fallsEQUITY: Markets are still hedging their bets on whether a rival bidder will emerge for Jefferson Smurfit as a weakening dollar…Fri Jun 21 2002 - 01:00
House prices rise 1.8% in MarchHouse prices are on the rise according to the latest Permanent TSB house price index, with first-time buyers to the foreWed May 1 2002 - 01:00
SmartForce to shed up to 80 jobs in IrelandTECHNOLOGY: UP to 80 jobs will go at the Irish operations of troubled e-learning group SmartForceFri Apr 19 2002 - 01:00
Property price rise is first in six monthsPROPERTY: House prices have risen for the first time in six months according to the latest Permanent tsb surveyFri Mar 22 2002 - 00:00
FBD profit down 29% on fall in investment returnsInsurer FBD Holdings saw pre-tax profits fall 29 per cent last year on the back of a substantial fall in investment returnsWed Mar 6 2002 - 00:00
Another $10m trading loss at AIBAIB last night confirmed that one of its bond traders had run up losses of $6 million after US authorities announced they were…Wed Feb 20 2002 - 00:00
Employers look forward to VAT windfall as accountant takes case against RevenueEmployers may receive a VAT windfall at the expense of the State in a dispute over canteen facilities.Mon Dec 17 2001 - 00:00
Fund managers target US stocksFund managers in the euro zone have targeted US equities in an effort to boost profit, moving out of cash-heavy positions two…Fri Nov 16 2001 - 00:00
Long-term cheer for tourism sectorIt has truly been an annus horribilis for the tourism industry this yearFri Oct 19 2001 - 01:00
EMC logs first loss in 12 yearsEMC, the world's top maker of data-storage systems, yesterday reported its first quarterly loss in a dozen years as it took an…Thu Oct 18 2001 - 01:00
Questions and AnswersPlease send your queries to Dominic Coyle, Q&A, The Irish Times, D'Olier Street, Dublin 2 or e-mail to dcoyle@irish-times…Fri Oct 12 2001 - 01:00
With-profits funds still have role for cautious investorsWith-profit policies have a part to play in the plans of cautious investors, according to a report released this weekFri Oct 12 2001 - 01:00
Drug focus turns to smaller firmsWith the outlook for the traditional giants of the drugs sector under review as valuable patents expire, attention is switching…Fri Oct 12 2001 - 01:00
Insurers face ratings downgradeLloyd's of London syndicates will be among the groups most heavily affected by the flood of claims in the aftermath of the attacks…Fri Oct 5 2001 - 01:00
Questions and AnswersPlease send your queries to Dominic Coyle, Q&A, The Irish Times, D'Olier Street, Dublin 2 or e-mail to dcoyle@irish-times…Fri Sep 28 2001 - 01:00
Fed's reputation on the up as rates go downAnother Fed meeting, another rate cutSat Aug 25 2001 - 01:00
Changed times in tech worldWas it only last year that everyone was seeking to match the rocketing salaries in the software sector and that the reform on…Sat Aug 25 2001 - 01:00
Hardball is a game that can be played both waysIt's not often the United States suffers two blows in the same week on the trade frontSat Aug 25 2001 - 01:00
More pragmatic note enters Budget arithmeticAlong with the downturn in the fortunes of the technology sector, a more pragmatic note has entered the budgetary arithmeticSat Aug 25 2001 - 01:00
Gent's coup unravels rather alarminglyChris Gent must wonder how the deal that was supposed to make his name has turned on himSat Aug 25 2001 - 01:00
Euro takes heart as dollar losesBefore Wim Duisenberg and his colleagues in the European Central Bank congratulate themselves on the probity of their stance …Sat Aug 18 2001 - 01:00
Fund managers scrabble for a piece of actionPrivate investors are not the only people who think the Minister for Finance Charlie McCreevy is looking out for themSat Aug 18 2001 - 01:00
Accountants could do with some goodIf there is a group of people in need of the positive gloss of public relations it must be accountantsSat Aug 18 2001 - 01:00
Tech-sector dependents face nervous futureNervous times for employees of technology companies in the Republic and indeed the rest of us who rely on the technology-driven…Sat Aug 18 2001 - 01:00
Dell, HP figures confirm gloomUS technology giants Dell and Hewlett-Packard last night reported figures which confirmed the parlous state of the industryFri Aug 17 2001 - 01:00
Healthy future for pharmaceuticalsDavy Stockbrokers has issued its first report on healthcare, forecasting upside for investors in Irish pharmaceutical and healthcare…Fri Aug 10 2001 - 01:00
Aura of success dims for O'BrienDoes Ireland's Entrepreneur of the 1990s ever feel that it doesn't pay to try to repeat earlier triumphs? Denis O'Brien made …Sat Aug 4 2001 - 01:00
Baltimore forced to adjust figuresFor a company specialising in internet security, Baltimore's management has recently been showing anything but a safe pair of…Fri Aug 3 2001 - 01:00
Uncertainty over Iona TechnologiesUncertainty hangs over Iona Technologies in the eyes of analysts, following the company's admission that turnover and profit …Fri Aug 3 2001 - 01:00
Broker forecasts ECB rate cutIrish credit growth continues to slow, with figures falling in six of the last eight months, and indications that consumer spending…Fri Aug 3 2001 - 01:00
AIB may face growth challengeAIB, as usual, did nothing to frighten the markets with its interim figures this week, although there were some raised eyebrows…Fri Aug 3 2001 - 01:00
Praying for bull rather than bearWho'd be a telecoms company these days? The news from the sector in recent weeks has been one of unremitting gloom as company…Sat Jul 28 2001 - 01:00
Silence is golden for Firestone case lawyersStaying with the law, every so often a case comes to light that makes you understand just why it is that lawyers have such a …Sat Jun 30 2001 - 01:00
ECB needs leadership and less consensusYou would imagine the European Central Bank would know better by this stage than to tempt fate in the marketsSat Jun 30 2001 - 01:00