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There could be possible gains on Wall Street today after major US indexes closed lower on Tuesday. Photograph: JUSTIN LANE/EPA

Asian stocks pick up steam as hopes of policy support lift China

Markets
June 20, 2018, 07:34

Markets point to possible gains on Wall Street after major US indexes closed lower Tuesday

US president Donald Trump threatened to impose a 10 percent tariff on $200 billion of Chinese goods, following Beijing’s decision to raise tariffs on $50 billion in US goods. Photograph: Damir Sagolj/reuters

World shares plummet as trade war fears prompt global sell-off

Markets
June 19, 2018, 18:26

Safe haven assets including the dollar, yen and Swiss franc all rose on Tuesday

Pedestrians walk past a stocks display board after the Hang Seng Index closed at 29468.15, a loss of 2.78 pe rcent, in Hong Kong on fears of a trade war between China and the US.

World stocks tumble as US-China trade war fears intensify

Markets
June 19, 2018, 12:23

Anxiety sharpens as Trump seeks €200bn more in tariffs

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Asia stocks slide to four-month low as Trump raises stakes

Markets
June 19, 2018, 07:02

US threatens new tariffs on Chinese goods as trade war escalates

In France and Ireland – but not the UK – inheritance tax is levied on the beneficiary and not on the estate.

Quelle surprise! Inheritance in France is a mixed blessing

Personal Finance
June 19, 2018, 06:00

France levies tax of 55 per cent on inheritance over €8,000 threshold

The All Blacks perform the haka in Eden Park, Auckland, in 2017. Standard Life’s return of capital to shareholders will be broken into two sums – £1 billion and £750 million. Photograph: Peter Meecham/ Inpho/Photosport

Standard Life again returning capital to shareholders

Personal Finance
June 19, 2018, 05:55

Company to conduct share consolidation alongside return of £1.75 billion

The combined value of Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet – the FAAMGs, as they are sometimes known – is just shy of $4 trillion. Photograph: Chesnot/Getty Images

High-flying technology stocks: today’s Nifty 50?

Personal Finance
June 19, 2018, 05:45

The tech advance has been led by companies with some eye-watering valuation multiples

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Fund managers are overweight US equities for the first time in 15 months. Photograph: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

Stocktake: Fund managers sour on Europe and turn to US

Personal Finance
June 19, 2018, 05:40

Positioning on Europe ‘not yet fully defensive’, says Merrill Lynch

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What happened to absolute return funds?

Personal Finance
June 19, 2018, 05:40

With mixed performance, should investors look for the escape hatch?

Deirdre O’Donovan, development manager, West Cork Chamber Music Festival: “It’s important enough to keep stress at bay. Money counts as nothing compared to health.”

Personal Finance
June 19, 2018, 04:30

Deirdre O’Donovan, development manager, West Cork Chamber Music Festival

Bucking the trend, Bank of Ireland rallied 0.6 per cent to €6.70 following four days of losses, helped by an upgrade from Bank of America Merrill Lynch to “buy”

European shares fall on US and China trade war fears

Markets
June 18, 2018, 18:56

Bank of Ireland rallies as Bank of America Merrill Lynch recommends ‘buy’

Minimum investment on eToro is $200, and when investors get to the level of $10,000 they are assigned an account manager.

Looking to boost your income? eToro is looking for Irish freelance fund managers

Personal Finance
June 18, 2018, 16:14

Traders on Israeli social trading platform earn additional fees when investors copy their trading strategies

Conor McGregor’s company, McGregor Sports and Entertainment, has filed for a raft of intellectual property marks with EUIPO over the last year. Photograph: Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Conor McGregor wants to be ‘The Green Back’ for Europe

Markets
June 18, 2018, 04:01

MMA fighter seeks intellectual property rights for a number of personal brands

Tier One managing director Kevin Coughlan says the process of pensions reform has continued behind closed doors.

Dysfunctional Irish pension structures deter savers, advisory group says

Personal Finance
June 18, 2018, 03:45

Government should focus on simplifying regulation, lobby group says

Sherry FitzGerald, for example, says it charges a rate of between 1.5 and 2.5 per cent, but precisely how much depends on a variety of factors. Photograph: Eric Luke

How much does it cost to sell your house?

Personal Finance
June 17, 2018, 18:26

Estate agent fees are rarely transparent and can fluctuate around the country

Ryanair announced its €750 million share buyback scheme earlier this year. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw

Ryanair and Paddy Power plough ahead with share buybacks

Markets
June 15, 2018, 09:54

Airline repurchased around €3.55m worth of shares on Thursday

The single currency slumped nearly 1.9 per cent on Thursday, its largest one-day fall since Britain’s June 2016 Brexit vote shock. Photograph: iStock

Euro on track for worst week in 19 months on ECB stance

Markets
June 15, 2018, 07:49

Euro slumped nearly 1.9% on Thursday, its largest one-day fall since 2016 Brexit vote

Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Photograph: Brendan McDermid/Reuters

Euro falters, stocks jump as ECB holds off on rate hikes

Markets
June 14, 2018, 18:01

Euro hits two-year low but equities jump nearly 1.5 per cent

Irish Continental Group, the owner of Irish Ferries, suffered a second day of falls

European bourses tread water ahead of US rate rise news

Markets
June 13, 2018, 19:22

Trading volumes brisk in Dublin as ICG falls

Investors are hoping Genesis City, a digital metropolis, will eventually become a major hub for virtual-reality commerce. Photograph: DECENTRALAND

Making a killing in virtual real estate

Personal Finance
June 13, 2018, 08:25

Forget Second Life; digital 1,100-square-foot plots in Genesis City are selling for as much as $200,000

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