The Irish Times
- Loss makes Ulster Bank RBS's worst divisionULSTER BANK made an operating loss of £85 million (€95 million) in the third quarter as impairments soared and margins were squeezed, according to a trading update from its parent bank, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).
- Crisis is banks' responsibility, says head of PermanentTHE CHIEF executive of Permanent TSB told a gathering of financial service professionals that the banking sector bore chief responsibility for the State’s financial woes, and that the entire industry had been “humbled” by events over the past year.
- Foreign nationals not shaping jobs figuresTHE INCIDENCE of foreign nationals returning home was not a dominant factor in last month’s fall in the Live Register, according to a detailed breakdown of the figures published yesterday.
- Groups unite to lobby over pension scheme guidelinesEMPLOYERS AND union groups have united to lobby Ministers over strict guidelines announced this week for companies looking to restructure significantly underfunded pension schemes by reducing benefits.
- Elan updates Tysabri label to warn of risks of brain diseaseELAN HAS updated the label on its breakthrough multiple sclerosis (MS) drug Tysabri to reflect the increased risk of patients contracting a serious brain disease if they are on the drug for more than two years.
- G20 warned not to repeat errors of Great DepressionTHE INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned global financial leaders not to repeat the mistakes of the Great Depression and choke off emergency support for their economies too quickly.
- BA predicts £1bn slump in revenue but signals business stabilisingBRITISH AIRWAYS has signalled business is stabilising, eclipsing news of a worse than expected first-half loss and a prediction that revenue will slump by £1 billion (€1.12 billion) this year.
- Long-haul sector accounts for fall in passengers at Aer LingusAER LINGUS carried 902,000 passengers in October, a reduction of 2,000 on the same month of 2008.
- CantillonInside The World Of Business
- Property firm of FitzPatrick, O'Brien and Quinn €5m in red in May 2008A PROPERTY company whose backers include former Anglo Irish Bank chief Seán FitzPatrick, media owner Denis O’Brien and ESB chairman Lochlann Quinn, along with a who’s who of Irish business, ended last year in €5 million in the red.
- Primark hopes to become Aldi of the German fashion sectorThe Irish retailer is considered a major threat to the supremacy of H&M and Zara, writes DEREK SCALLY in Berlin
- Pharmaceutical industry told to adapt or be left behindIRELAND’S pharmaceutical industry needs to change and adapt if it wants to avoid being left behind, a conference in Cork involving key players in the field has been told.
- Authority approves merger of 'Metro' and 'Herald AM'THE COMPETITION Authority has approved a deal that will result in the merger of Dublin freesheet newspapers Metro and Herald AM.
- In shortA roundup of today's other business news
- AIB and BoI stocks improve on volatile day of tradingDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 2,971.96 (+6.67) Settlement date: November 11th
Dublin Today »
| Company | Latest Price € | % Change |
|---|---|---|
| OVOCA GOLD PLC - IEX | 0.045 | 12.50 |
| BOUNDARY CAPITAL PLC - IEX | 0.044 | 10.00 |
| ALLIED IRISH BANKS PLC | 1.921 | 9.15 |
| READYMIX PLC | 0.225 | -8.16 |
| AGI THERAPEUTICS PLC - IEX | 0.08 | -11.11 |
| DATALEX PLC | 0.18 | -18.18 |
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