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In recent years M&S’s self-inflicted problems – poor clothing ranges, sub-standard online operation and shabby stores – have been compounded by the malaise afflicting the wider retail sector.
M&S chairman puts brave face on fall from FTSE 100

According to the Marks & Spencer chairman, Archie Norman, a place in the flagship FTSE 100 index is no big deal. But then, as M&S is being boo(...)

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on August 19th. Technology stocks were leading indexes higher on Wall Street after the US gave Chinese telecom giant Huawei another 90 days to buy equipment from American suppliers. Photograph: AP Photo/Richard Drew
Global markets rise on hopes for easing of trade wars

European shares ended higher for a second straight session on Monday on signs that measures would be adopted to prop up growth in major economies, whi(...)

Ryanair closed down over 5 per cent lower in Dublin
German shares drag Europe lower as BASF profit warning bites

German shares drove Europe lower on Tuesday after a profit warning from chemicals giant BASF citing trade friction put chemical and auto makers on the(...)

Dublin’s Iseq index and the wider European equities market closed little changed on Wednesday as investors retreated to the sidelines ahead of a policy statement from the US Federal Reserve
European shares close little changed as market eyes Fed

Dublin’s Iseq index and the wider European equities market closed little changed on Wednesday as investors retreated to the sidelines ahead of a polic(...)

Easing of trade tensions between Mexico and the US lifted the mood of global markets.
Glenveagh Properties attracts interest after recent acquisitions

Global stocks rose on Monday as US president Donald Trump suspended plans to hit Mexican imports with tariffs, easing trade war fears. DUBLIN Trade(...)

In London travel group Thomas Cook was up more than 4 per cent, as it announced a boost to long haul bookings. Photograph: Michael Probst/AP Photo
Spanish banks lead European financial sector higher

European shares closed marginally higher on Monday led by gains for Banco Santander, as investors chose to focus on the positives of a weekend win for(...)

While beer purists may recoil, more people are opting for low- and no-alcohol brews, and Europeans in particular have taken to the stuff. Photograph: Getty Images
Brewers throw their weight behind non-alcoholic beer

Beer drinking is so ingrained in British (and Irish) life that any mention of choosing non-alcoholic versions of the stuff provokes ire. What is the p(...)

Michael Carey and Alison Cowser from the East Coast Bakehouse. Photograph: Jason Clarke
Irish Times Local Enterprise of the Year: meet the shortlist

While the Republic’s big corporates often dominate the headlines, the small and medium enterprises remain the backbone of the State’s economy. Here we(...)

Ocado plant in Hampshire. A recent blaze had a big impact on Ocado’s UK sales but it has not deterred customers from signing up for automated delivery expertise. Photograph: Peter Nicholls/Reuters
London Briefing: Ocado’s goes from joke to blazing success

When a huge fire swept through Ocado’s automated warehouse in Hampshire six weeks ago, there were reports that firefighters tackling the blaze had to (...)

AIB closed up 0.9 per cent to €3.80 after reports that it is to sign off on the sale of a €1 billion non-performing loan portfolio known as “Project Beech.” Photograph: Cyril Byrne
European stocks claw back up after four-day drop

European shares rose on Tuesday, snapping a four-day losing streak, boosted by healthcare stocks and on indications that UK prime minister Theresa May(...)

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