The Irish Times

Reddit confidentially files to go public

San Francisco-based company was valued at $10bn earlier this year

Thu Dec 16 2021 - 08:37

Reddit seeks to hire advisers for US IPO, sources say

Online message board operator valued at $10 bn in a private fundraising round last month

Fri Sept 03 2021 - 07:36

Tencent vows fresh video game curbs after media attack knocks shares

Stock tumbles more than 10%, wiping almost $60bn from market capitalisations

Tue Aug 03 2021 - 08:45

Square pays €24bn in buyout of lending pioneer Afterpay

Buy now, pay later business secures Australian record M&A price from Jack Dorsey-led firm

Mon Aug 02 2021 - 09:42

Biden drops Trump attempt to ban TikTok and WeChat

Trump administration contended the apps posed national security concerns

Wed Jun 09 2021 - 21:44

ByteDance founder to step down as chief executive

Zhang Yiming will hand over to college roommate

Thu May 20 2021 - 08:13

China orders Jack Ma’s Ant to revamp business

Ant will now be supervised more like a bank, a move with far-reaching implications for growth

Tue Apr 13 2021 - 10:24

European values surge on hopes of stimulus-fuelled Covid-19 recovery

Investors broadly look past news of restriction on AstraZeneca vaccine in several states

Thu Apr 08 2021 - 19:17

TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer resigns as Trump targets Chinese-owned network

Social media giant and parent ByteDance challenging White House ban in LA court

Thu Aug 27 2020 - 08:00

European stocks end week with gains for tech and telecoms

Dublin market closed marginally higher with food stocks leading the way

Fri Aug 07 2020 - 19:17

Trump signs executive orders banning TikTok and WeChat

US residents will be prohibited from doing business with two apps from mid-September

Fri Aug 07 2020 - 07:31

Warner revisits stock listing plans as lockdowns fuel streaming boom

Original IPO was shelved as pandemic triggered market crisis

Tue May 26 2020 - 15:04

TikTok owner beefs up international operations ahead of IPO

Startup is exploring a share sale abroad, but remains a long-term objective

Tue Oct 29 2019 - 07:10

Tencent loses €17bn in value after China attacks myopia with gaming curbs

Shares fall by more than 5% as authorities suggest plans may limit number of online games

Fri Aug 31 2018 - 17:53

Iseq hits four-month low as Turkey and China spook investors

Tencent warning pushes emerging markets index into bear territory

Wed Aug 15 2018 - 18:45

Elon Musk heads to China as Tesla seeks solution to woes

Company was forced to raise prices by as much as 20% following trade spat

Tue Jul 10 2018 - 08:31

European shares advance but US futures drift with Asian stocks

Demand for safe-haven assets rises as markets worry about ‘America First’ agenda

Tue Jun 26 2018 - 10:06

EU boosts investment in research and new technologies

The European Commission wants to create hundreds of Digital Innovation Hubs to compete with the US and China in the development of artificial intelligence

Thu May 17 2018 - 06:00

Walmart to buy controlling stake in India’s Flipkart for $16bn

Flipkart’s logistics, payments and apparel businesses ‘offer new areas of growth’

Wed May 09 2018 - 16:15

Tencent shares slide after revenue miss and margin warning

Company says 2018 will be another year of investment

Thu Mar 22 2018 - 18:20

Games firm Supercell profit drops as Clash of Clans sales cool

Core profit falls 20% as revenue for games decline

Wed Feb 14 2018 - 13:02

State’s best fund manager: based in Edinburgh, invests outside the UK

Adam Rudd of Aberdeen Standard Investments favours emerging markets

Wed Jan 31 2018 - 11:48

Toyota unveils customisable self-driving e-Palette vehicle

Big-name partners signed up to make it a reality include Amazon, Uber and Pizza Hut

Mon Jan 08 2018 - 21:41

China’s WeChat denies messaging service is storing user chats

Denial comes after top businessman said he believed Tencent was monitoring accounts

Tue Jan 02 2018 - 07:10

Spotify and Tencent Music to buy stakes in each other

Move comes ahead of expected stock market listing by Spotify next year

Fri Dec 08 2017 - 15:55

Warning signs that big tech stocks may be perilously overvalued

A volatile week for Silicon Valley and across Asia brings underlying fears to the surface

Sat Dec 02 2017 - 05:00

Meet the Kildare man behind this year’s surprise gaming hit

Brendan Greene: It really felt like the universe was looking out for me.

Thu Sept 28 2017 - 15:45

Electronic Arts creates new American football video game

Game allows players to compete on behalf of favorite pro teams for first time

Mon Aug 21 2017 - 17:32

Honour of Kings bolsters Tencent Holdings profits

China’s largest corporation reports 70% income rise to record 18.2 billion yuan

Wed Aug 16 2017 - 12:11

Facebook hits 2bn user mark, doubling in size since 2012

User base for the social media platform is bigger than population of any single country

Wed Jun 28 2017 - 06:49

Alibaba forecasts massive jump in revenue

Chinese e-commerce giant has expanded its range of services

Thu Jun 08 2017 - 12:32

Android creator unveils new smartphone and home assistant device

Andy Rubin launches new firm, Essential Products, to take on the likes of Apple iPhone

Tue May 30 2017 - 19:57

Shares rise as investors speculate Trump dump is overdone

Bank of Ireland, Smurfit Kappa and Glanbia among strongest performers on Dublin’s Iseq

Tue Mar 28 2017 - 19:37

China’s Tencent takes 5% stake in car maker Tesla

Deal gives Tencent a growing presence in the expanding future mobility sector and makes Tesla the second most valuable US auto company

Tue Mar 28 2017 - 13:53