Bernard Arnault

Kildare Village stake changes hands in £600m Hammerson fashion outlets sale

Property giant intends to use proceeds to reduce debt and reinvest in core prime urban retail property

Mon Jul 22 2024 - 09:22

If the workers behind a €9,000 designer jumper earn nothing, what exactly am I paying for?

Damning allegations about the ugly underbelly of high-end fashion are beginning to pile up

Sun May 05 2024 - 07:00

Ireland’s billionaires see wealth grow by more than €15bn last year

Forbes annual billionaires list features a record 2,781 people after two years where numbers fell

Wed Apr 03 2024 - 13:30

Luxury feels the pinch as Louis Vuitton boss loses world’s richest spot and Gucci sees sales plunging

As the Chinese economy slows, the luxury goods sector is taking the pain for now but will it continue?

Fri Mar 22 2024 - 14:50

Birkenstock files to list shares on New York Stock Exchange

IPO could value German sandal-maker at more than $8bn

Wed Sept 13 2023 - 06:55

Ireland’s nine billionaires lose one third of their wealth, Forbes list shows

Turmoil in international markets wipes €17bn off the net wealth of our richest men, Forbes annual list shows

Tue Apr 04 2023 - 20:25

Luxury giant LVMH hits €400 billion in market value

Reopening of Chinese economy after Covid lockdowns spurs Europe’s largest company to record highs

Tue Jan 17 2023 - 15:41

European markets hit two-month highs with Macron poised for re-election

Ryanair soars 5% as bullish forecasts from US carriers help aviation stocks take off

Thu Apr 21 2022 - 21:36

Ireland’s nine billionaires increased collective wealth by €10.8bn last year

Stripe founders’ gains recognised on Forbes list of 2,668 people in ‘three comma club’

Tue Apr 05 2022 - 16:45

Irish co-founded dog food subscription Butternut Box enters local market

Firm which has produced 34 million healthy meals for dogs is launching delivery service

Wed Mar 09 2022 - 10:24

LVMH shares surged as luxury giant bounces back from pandemic

Record sales as customers snap up items ranging from Christian Dior couture to Hennessy cognac

Fri Jan 28 2022 - 15:03

Philipp Lahm: PSG is Paris’ new landmark and luxury brand

The French capital has a new landmark: an exorbitantly expensive football team

Mon Sept 27 2021 - 13:04

European stocks advance as investors shake off inflation concerns

Retail and travel companies among the strongest performers during session

Wed Sept 01 2021 - 18:24

European stocks edge towards record highs shaking off growth worries

Euro zone August factory growth strong while Asian shares recover losses

Wed Sept 01 2021 - 10:54

Irish billionaires see a sharp rise in their fortunes

Among the gainers are Denis O’Brien, Eugene Murtagh and Dermot Desmond

Tue Apr 06 2021 - 15:29

Collison brothers worth an estimated $11.5bn each

Big jump in personal fortunes of Irish-born tech entrepreneurs after recent fundraise

Thu Mar 18 2021 - 14:38

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

European investors fear second wave but Irish stocks outperform

Iseq closed up 1.13%, FTSE 100 index rose 0.3% while pan-European Stoxx 600 index slipped

Fri Sept 25 2020 - 18:35

LVMH’s blockbuster $16.6bn takeover of Tiffany thrown into doubt

French government asked LVMH to delay closing because of trade war with US

Wed Sept 09 2020 - 14:37

The centibillionaire club is expanding

Mark Zuckerberg is the third person to be worth $100bn, with Elon Musk not far behind

Fri Aug 21 2020 - 19:16

Markets advance on hope of restrictions being eased globally

Subdued volumes traded on world markets as London and New York closed for holidays

Mon May 25 2020 - 19:36

Brand new world: How advertisers must adapt their message in the age of Covid-19

Amid mood shifts and interrupted habits, returning to ‘normal’ may not be an option

Wed May 13 2020 - 16:51

Collison brothers worth an estimated €2.9bn each

Stripe founders are joint 616th on latest billionaires list by Forbes

Tue Apr 07 2020 - 16:21

Europe’s richest man gains $11bn on back of Tuesday’s stock surge

Luxury-goods mogul Bernard Arnault lost more than anyone else in the world when market fell

Wed Mar 25 2020 - 08:38

Retail rents, Manchester City’s valuation and LVMH’s new jewel

Planet Business: LVMH faces the task of making Tiffany’s sparkle outside the US

Fri Nov 29 2019 - 06:00

French luxury conglomerate LVMH seals $16bn deal for Tiffany

Louis Vuitton owner adds jewellery business to compete with rivals

Mon Nov 25 2019 - 07:27

Brexit coin meltdown, merger talk and a Virgin Galactic launch of sorts

Planet Business: It’s been another week of wholly unsustainable activity

Fri Nov 01 2019 - 05:25

Louis Vuitton owner in $14.5bn bid for Tiffany and Co

LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault tries for biggest deal yet

Mon Oct 28 2019 - 14:32

LVMH in Tiffany takeover offer

US luxury company has market capitalisation of $11.9bn

Sun Oct 27 2019 - 16:52

Gilbert & George: A strange reunion with their younger selves

A massive artwork, created when the artists were young, broke and in love, was stolen and thought lost to the art world – until they received a mysterious phone call

Thu Jul 18 2019 - 06:00

Young man in a hurry (x2): Frank McNally is misled by a ‘dangling modifier’

When the start of a sentence loses touch with the end

Tue Jun 25 2019 - 18:01

Worshippers to attend Notre-Dame’s first mass since fire

Less than 10% of the €850 million pledged by has been received - French government

Sat Jun 15 2019 - 11:24

French tycoons yet to pay towards Notre Dame repair bills

Billionaires who promised massive donations have not paid anything so far

Fri Jun 14 2019 - 14:42

Developer Daly sets sights on Coast Road scheme in Malahide

Purple Green secures approval for high-end apartment scheme on Oscar Taylor site

Thu May 16 2019 - 06:00