Société Générale

Markets hit a wall amid fears of US economic slowdown

Financials and tech stocks worst hit as indices show a sea of red

Fri Aug 02 2024 - 18:53

French political uncertainty weighs on stocks as banks take hit

Iseq index shed 1.5% as investors took a risk-off approach

Tue Jun 11 2024 - 17:55

Deutsche Bank leads slide in European bank shares

German lender falls 12% as concerns over impact of rate rises linger

Fri Mar 24 2023 - 10:52

Markets plunge on Silicon Valley Bank fallout

Irish bank shares slump in line with European lenders

Mon Mar 13 2023 - 18:27

SocGen profit tops forecast but France lags

Investment banking boss Slawomir Krupa takes over as chief executive from May 2023

Fri Nov 04 2022 - 09:59

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

Renault sells Russia business and stake in Lada maker for two roubles

Russia made up about 10% of French carmaker’s sales and half its operating margin

Mon May 16 2022 - 12:05

European shares drop amid China’s Covid spike and tight French election

Iseq advances 1.1% as Irish market bucks wider European trend

Mon Apr 11 2022 - 19:15

SocGen to exit Russia with sale of Rosbank to oligarch

French bank was among banks with largest presence in Russia and will take a €3.1bn financial hit

Mon Apr 11 2022 - 15:40

War in Ukraine: EU working on possible oil embargo on Russia, Coveney says

Putin to hold first face-to-face meeting with an EU leader since invasion began today

Mon Apr 11 2022 - 09:03

Evraz says bond payment blocked over Abramovich sanctions

London-listed Steelmaker says payment of €17.1m interest blocked over ‘compliance’

Tue Mar 22 2022 - 15:09

Nestlé justifies staying in Russia as criticism mounts

Ukrainian government raises pressure on western firms still doing business in Russia

Mon Mar 21 2022 - 16:24

Travel and banking stocks lead plunge in European markets

Energy stocks rise as oil prices exceed $130 a barrel amid inflation concerns

Mon Mar 07 2022 - 18:56

European shares drop amid concerns about economic impact of sanctions

Oil majors, banks, retail and travel companies among fallers in broad-based decline

Thu Mar 03 2022 - 18:17

European bank shares halt slide after two days of steep losses

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had dragged stocks to 11-month low

Wed Mar 02 2022 - 21:23

European stocks clip losses as Russia and Ukraine hold talks

Euro zone banks brace for impact of further sanctions; Iseq ends session 0.73% higher

Mon Feb 28 2022 - 18:54

Ukraine invasion sends European stocks sliding to nine-month lows

Banks suffer worst session since March 2020

Thu Feb 24 2022 - 18:10

World shares slid on warnings that Russia could invade Ukraine at any time

Bank stocks slump in Dublin following similar moves across other European markets

Mon Feb 14 2022 - 19:32

SocGen and ING in talks over using SocGen’s Boursorama for ING retail customers

Talks come after ING decided to quit the French market

Tue Feb 01 2022 - 08:10

US stocks tumble in second day of turbulence on Wall Street

Market nervy over Fed tightening of monetary policy

Tue Jan 25 2022 - 16:36

Corporate financier Liam Kiely leaves IBI within months of joining

Company understood to be unaware he was facing trial on alleged fraud offences

Thu Jan 20 2022 - 05:39

Stocks take a tumble on warnings of US interest rate rise

Leading names sold off on Irish market as investors cautious about construction sector

Thu Jan 06 2022 - 19:10

Société Générale takes €4.9bn punt on car-leasing boom

French bank’s ALD arm strikes deal to buy rival LeasePlan

Thu Jan 06 2022 - 13:26

Marta Ortega steps into her father’s €89bn Inditex shoes

The next generation is taking over at the Zara owner

Sat Dec 04 2021 - 12:00

What the lira collapse means for Turkey’s economy

Analysts wonder how much further Erdogan will let the currency fall

Wed Nov 24 2021 - 13:13

Singapore-based Enterprize to build $10bn wind farm off Irish coast

New offshore project from Enterprize Energy will power a green hydrogen facility

Tue Nov 23 2021 - 10:49

KBC Ireland exit to fund ex boss’s expanding Bulgarian realm

Bolt-on deal should boost the group’s return on tangible equity to 12.7 per cent in 2024

Thu Nov 18 2021 - 05:40

French bank SocGen to cut 3,700 jobs, no forced redundancies

Cuts will come as company merges retail network with that of Credit du Nord unit

Tue Oct 12 2021 - 07:22

Fears grow for China Evergrande after interest deadline missed

Evergrande misses payment deadline on dollar bond interest but has 30-day grace period

Fri Sept 24 2021 - 15:13

European stocks slip on China growth fears

Beijing’s crackdown ripples across to national and regional bourses

Fri Aug 20 2021 - 10:37

BNRG and Neoen secure funding for three solar farms in Leinster

Plants in Kildare, Meath and Wicklow will generate enough electricity for 12,700 homes

Thu Aug 12 2021 - 21:34

Bank stocks lead the way on the Iseq

Dublin index falls but many European shares ahead on corporate newsflow

Tue Aug 03 2021 - 18:47

Eir’s owner Xavier Niel looks to take his business private

French telecoms billionaire launches offer to buy out his €11bn Iliad telecoms empire

Fri Jul 30 2021 - 12:03

Bank of England scraps pandemic-era curbs on bank dividends

ECB likely to take steps to avoid ‘excessive dividends’ when cap is lifted

Tue Jul 13 2021 - 07:48