I’ve enjoyed the benefits of sabbatical leave. It’s deeply misunderstood by employers
Not as many hard-charging banks as you might think
Paypal
Cash increasingly favoured over gifts at Christmas, survey finds
Average person will spend €525 on gifts this Christmas, according to Paypal, with almost half feeling under pressure to spend more than planned
The online scams to avoid in Ireland: A new WhatsApp trick, MyGov texts and what to look out for
And how can we avoid falling victim to them?
PayPal to cut another 85 Irish jobs in plan to become ‘more productive’
Job losses are subject to consultation and no redundancies will take effect until after that process has concluded
Female business founders don’t need more roadblocks to funding
Reducing angel investment would have had a domino effect on women in business
Tech companies axe 34,000 jobs since start of year in pivot to AI
Microsoft, eBay and PayPal have each cut thousands of jobs since the start of the year
European shares edge lower despite strong earnings from Unilever and Kering
Smurfit Kappa advances in Dublin, while Disney gains on Wall Street
PayPal shares fall almost 9 per cent following 2024 profit forecast
Stock would be expected to lose about $6 billion in market value at current levels
PayPal to cut up to 205 jobs from Irish workforce
Move is part of ‘strategic review’ of global business
PayPal to cut about 2,500 jobs as rivals snag market share
Payments firm employs about 2,000 in Ireland
Why does Lord of the Rings appeal to the radical right?
Hugh Linehan: Their take on Middle-earth mixes arrested adolescent kitsch with an undercurrent of menace
Tech sector believes worst is over for job losses
Any further cuts likely to come from support and HR roles
Consumers favouring secondhand goods amid cost of living crisis, survey finds
PayPal says clothes, books and furniture are the most popular categories of preowned items
Elon Musk’s biographer: ‘He has an epic sense of himself, as if he’s a comic book character’
Biographer Walter Isaacson spent two years embedded with the Tesla, SpaceX and Twitter boss as he researched his book
More than 80% of Irish consumers plan to travel abroad this year, survey finds
Families adapting travel plans to cope with higher costs, with an average €2,320 spent on holidays this year
Here’s how you can tap into changing purchasing behaviour
A simple-to-use app that’s ready to partner with Irish banks can help open your eyes to your carbon consumption and inform usage decisions, writes Ekko chief executive and co-founder Oli Cook
Irish economic growth to slow, Glenveagh execs sell shares, and price drop at Foxrock residential site
Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
Paypal’s Dublin office campus hits the market at €26m
Scheme on 20.7 acres expected to attract investors, developers and owner-occupiers given flexibility of buildings and site for range of uses
PayPal to cut 62 jobs from Irish workforce
Payments company also plans to downsize offices, closing its Dundalk hub and seeking a smaller Dublin office
Bondholders circle Russian aircraft lessor, PayPal job cuts and banks face stress tests
Stay up to date with all our business news: sign up to our Business Today daily email news digest.
PayPal to cut 2,000 workers globally in latest tech sector layoffs
Company employs more than 2,000 people in Ireland
PayPal drops after cutting forecast on spending slowdown
Payments volume misses analysts’ expectations but shares recover some ground
PayPal mounts crypto offensive after New York grants full licence
‘We are greatly enhancing the utility of moving crypto around’
Irish tech start-ups must keep calm and preserve cash to survive what’s coming
It may soon become harder to get funding so firms need to build markets and only sell profitably
PayPal to cut over 300 jobs from its Irish operations
Company says decision not due to any specific economic conditions
Man (40) remanded in custody for alleged cybercrime offences
Suleman Mazhar charged with a total of six theft, fraud and money laundering offences
Why is Elon Musk – skittish, visionary renegade – buying Twitter?
Influential though it may be in political and media circles, it doesn’t make any money
Trustap raises €3.1m in seed funding to accelerate growth
Cork-based payments company aims to tackle lack of trust in peer-to-peer transactions
Stripe backs fast-growing Ramp for third time
US fintech doubles valuation to €7.25bn after securing €680m in investment
New business seeks to reward consumers for sharing their shopping habits
ProMotion gives brands clear insights into who exactly is buying their products
Online spending surged 41% in 2021, PayPal study finds
Consumers keep veering towards web purchases with average spend of €503 last year
Megacap tech firms with $600bn of cash could drive wave of deal-making
Experts believe conditions are right for number of high-value deals to occur this year
US stocks snap gains to fall sharply after downbeat tech earnings
Disappointing updates from tech giants reverberate through the sector
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
The GlossOpens in new window
Read the digital edition of The Gloss magazine now
Family NoticesOpens in new window
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices