The Irish Times

Shanghai seeks to reassure residents in lockdown over Covid-hit supplies

‘Zero-tolerance’ policy only allows healthcare workers, volunteers, delivery personnel to move freely

Sun Apr 10 2022 - 14:58

European stocks gain amid hopes for peace talks and Chinese stimulus

US shares rise ahead of interest rate increase by Federal Reserve

Wed Mar 16 2022 - 18:42

China to order cybersecurity reviews for some firms seeking overseas listings

New rules will boost oversight over how companies make plans to list abroad

Tue Jan 04 2022 - 07:19

China cracks down on Didi days after New York IPO

China launches cybersecurity probe into more US-listed firms

Mon Jul 05 2021 - 06:59

World stocks at record highs as investors weigh Biden inauguration

ECB policy meeting sees no change to supportive policies

Thu Jan 21 2021 - 13:57

Hong Kong tensions unnerve world stocks

China’s plan to impose new security law on Hong Kong rattles markets

Fri May 22 2020 - 18:25

SoftBank Group quarterly profit wiped out by vision fund losses

Softbank is already turning the corner, boss Masayoshi Son says

Wed Feb 12 2020 - 10:39

Saudi Aramco surges after IPO posts $1.88tn valuation

Oil company raised $25.6bn in world’s biggest ever IPO

Wed Dec 11 2019 - 10:13

This Week: August 12th

Residential prices, a digital marketing forum and other indicators and meetings

Sun Aug 11 2019 - 17:32

Alibaba picks CICC and Suisse Group to lead Hong Kong offer

Chinese ecommerce giant aims to file listing application within weeks

Mon Jun 10 2019 - 18:41

Amazon to shut Chinese marketplace as it turns focus to India

Rare retreat for ecommerce giant as it becomes latest to struggle against local rivals

Thu Apr 18 2019 - 08:10

Poor and desperate, a son makes medicine at home to treat his mother’s cancer

China’s ageing population is increasingly stricken with deadly diseases, but many cannot afford drugs

Mon Nov 12 2018 - 07:23

Tencent loses €17bn in value after China attacks myopia with gaming curbs

Shares fall by more than 5% as authorities suggest plans may limit number of online games

Fri Aug 31 2018 - 17:53

This Week in Business: Results from Grafton Group and Hostelworld

CRH, Urban Outfitters, Analog Devices and Target to report results

Sun Aug 19 2018 - 18:23

Xiaomi raises €4.05bn after pricing IPO at bottom of range

Chinese tech company floating in biggest tech IPO in four years

Fri Jun 29 2018 - 13:40

This Week: National Construction Summit and Tech Summit 2018

Results due from Apple, Merck, Pfizer, Aon and Tesla, McDonalds and Trinity Biotech

Sun Apr 29 2018 - 18:00

H&M first-quarter profit at 16-year low as unsold garments pile up

Retailer forced to slash prices on clothing as unseasonable weather hits sales

Tue Mar 27 2018 - 08:30

Alibaba’s Jack Ma to star in his own martial arts movie

Film features Ma taking on martial artists from around the world, including one bout where he is thrown through a glass door by a sumo wrestler

Fri Feb 16 2018 - 12:33

State’s best fund manager: based in Edinburgh, invests outside the UK

Adam Rudd of Aberdeen Standard Investments favours emerging markets

Wed Jan 31 2018 - 11:48

US blocks sale of MoneyGram to China’s Ant Financial

US authorities reject $1.2bn deal with Jack Ma’s firm citing national security concerns

Wed Jan 03 2018 - 07:37

Amazon fails to deliver on Southeast Asia promise

Company’s trumpeted entry to Asian market runs into technical delivery glitch

Fri Jul 28 2017 - 12:49

Alibaba takes 18% stake in China’s Lianhua Supermarket

Lianhua share price surged over 30 per cent after news of deal that may be worth $100m

Mon May 29 2017 - 07:09

Apple results disappoint Wall Street

This week’s major business events: BP results; Irish unemployment rate

Sun Apr 30 2017 - 19:12

AI expert Ng quits Baidu for healthcare, education sectors

Beijing based firm has been pushing into AI as it seeks to revive business

Wed Mar 22 2017 - 07:58

Jack Ma’s diversification starts to pay off at Alibaba

Sales are booming at New York-listed Chinese e-commerce business

Thu Aug 11 2016 - 17:42

Europe shares up after fresh debt relief deal for Greece

Iseq index up 1.3% after gains for biggest stocks including CRH and Ryanair

Wed May 25 2016 - 21:26

Marissa Mayer to argue Yahoo can be fixed

Tech group’s plan to cut costs - and jobs - and boost growth expected on Tuesday

Mon Feb 01 2016 - 14:32

Yahoo urged to overhaul its management

Starboard says “significant changes” needed in both the board and management

Wed Jan 06 2016 - 16:00

Alibaba staff told ‘forget about the share price’

Chief executive Daniel Zhang says employees must focus on their jobs as stock sinks

Tue Aug 25 2015 - 20:43

Global Brands looks to Alibaba for opening into China

China’s e-commerce transactions projected to reach $2.8 trillion this year

Wed Aug 12 2015 - 09:05

Alibaba to launch ‘Big Data’ stock market index

Index to use Alipay weightings to calculate individual stock positions

Mon Jan 19 2015 - 01:00

President Higgins meets Alibaba chief executive Jack Ma

IDA explores ways to attract Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba to set up operations in Ireland

Sat Dec 13 2014 - 01:00

Yahoo revenue and profit surpass expectations

Third-quarter revenue of $1.15b topped Wall Street estimates by $100m

Thu Oct 23 2014 - 01:30

Bitcoin price volatility sparks fear of crash

Virtual currency fell by almost 20% over the weekend to its lowest leve of the year

Mon Oct 06 2014 - 08:38