The Irish Times

Markets in positive territory on economic hopes for China and the US

Iseq in Dublin closes the session up 1.3%

Tue May 17 2022 - 19:04

Saudi Aramco profits surge 82% in first quarter

Soaring energy prices boost oil exporter, which recently overtook Apple as world’s most valuable company

Sun May 15 2022 - 17:50

Strong corporate earnings see European markets end April on high note

US shares fall on inflation worries

Fri Apr 29 2022 - 19:46

Worries over China’s economy and US interest rates keep markets subdued

Banks and commodities stocks fall sharply

Mon Apr 25 2022 - 19:59

European stocks inch up as investors assess bond moves

AIB and Bank of Ireland both end session up 2 per cent at €1.98 and €5.80

Mon Mar 28 2022 - 18:41

Iseq trails Europe as leading stocks decline

Market dominated by €1bn offer for Hibernia Reit

Fri Mar 25 2022 - 18:52

Volkswagen and Ikea suspend business in Russia

Companies join exodus of firms leaving the country from Shell to Burberry

Thu Mar 03 2022 - 15:06

Oil spikes to seven-year high as markets avoid Russian supply

Supply disruption fears mount following hefty sanctions on Russian banks

Wed Mar 02 2022 - 08:04

Aramco rides post-Covid rebound to record high

Saudi producer ‘on track’ to raise production capacity to 13m barrels by 2027

Mon Feb 21 2022 - 17:33

ESG set to remain key factor in multinational investment strategies

Buyers now taking more holistic approach to ESG due diligence

Fri Feb 18 2022 - 00:00

Oil and gas prices drive Shell profits to eight-year high

Firm expects to increase dividend by 4% in the first quarter of 2022 to $0.25 per share

Thu Feb 03 2022 - 16:04

Colm Meaney reveals ‘angry’ teenage daughter’s climate anxiety

‘What is really making younger people angry is the talk, the talk, the talk and no action’

Mon Nov 01 2021 - 23:59

Noam Chomsky: ‘Ireland has robbed poor working people of tens of trillions of dollars’

The 92-year-old author on US foreign policy and Ireland’s immoral tax regime

Sat Oct 16 2021 - 00:06

More than 1,000 firefighters battle wildfire spreading along California coast

Crew steered Alisal fire away from former US president Ronald Reagan’s ranch

Thu Oct 14 2021 - 07:09

Britain expected to ease visa rules as truck driver shortage bites

Johnson seeks temporary measures to address lack of heavy goods vehicle drivers

Sat Sept 25 2021 - 13:10

David McWilliams: A property crash in China would rock global system

There are 90 million empty apartments in China after years of a construction boom

Sat Sept 25 2021 - 06:00

Biden's plan may be our last chance to avoid climate catastrophe

Paul Krugman: It's time to face down corporates at zero hour for the planet

Wed Sept 15 2021 - 05:45

Iseq finishes up almost 1% as European indices snap four-day losing streak

Oil stocks up as US government tells majors it will buy their reserves

Mon Sept 13 2021 - 19:23

Big Oil needs to cut production by 50% to hit climate targets

Think tank claims fossil fuel industry ‘still betting against’ global effort to address climate change

Thu Sept 09 2021 - 05:00

European values up on economic hopes and deal making

Iseq edges ahead with Ryanair rising 0.4% to €16.15 on back of positive passenger data

Thu Sept 02 2021 - 18:19

Teneo names ex-Xerox boss Ursula Burns as new chair

Burns has worked as a senior adviser to the company since 2017

Tue Jul 06 2021 - 17:35

Kerry Group outperforms on green targets in food sector but urged to do more

UK investment giant Legal & General blacklists firms for failing to address climate issue

Tue Jun 15 2021 - 10:47

French oil major Total gets green rebrand

Shareholders overwhelmingly support move despite some investor concerns over lack of ambition

Fri May 28 2021 - 16:31

Fossil fuel companies adopting climate targets but refusing to cut emissions - report

Review by think tank Carbon Tracker detects gap between rhetoric and action among big oil firms

Thu May 27 2021 - 12:30

European stocks end below record high as mining losses offset tech rally

Greencore plummets in London as banks help Iseq stay in positive territory

Tue May 25 2021 - 19:14

Oil majors profit as Covid recovery sees crude prices climb

Refining losses more than offset by demand for chemicals and rallying prices

Fri Apr 30 2021 - 15:49

World’s top 60 banks pump $3.8tn into fossil fuels since Paris accord

Report finds world’s biggest banks pumping finance into activities of corporate polluters

Wed Mar 24 2021 - 04:05

Dublin and London markets outperform as European shares finish flat

Ryanair, Persimmon and Continental among the stocks to rise

Wed Mar 03 2021 - 19:43

Kentech to buy SNC-Lavalin’s oil and gas business

Deal will boost Irish-founded engineering company’s turnover to $1 billion

Wed Feb 10 2021 - 14:59

European shares rise on recovery hopes with Iseq outperforming peers

Investors in high spirits in Dublin with market closing up 2.5% to 7301.45

Tue Feb 02 2021 - 18:43

Pandemic drives oil major BP to first loss in a decade

Company aims to ramp up renewable power generation as it eyes greener future

Tue Feb 02 2021 - 09:18

Pilita Clark: Too many boardrooms are climate incompetent

Boards talk the talk on climate and social inequality but don’t act

Mon Feb 01 2021 - 05:17

US bank earnings and vaccine supply issues dog markets

Dollar on track for strongest week in more than two months

Fri Jan 15 2021 - 19:09

Brexit fears weigh on European markets

Investors worry over potential trade restrictions as negotiations remain deadlocked

Mon Dec 07 2020 - 20:33