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EU eases state aid rules in multi-billion euro boost for chip sector

Strategy is to cut dependence on US and Asian supply

Tue Feb 08 2022 - 13:28

LVMH’s refusal to put a ring on Tiffany fails to dent merger flurry

Market Beat: With M&A activity busy, competition authorities need to be on their toes

Fri Oct 02 2020 - 16:25

Nvidia secures control of key global tech with $40bn Arm deal

Company at pains to allay conflict of interest concerns with UK chip designer’s clients

Mon Sept 14 2020 - 18:33

European stocks take lead from Asian markets

TikTok deal and Covid-19 vaccine progress inspires positive mood

Mon Sept 14 2020 - 10:54

SoftBank to participate in Dublin’s smart cities test bed

Japanese firm is investing in the Internet of Things, pegging it as a future valuable market

Mon Jul 30 2018 - 03:18

Apple plans to replace Intel chips in Macs with its own

Intel shares fall over 9% on reports Apple will no longer use its chips in Mac computers from 2020

Mon Apr 02 2018 - 20:06

Intel unsettled as Spectre and Meltdown fiasco chips its credibility

Chipmaker bears brunt of reputational damage from hardware vulnerabilities

Thu Feb 01 2018 - 05:50

Skin in the game matters and Intel’s CEO doesn’t have much

It does not look great that chief executive Brian Krzanich sold half his Intel shares for $14m at the end of November

Thu Jan 04 2018 - 11:39

The $143bn flop: How Warren Buffett and 3G lost Unilever

The story behind the failure of Kraft Heinz to win over the Anglo-Dutch giant

Wed Feb 22 2017 - 10:23

UK trade department ‘reheated’ some of its £16bn FDI claim, says FT

Examination of announcement shows some previously announced investments

Tue Jan 10 2017 - 09:46

Value of global M&A falls 27% year on year in third quarter

Fear of overpaying cools mergers and acquisitions activity to $753 billion in quarter

Fri Sept 30 2016 - 13:26

CRH to rejoin Euro Stoxx 50 after two-year absence

Smurfit Kappa named second on reserve list of companies eligible to join FTSE 100

Wed Aug 31 2016 - 21:45

Intel strikes technology licensing deal with ARM

Intel can offer third parties production lines for making chips used in smartphones

Wed Aug 17 2016 - 11:23

GlaxoSmithKline invests £275m in UK despite Brexit vote

Drugmaker had argued against UK exit from EU over fears about drug regulation

Wed Jul 27 2016 - 08:40

Apple expected to announce sharp fall in iPhone sales

Tech giant is forecast to report the worst quarter to date for iPhone sales growth

Tue Jul 26 2016 - 15:00

Sale of ARM may be first of a wave of foreign takeovers of UK firms

Despite Theresa May’s enthusiasm, the sale of the chip designer hints at UK weakness

Wed Jul 20 2016 - 06:00

European shares lift on UK chipmaker ARM deal

Japan’s SoftBank Group’s $32 billion purchase of ARM boosts stocks across continent

Mon Jul 18 2016 - 19:29

SoftBank to buy UK chip designer ARM for £24.3bn

ARM is currently the most valuable technology company listed in London

Mon Jul 18 2016 - 07:15

Markets suffer Chinese burns after currency woes

Tullow Oil loses 9.9% in Dublin after further falls in oil price, but Ryanair gains 2.2%

Wed Jan 06 2016 - 20:53

Markets go from euphoria to gloom

Confidence sparked by Federal Reserve rate rise on Thursday now replaced with caution

Sat Dec 19 2015 - 01:00

European shares end marginally up ahead of ECB meeting

Dublin market out-performs peers thanks to strong shows from CRH and Smurfit Kappa

Wed Oct 21 2015 - 21:57

Markets dip as investors grow nervous about US rate rise

Federal Reserve to meet this week and may decide to raise borrowing charges

Tue Sept 15 2015 - 01:00

Tech and mining stocks lead markets lower

Gains for EasyJet and other airlines but chip-makers suffer after Apple trading update

Wed Jul 22 2015 - 20:35

Robust royalties push chip designer ARM’s profit higher

But doubts about the strength of consumer demand for smartphones has hit shares

Wed Jul 22 2015 - 08:04

Bringing the internet of things to the poor

Wearables for Good project calls for ideas to help mothers and babies in the developing world

Thu May 21 2015 - 01:16

Chip designer ARM on track for year after encouraging Q1

Pretax profit at British chip maker rose 24 per cent in

Tue Apr 21 2015 - 08:42

ARM sees royalties accelerating with latest smartphone chips

Thu Feb 12 2015 - 01:10

Little movement in European stocks

Investors hold fire until stronger signs of recovery emerge

Tue Oct 14 2014 - 01:00

Google's Nest launches network technology for connected home

Thread is a new networking protocol with security and low-power features

Tue Jul 15 2014 - 08:57

Chip giant ARM buys Duolog Technologies

Terms of deal not disclosed

Sat May 31 2014 - 01:00

Samsung unveils ‘Simband’ and health-monitoring platform

New device could track indicators like heart rate and blood pressure

Thu May 29 2014 - 08:08

Technology sell-off sends markets tumbling

Green REIT and CRH focus of activityon Dublin market

Tue Apr 08 2014 - 01:00

Wall Street gains on strong factory data

INM falls as rival Johnston Press books major loss on sale of regional newspapers

Wed Apr 02 2014 - 01:00

European markets gain on Yellen’s stimulus pledge

Leading Irish stocks quiet ahead of 2013 results next week

Fri Feb 21 2014 - 20:13