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EY Entrepreneur of the Year international finalists focusing on growth
- Economy
- September 5, 2020, 05:00
The first four of eight nominees in the International category of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year competition are profiled this week. The awards are r(...)

‘Dairy and livestock farms in Ireland can be compared to oil production’
- Science
- September 1, 2020, 16:43
Going vegan, buying organic, eating locally produced meat and dairy are all seen as ways consumers can help protect the environment, boost animal welf(...)

Asian stocks edge up after strong China manufacturing survey
- Markets
- September 1, 2020, 07:04
Asian stocks edged higher on Tuesday after strong readings on China’s vast manufacturing sector offset the weak lead from a softer Wall Street session(...)

Coronavirus: Australian PM plans to make coronavirus vaccine mandatory
- World
- August 19, 2020, 07:31
Australia’s prime minister has said he wants to make any potential Covid-19 vaccine mandatory as he outlined plans to “return the country to normal li(...)

Lenovo sails past expectations with 31% first-quarter profit jump
- Technology
- August 13, 2020, 11:05
Lenovo Group, the world’s biggest PC maker, smashed expectations with a 31 per cent leap in first-quarter net profit, as the coronavirus pandemic spur(...)

IPL’s earnings slide 37% as plastics firm looks for better offers
- Manufacturing
- August 12, 2020, 07:53
Dublin-headquartered IPL Plastics reported on Wednesday that its earnings slumped 37 per cent in the second quarter as the maker of everything from yo(...)

Moving in and out of lockdown is a recipe for economic disaster
- Economy
- August 12, 2020, 05:30
Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city, locked down again yesterday after it emerged the country had experienced four new community transmitted cases of(...)

Aryzta’s revenue trends improved in July but income still down 18%
- Agribusiness & Food
- August 11, 2020, 07:26
Swiss-Irish food group Aryzta said it has seen further improvement in its revenue trends in July as economies loosened restrictions imposed to slow th(...)

Toyota ekes out weakest first quarter profit in nine years
- Transport & Tourism
- August 6, 2020, 09:12
Toyota eked out its smallest quarterly profit in nine years as the coronavirus pandemic halved its car sales and nearly wiped out its bottom line. Ho(...)

Adidas predicts profit rebound after pandemic hit
- Retail & Services
- August 6, 2020, 09:01
German sportswear firm Adidas said on Thursday it expected to bounce back to profitability in the third quarter after it plunged to a big loss in the (...)