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US retailer Costco Wholesale dropped 8.10 per cent after the warehouse club retailer reported a fall in quarterly gross margin.

Global markets slide on Chinese trade fears

Markets
December 14, 2018, 19:26

Market report: AIB shares fell 2.1% on news of new CEO as INM shares recovered losses

A trader at CMC Markets in London: financial markets are being subjected to a daily barrage of mixed Brexit headlines. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/Reuters

Sterling traders court peril counting on 11th-hour Brexit breakthrough

Markets
December 14, 2018, 16:21

UK currency could hit floor if central banks sell off predicted £100bn over EU crash-out

Smiling through the gloom: Mario Draghi warned that risks to the euro zone economy are worsening. Photograph: Bloomberg

European shares drop as Brexit and ECB comments weigh

Markets
December 13, 2018, 18:51

Mario Draghi confirmed ECB bond-buying programme would finish

The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) said that the notes were priced to carry a yield of -0.42 per cent

NTMA sells €500m of 12-month bills before ECB meeting

Markets
December 13, 2018, 10:47

Bills drew demand from investors for 2.37 times the amount of notes that were on offer

Online trading is getting more expensive for infrequent traders.

Davy and Goodbody to increase cost of online trading

Personal Finance
December 13, 2018, 06:20

Infrequent traders will see cost increase by up to 150 per cent

Press-Up, the pub, restaurant and hotel group which owns the Elephant & Castle in Temple Bar, has stalled its planned IPO. Photograph: Cyril Byrne

Volatility and Brexit fears mean fewer stock market flotations in 2018

Markets
December 13, 2018, 06:00

IPO activity down 20% as companies postpone flotation plans due to market conditions

Earlier on Wednesday, the UK currency had been sitting close to a 20-month low against the dollar and the euro. Photograph: Getty

Sterling cedes ground as Theresa May secures MPs’ support

Markets
December 12, 2018, 21:47

Traders say currency to remain volatile in the near term

Cairn Homes fell 2.2 per cent on the Iseq to €1.18.

European shares rally after trade tensions ease

Markets
December 12, 2018, 18:54

Iseq underperforms, UK retailers Superdry and Dixons Carphone fall

Irish five-year bond yields climbed 0.04 percentage points to 0 per cent as of mid-morning in London. Photograph: iStock

Irish bonds share Theresa May’s pain amid Brexit uncertainty

Markets
December 12, 2018, 14:13

Republic’s debt underperforms all euro-area peers

Irish households still favour deposit accounts despite low returns.

Household deposits reach new high of €97.2 billion

Personal Finance
December 12, 2018, 13:40

Savers continue to seek out deposits despite record low returns on offer

Heading to work in the City of London: all eyes are on the UK capital today. Photograph: Getty

Stocks rally on positive US-China news, sterling gains ground

Markets
December 12, 2018, 12:53

Markets await vote of no confidence in Theresa May

British Prime Minister Theresa May is facing a no confidence vote after 48 Conservative MPs sent letters indicating a loss of belief in her ability to successfully navigate a Brexit deal. Photograph: Julien Warnand/EPA

Stocks advance, sterling rises despite confidence vote in PM

Markets
December 12, 2018, 08:23

Positive signs on outlook for US-China trade talks lift markets

A study should be done on the psychological behaviour of shoppers with vouchers; it would undoubtedly throw up some interesting insights. File photograph: Getty Images

Calling retailers: Some dos and don’ts for the Christmas countdown

Personal Finance
December 12, 2018, 03:05

Don’t mislead with non-existing discounts; do offer better exchange rates; and do honour gift vouchers

Shares recovered from the latest Brexit shock on Tuesday, aided by hopes that the US and China could strike a deal, avoiding a trade war

Markets recover from the latest Brexit shock

Markets
December 11, 2018, 18:43

Market report: Recovery helped by greater optimism over US-China trade

Photograph: iStock

US equity futures rally with European markets

Markets
December 11, 2018, 14:07

Investors weigh prospects for success in American-Chinese trade talks

You will not be allowed to go back and pay now PRSI stamps that were missed for whatever reason 12 years ago, not least as you have since retired. Photograph: iStock

Short trip abroad cost me a non-contributory pension

Personal Finance
December 11, 2018, 05:50

Q&A: Dominic Coyle answers your personal finance questions

A cohabiting one-earner household with one child would benefit from a 9 per cent reduction in their effective tax rate at €50,000, which is €4,500 a year, if they were to get married. File photograph: iStockPhoto

Single, married or cohabiting: Who pays the least tax?

Personal Finance
December 11, 2018, 05:06

Not getting married could cost you more than €400,000 in extra tax over 40 years

The charging bull statue near the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street. Investors keep getting wrong-footed by the market swings. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images

Stocktake: Market fear refuses to fade

Personal Finance
December 11, 2018, 05:00

Wild price swings show role animal spirits currently play in financial markets

Actor Rory Cowan: “I never got the attraction of gambling. People’s lives are ruined by it.”

‘My credit card company must hate me because it makes very little out of me’

Personal Finance
December 11, 2018, 05:00

Me & My Money: Rory Cowan, actor

Prof Terrance Odean: Managers were 17 per cent more likely to repurchase a stock if they had previously sold it for a profit rather than a loss

Forget logic. Investment is driven mostly by emotion

Personal Finance
December 11, 2018, 05:00

A behavioural finance expert says investors are not as dispassionate as you’d think

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