The Irish Times

Public mood swings against the sultans of Silicon Valley

What wealth can’t always buy is admiration. And that’s an area in which the tech titans have suffered major losses

Wed May 25 2022 - 05:08

Stocktake: After 22 years, Dow hits 36,000

An infamous book published during the dotcom bubble got it wrong – and right

Tue Nov 09 2021 - 05:10

Paul Krugman: Pandemic as case study for 1930s Austrian economics

Covid-19 produced a reallocation shock as some demand surged and some slumped

Wed Sept 08 2021 - 06:00

Irish Ambassador condemns ‘leprechaun economics’ term as derogatory

Phrase printed in New York Times by Paul Krugman is an ‘unacceptable slur’

Sat Jun 12 2021 - 16:26

G7 tax accord is big step towards fairer world

Taxing multinational profits helps fix system rigged against workers in favour of capital

Wed Jun 09 2021 - 05:03

Stocktake: Bitcoin bubble may be bursting ... or not

Since 2010, it has survived four separate declines of at least 80%

Tue May 25 2021 - 00:00

Buttigieg defends Biden’s multi-trillion infrastructure scheme

Transportation secretary supports reversing corporate tax cuts to fund spending package

Fri Apr 09 2021 - 22:18

Here’s why you need to watch the effects of Biden's stimulus plan

Smart Money: What happens to US inflation will provide vital clues for the world economy

Thu Mar 11 2021 - 10:59

Biden resurrects Keynes to see off populist threat

US embarks on massive stimulus programme to set economy on different path

Sun Feb 21 2021 - 13:09

Chris Johns: Pandemic poised to kick-start new revolution in innovation

Advent of abundant green energy promises to unleash new phase of global productivity

Sun Dec 20 2020 - 12:38

Suzanne Lynch’s US Election Diary: Trump ‘walks out’ of TV interview at White House

President castigates ‘liberal wealthy hypocrites’ at Pennsylvania rally

Wed Oct 21 2020 - 06:37

Why Ireland will push for change in how EU recovery money is shared out

Smart Money: Inflated GDP data could cost Ireland under European Commission proposals

Thu Jun 04 2020 - 11:26

Chris Johns: Past is another country when it comes to our post-pandemic future

This recession is not like previous ones so there is precious little to learn from being fixated on them

Sun May 31 2020 - 12:11

‘Never mind GDP; the most fundamental job of any leader is to keep his people alive’

America’s rush to reopen the economy is a vast and dangerous experiment

Fri May 29 2020 - 16:06

Are high-flying stock markets about to ‘feel the Bern’?

Some analysts believe Sanders left-wing approach is ‘biggest threat’ to stocks in 2020

Tue Feb 25 2020 - 05:15

Chris Johns: Relax Paschal, stop trying to run a budget surplus

Don’t be surprised if more house-building has less impact on prices than you might expect

Sun Jan 12 2020 - 16:15

The Hunger: A mixed-media opera about the Famine

Production team and cast illuminate 1840s with sean-nós, economists and vivid footage

Sat Aug 17 2019 - 05:00

Trump: A ‘genius’ playing a risky market game?

Stocktake: If Trump thinks he can bully the Fed via risky policies, he might just do so

Tue Jun 11 2019 - 05:45

Economist Paul Krugman to participate in Kilkenomics festival

Jeffrey Sachs also due to take part in Kilkenny gathering of comedy and economics

Tue Mar 19 2019 - 21:03

Bernie Sanders might become a victim of his own success

Suzanne Lynch: Political danger of moving far left is why some Democrats think centrist is best

Fri Feb 22 2019 - 05:00

The euro 20 years on: Ireland’s long journey to currency union

The first part of a series examines the trade-offs made in joining the single currency

Wed Jan 02 2019 - 05:59

The bitcoin bust, one year on

Cryptocurrency price collapse a painful lesson for new generation of investors

Tue Dec 18 2018 - 05:00

Dublin Port plans for Brexit uncertainties

Figures show decline in tourist numbers coming from Britain, but trade remains solid

Thu Oct 18 2018 - 05:27

The banking crisis: Ireland’s ‘lost decade’ in 10 charts

House prices and pub revenues slumped while thousands remain in mortgage arrears

Sat Sept 29 2018 - 04:00

Ten years on from Lehmans: Could the 2008 crisis happen again?

A decade after the world’s worst financial meltdown, history may be repeating itself

Sat Sept 08 2018 - 06:00

Market analysts do not always see through the bull

Many experts were given Nostradamus status in the aftermath of the financial crisis

Tue Sept 04 2018 - 05:00

Danny McCoy tunes up for Ibec to perform on a bigger stage

CEO wants to expand organisation overseas as business becomes more ‘internationalised’

Fri Aug 31 2018 - 05:30

It’s an Amazon jobs bonanza now but the past was a jungle

Caveat: We shouldn’t forget painful memories of dark times when there were no jobs

Thu Jun 21 2018 - 16:30

Ireland was only EU state to experience fall in labour costs since 2000

CSO report shows growth in competitiveness driven by multinational capital investment

Mon May 21 2018 - 17:31

Donald Trump learns downside of stock market cheerleading

‘If you claim the rise, you own the fall’

Tue Feb 13 2018 - 06:25

GDP overestimated economic activity by a third in 2016

Paschal Donohoe has welcomed new measure to counter ‘leprechaun economics’

Wed Feb 07 2018 - 10:29

Cliff Taylor: The success of Trumponomics has confounded sceptics

The Dow Jones index of shares has gained almost 33% since Trump’s inauguration

Wed Jan 24 2018 - 06:14

Kathy Sheridan: Plenty of regret, sorrow and surprise but no shame

Common thread of responses to recent revelations is to attempt to minimise them

Wed Nov 22 2017 - 01:00

Six stock market lessons for Donald Trump

The US president’s knowledge of how the markets actually work could be improved

Tue Nov 21 2017 - 06:30