Axel Springer

Markets calmed as Trump offers hope of a trade deal with China

Sterling slips on concerns that the next UK prime minister may push for hard Brexit

German media group Axel Springer sees earnings fall in first quarter

Online classifieds business fails to offset weakness of news media division

INM, too long a plaything for media-shy tycoons, is primed for takeover

Group may be natural candidate for media company that is further down digital path

INM’s shares soar as it confirms talks with potential buyer

Newspaper group’s stock closes 30.5% up at 9.5 cent, valuing it at €131.7m

INM chief raises prospect of sale of media group

Michael Doorly ‘not aware’ of plans of Denis O’Brien and Dermot Desmond

Purplebricks says it continues to grow in challenging market

British estate agent says weaknesses in traditional and online business models

Estate agent Purplebricks enters Canadian market with acquisition

Antrim-based company acquires Canadian online operation for €33m

Purplebricks drops on UK warning despite Axel Springer stake

German publisher to invest about £125m for 11.5% stake

European shares boosted by cautious ECB comments

Markets also supported by M&A news

Slovak journalist’s murder leads to outcry and €1m reward

Police believe the killings of Jan Kuciak and his partner are linked to his investigative work

Mobile formats push global advertising spend to half a trillion euro

Irish ad market growth outpacing the average rate in 2017, says eMarketer

Google co-operation with news groups ‘a very positive step’, says INM chief

‘Resilient’ publishers will survive ‘very worrying world’, Robert Pitt tells copyright event

Google keeps news industry hanging on with new concessions

The tech giant has found bones to throw. Could it be the start of a better relationship?

Digital advertising predicted to outstrip legacy media spending

This year will mark ‘major milestone’ as advertisers flock to mobile, says eMarketer

Does ‘robo-journalism’ pose a threat to reporters?

Intuitive content-generating software won’t be transforming newsrooms any time soon

A guide to low-cost banking options for savvy Irish consumers

German and Dutch mobile bank operators among those bringing services to Ireland

Oil price surge prompts optimism for energy companies, pushing markets ahead

Iseq rises as stocks on Wall Street and in Europe lifted by energy companies

‘Spotify of journalism’ Blendle makes leap to US

The Dutch micropayments app has expanded to the world’s largest media market

Axel Springer reboots for digital age

German media giant’s cultural shift sets if firmly on digital-first path

Dutch start-up aims to make journalism pay

Blendle’s model of micropayments for articles makes it “iTunes for the press”

Online advertising a product serving no one

It’s all bad – advertisers get duped, publishers get their websites polluted and readers endure privacy-trammelling trackers

Publisher Axel Springer buys up Business Insider

Springer, which already owns 9% of news site to pay $343m for further 88% stake

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