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In this year of Brexit faffing and fallout, it’s hard to picture the present Government devoting much energy to the financial sustainability of the Irish media

Do threats to news media sustainability require independent review?

Media & Marketing
Laura Slattery
March 19, 2019, 06:00

Some say there’s a ‘national crisis-in-waiting’, so should the Government do something?

The US authorities expect citizens to file tax returns with details of their worldwide income, capital gains and any inheritances.

Tax options for Irish-American couple

Personal Finance
Dominic Coyle
March 19, 2019, 05:55

Q&A: Dominic Coyle answers your personal finance questions

A mosaic of pound sterling symbols set into the floor of the front hall of the Bank of England in London. Photograph: Luke MacGregor/Reuters

Stocktake: Outlook for sterling remains murky

Personal Finance
Proinsias O'Mahony
March 19, 2019, 05:45

Short bets against sterling now at highest level since December

Whether you opt for an approved retirement fund (ARF) or an annuity might also be a factor of how much of a tax-free lump sum you can get

Aged 50 or over? Consider your retirement fund options now

Personal Finance
Fiona Reddan
March 19, 2019, 05:04

If you haven’t yet thought about what to do with your retirement fund, here’s some advice

Paul Kelly: “I take out some cash every week and work my way through it”

‘I bought a boat. That sounds impressive, but it was stupid and unnecessary’

Personal Finance
Tony Clayton-Lea
March 19, 2019, 05:00

Me & My Money: Paul Kelly, managing director of Trusted Advisors Group

Yes, most investors are awful at timing. Photograph: iStock

Timing continues to elude investors in search of returns

Personal Finance
Proinsias O'Mahony
March 19, 2019, 05:00

It’s hard to disagree with old cliché that time in the market is more important than timing the market

BooHoo founder Carol Kane with the company’s new CEO, Offaly native John Lyttle, in Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

Irishman steps up to lead BooHoo’s fast-fashion expansion race

Retail & Services
Mark Paul
March 18, 2019, 17:35

New chief executive John Lyttle will earn up to £1.5m a year in salary and bonuses

Peter Mark hair salon on Grafton Street celebrates the reduction of the VAT rate on hairdressing to 9% in 2011.

Who paid for the increase in the 9% VAT rate? We all did

Economy
Cliff Taylor
March 18, 2019, 16:13

Smart Money: The rise fed through to prices immediately – and so would Brexit tariffs

Irish Times Business Person of the Month Awards

Economy
Peter Hamilton
March 18, 2019, 05:36

David Walsh, Eddie O’Connor and Peter Jackson won for the last three months

The most sinister aspect of the whole thing is the way in which Brexit is a project of an ultra right wing faction of English nationalists

Brexit’s most disturbing aspect is the casual adoption of extremist views

Economy
Chris Johns
March 17, 2019, 14:55

Brexit Britain has gone from the promises of sunny uplands to sounding like Gloria Gaynor – ‘we will survive’

The man sitting next to me arrived at work to report he had been in a Morrisons supermarket on the weekend and the toilet paper shelves were empty

Brexit has made me join the ranks of doomsday preppers

Economy
Pilita Clark
March 17, 2019, 13:03

Pilita Clark: Office colleagues who have long feared the worst now look savvier

The latest trade figures show the value of Irish goods exports jumped to a record €13.7 billion in January, generating a monthly trade surplus of just under €7.2 billion.

Exports soar despite negative outlook and Brexit threat

Economy
March 16, 2019, 05:45

Trade numbers likely boosted by specific companies rather than international trends

Rutger Bregman argues for a 15-hour working week, a world without borders and a basic salary for every citizen. Photograph: Roberto Ricciuti/Getty Images

He took down the elite at Davos – then he came for Fox News

Economy
Patrick Kingsley
March 16, 2019, 05:36

Rutger Bregman is part of a wave of young thinkers rejecting prevailing economic dogma

DUP leader Arlene Foster. Her party are in talks with the UK government to find a way for them to support the withdrawal agreement. File photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

Are the no-deal economic realities starting to worry the DUP?

Economy
March 15, 2019, 18:59

Cantillon: Proposed UK tariff regime puts pressure on Government, but also DUP

UK prime minister Theresa May speaking to the house after losing a second meaningful vote on her deal

Week of drama in Westminster ends with likely Brexit delay

Business
Colin Gleeson
March 15, 2019, 16:00

Business Week: EU aghast as May’s attorney general torpedoes deal – but it isn’t dead yet

Copper Face Jacks is up for sale and is expected to fetch around €40 million. Photograph: Aidan Crawley

Who’s going to buy Coppers?

Agribusiness & Food
March 15, 2019, 15:38

The last thing it needs are marketing guru types planning a rebrand

Shareholders in Cuisine de France owner Aryzta will, for now, accept steadiness. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw

Aryzta investors get glimmer of respite at last

Business
Joe Brennan
March 15, 2019, 15:36

Market Beat: Also, Dermot Desmond rides in to aid of Datalex

The cockpit of a Boeing 737 Max 8. Boeing has provided American airlines’ pilots with basic information about MCAS, but it has not updated the official manual with a full explanation about how it works. Photograph: Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg

Airlines still waiting for promised software fix for Boeing 737 Max

Transport & Tourism
Natalie Kitroeff
March 15, 2019, 15:00

Top lawmaker to examine why regulator FAA did not demand more intensive pilot training

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