The Irish Times

JP Morgan’s Dimon expects Cork deal to boost future IPOs pipeline

Wall Street veteran gives Fed a 30% chance of pulling off a soft landing

Wed May 04 2022 - 05:45

Elon Musk fuels further speculation about Twitter bid

Tesla founder working to secure the necesssary financing for takeover of social media group

Wed Apr 20 2022 - 07:47

European shares rise as ECB keeps policy stance unchanged

Wall Street lenders report mixed figures ahead of end to trading week

Thu Apr 14 2022 - 18:17

European shares end five-day upward streak with 1% decline

Stoxx 600 index now more than 8% lower than record highs reached earlier this year

Wed Mar 23 2022 - 19:28

European stocks gain amid hopes for peace talks and Chinese stimulus

US shares rise ahead of interest rate increase by Federal Reserve

Wed Mar 16 2022 - 18:42

Inflation hits new euro-zone record as energy and food prices soar

Surprise increase to 5% piles pressure on ECB to speed up stimulus scaleback

Fri Jan 07 2022 - 13:00

Irish M&A activity breaks records in first nine months

Some 481 deals with Irish involvement recorded during January to September period

Mon Nov 15 2021 - 11:37

EV maker Rivian valued at over $100bn in Nasdaq debut

Amazon-backed electric vehicle company sees shares surge as much as 53%

Wed Nov 10 2021 - 19:53

PTSB agrees sale of €390m of mainly non-performing mortgages to Morgan Stanley

Wall Street giant to refinance loan book

Wed Nov 10 2021 - 11:20

Rent the Runway hits $1.7bn valuation after shares open at $23

Company, with Galway office, says it is first female-founded company with all-female team to go public

Wed Oct 27 2021 - 19:18

European stocks flat as falling industrials offset rising commodities and banks

Tesla rose 4.5% to a record high after Hertz placed an order for 100,000 electric cars

Mon Oct 25 2021 - 18:23

Barclays third quarter profit doubles amid global merger frenzy

Strong performance showed the value of Barclays’ US business

Thu Oct 21 2021 - 14:11

Airlines fly high as European markets end good week on a high note

Financial services also fared well after strong earnings season for US banks

Fri Oct 15 2021 - 18:07

European stocks rise on earnings optimism

European chipmakers ASML, Infineon and BE Semiconductor among top gainers

Thu Oct 14 2021 - 19:06

AIB nears €500m sale of problem loans to US consortium

Project Bay portfolio likely to include loans in arrears and restructured mortgages

Thu Oct 14 2021 - 05:20

Pandora Papers: Leaked files show hidden financial affairs of world leaders

US state of South Dakota now one of the world’s biggest secrecy jurisdictions

Sun Oct 03 2021 - 17:29

Pfizer taps US investment-grade market with $1bn sustainability bond

Move will help fund Covid-19 vaccine expenses

Tue Aug 17 2021 - 18:28

Iseq flat but other European and US markets rise on earnings reports

Tech stocks surge in US as economy-linked energy, industrials and materials shares fall

Thu Aug 12 2021 - 18:57

AIB and PTSB spent €20m on adviser fees for purchase of Ulster Bank loans

Seen & Heard: lobbying for Electric Picnic, Bank of Ireland CEO’s view of mortgage rules, and Simon Pratt’s new food venture

Sun Aug 08 2021 - 14:52

UK government to sell up to 15% of NatWest via share sale

Stake will be sold over a 12-month window

Thu Jul 22 2021 - 08:43

Morgan Stanley beats estimates as record deal-making cushions trading blow

Over 28,000 deals totalling volumes of over $2.82tn were announced between January and June

Thu Jul 15 2021 - 15:29

Sports tech company Kitman Labs makes second acquisition

Irish business expands its presence in the US with deal to buy Presagia Sports

Thu Jul 15 2021 - 15:03

EU freezes 10 banks out of bond sales over antitrust breaches

Big names involved in past market-rigging scandals barred from lucrative recovery plan

Tue Jun 15 2021 - 20:22

European stocks notch new highs as Daimler earnings lift car makers

In Dublin, Bank of Ireland jumps as it enter talks to buy KBC’s Irish unit

Fri Apr 16 2021 - 17:53

European stocks end lower over new wave of coronavirus

Easter lockdown in Germany raises fears of slow economic recovery from pandemic

Tue Mar 23 2021 - 20:04

Aer Lingus-owner IAG raises €1.2bn survival bond

Proceeds can be used to withstand more prolonged downturn in aviation or provide ‘flexibility to take advantage of a recovery in demand for air travel’

Fri Mar 19 2021 - 17:56

Aer Lingus-owner IAG to raise $1.2bn survival bond

Airline group says money will help support it if the pandemic-driven travel downturn lasts longer than expected

Thu Mar 18 2021 - 18:49

ECB warns climate change ‘a major source of systemic risk’ over next 30 years

Cost of extreme weather events will rise ‘substantially’ without policy intervention

Thu Mar 18 2021 - 18:42

AIB hires Alantra to sell British small business loan book

CEO announced last December that the bank was exiting the British SME market

Mon Mar 08 2021 - 05:17

George Osborne drops portfolio career to become full-time banker

Former UK chancellor is joining boutique advisory firm Robey Warshaw as a full-time mergers and acquisitions banker

Mon Feb 01 2021 - 19:45

PTSB circles Ulster Bank SME business as decision looms

Parent group NatWest looking to wind down Irish unit as part of strategic review

Fri Jan 29 2021 - 05:00

Apple set to post first ever $100bn-revenue quarter after strong Christmas

Projected $23.6 billion net profit biggest ever for private corporation

Tue Jan 26 2021 - 15:03

Stock markets upbeat as Joe Biden inaugurated

Investors eye large US economic stimulus and infrastructure package

Wed Jan 20 2021 - 18:50

Morgan Stanley posts record profit as trading booms

US bank’s earnings jumped 51 per cent in final three months of the year

Wed Jan 20 2021 - 17:43