The Irish Times

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

European stocks climb after oil prices hit two-year highs

Diageo and Commerzbank among the gainers, as tech stocks trade in the red

Wed May 12 2021 - 18:49

Keywords Studios makes two more acquisitions

Dublin-based company buys Indigo Pearl and Jinglebell Communications

Thu Dec 17 2020 - 17:04

Gaming wars: Sony and Microsoft gear up with PS5 and Xbox launches

Pandemic forces console giants to innovate to retain share as gaming drifts online

Thu Nov 05 2020 - 05:15

European shares slide as lockdowns dull recovery hopes

Spain declares state of emergency while Germany, France reimpose tighter restrictions

Fri Oct 30 2020 - 18:46

European shares climb on progress with possible Covid-19 vaccine

Iseq underperforms, closing 0.68% higher

Mon Jul 13 2020 - 18:09

Keywords shrugs off Covid-19 impact, sticks to full-year forecast

Dublin-based gaming company expecting revenues of €326m, up 30% on prior year

Wed Mar 25 2020 - 10:50

Keywords Studios named technology company of the year

Other Technology Ireland award winners include Nova Leah, Cognizant and Version 1

Fri Nov 22 2019 - 23:59

Rise in European markets but Brexit fears weigh on building sector

Markets report: Bullish analysis prompts Ryanair rise while banks have positive day

Mon Oct 07 2019 - 19:01

Keywords Studios acquires German voiceover specialist for €3.7m

Service provider says revenue rose almost 40 per cent to €153.2 million in first half

Wed Sept 18 2019 - 07:33

Keywords Studios agrees €140m credit facility, posts rise in revenues

Video gaming company reports a 17% rise in first-half group revenues to €146m

Wed Jul 31 2019 - 08:21

Dublin’s Keyword Studios acquires Canadian company for €2.12m

Acquisition will give audio description services company its first studio in Vancouver

Wed Jun 12 2019 - 07:54

Teamwork founders up for EY World Entrepreneur of the Year award

Peter Coppinger and Dan Mackey out to represent Ireland in Monaco this week

Tue Jun 04 2019 - 05:00

Markets recover from early dip as trade tensions soften

Sterling down as Theresa May’s future as prime minister in balance

Thu May 16 2019 - 18:24

Tech giants turn to Netflix model for future of gaming

Google and Apple challenge standard access to games provided by Sony and Microsoft

Thu Apr 04 2019 - 04:24

Google to shake up games market with new streaming service Stadia

New platform will give players access to games via the web instead of consoles or PCs

Wed Mar 20 2019 - 12:10

Keywords Studios acquires GetSocial for undisclosed sum

Company has developed a cloud-based platform to manage social interactions

Thu Feb 21 2019 - 08:35

European shares edge higher after Italian banks make gains

Electronic Arts and Ocado among the fallers, while CRH is key mover in Dublin

Wed Feb 06 2019 - 18:35

Revenues and profits soar at Dublin-based Keywords Studios

Company acquired eight businesses last year but also saw a 10% rise in organic growth

Thu Jan 31 2019 - 08:00

Davy upgrades Dublin-based Keywords Studios to ‘outperform’

Upgrade comes despite Keywords recently predicting below-consensus full-year revenue

Tue Jan 08 2019 - 18:30

Keyword Studios predicts full-year pretax profits of about €37m

Dublin-based gaming group also announces deal to buy Sunny Side Up for CAD5.9m

Fri Dec 21 2018 - 07:41

European shares dip though takeover bid lifts Serena Williams’s racquet maker

Iseq edges higher after five sessions of losses with Aryzta leading list of advancing stocks

Tue Sept 11 2018 - 18:47

Keywords Studios acquires Japanese company for €1.27m

Dublin gaming firm with €1.15bn market value acquired another company last week

Mon Jul 23 2018 - 09:45

Game on for Keywords Studios as it acquires Canadian company Snowed In

Dublin-headquartered but London-listed gaming company on acquisition trail

Fri Jul 20 2018 - 08:55

Irish video game firm to buy London agency for £5.2m

Keywords Studios swoops for Fire Without Smoke, the latest in a string of acquisitions

Wed May 30 2018 - 07:48

Stock markets rally after trade war fears ebb

Tech, industrial and financial stocks all make gains as US-China tensions appear to ease

Thu Apr 05 2018 - 19:52

Shares fall as trade war concerns depress confidence

In Europe financials contributed the most to losses with banking sector down 0.9 per cent

Wed Mar 21 2018 - 20:42

Game on for London-listed Irish firm that operates below the radar

Andrew Day is chief executive of Keywords Studios, the billion dollar company you’ve probably never heard about

Fri Mar 02 2018 - 06:00

Irish video gaming studio Keywords expects big rise in revenues

Group made 11 acquisitions last year and expects pretax profit of €22.5m

Thu Feb 01 2018 - 09:15

Dublin-based Keywords Studios makes second acquisition this week

Video gaming firm snaps up Localizadora Latam just days after buying Sperasoft

Fri Dec 15 2017 - 09:47

Irish game developer Keywords Studios buys US firm in $27m deal

Keywords has bought Sperasoft, which employs 400 software engineers and artists

Wed Dec 13 2017 - 14:23

Weak pound boosts the FTSE 100 while European shares slip back

Ryanair fell more than 4% after news that some Dublin pilots have voted to strike

Mon Dec 11 2017 - 19:12

Trump’s tax reform plans drag on markets

Kerry Group, CRH, Ryanair and Paddy Power Betfair see small gains in Dublin

Wed Nov 08 2017 - 20:12

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