European shares decline again as recession-fearing investors remain on edgeAirbus, Apple and Tesla among the stocks under pressure on WednesdayWed Dec 07 2022 - 18:32
Bill Malone to leave Virgin Media TelevisionDirector of content will depart in new year after six years at the broadcasterWed Dec 07 2022 - 13:00
Laura Slattery: End of multiple eras as new brooms arrive in media top jobsExit of John Ryley, long-serving head of Sky News, is latest industry leadership change in a year full of themMon Dec 05 2022 - 15:49
What would USA 2022, the World Cup that never was, have been like?Planet Business: Britain’s ‘Kormageddon’, the latest ‘30 under 30′ list and a possible sequel to The Big ShortSat Dec 03 2022 - 06:00
What’s going on with Ireland’s ‘unexplained’ gender pay gap?New legislation means December will see organisations with more than 250 employees publish details of how they pay men and how they pay womenSat Dec 03 2022 - 05:00
Government on track for record end-year surplus as tax boom continuesExchequer boosted by strong income and corporation tax revenues in November but Paschal Donohoe warns of ‘artificially positive picture’Fri Dec 02 2022 - 16:30
European shares rise after lower-than-expected inflation boosts case for smaller rate hikesInvestor sentiment also buoyed by hopes of coronavirus curbs being eased in ChinaWed Nov 30 2022 - 19:25
An Post keeps gender pay gap closed as it signals female recruitment pushEmployers are set to reveal a spate of gender pay gaps in December, many for the first timeWed Nov 30 2022 - 05:05
Independent producers and TG4 on track for content-levy boostMinister for Media Catherine Martin has introduced a string of amendments to the Online Safety and Media Regulation BillTue Nov 29 2022 - 18:48
There’s a super-app for that: how mega-billionaires want us to fall for their ‘everything’ appsX marks the spot for Elon Musk as he eyes up China’s WeChat as inspiration for his Twitter plansTue Nov 29 2022 - 05:21
European stocks fall as Chinese protests spark economic jittersBut Amazon shares climb in New York amid expectations of strong Cyber Monday salesMon Nov 28 2022 - 18:55
Europe dreams of an energy-efficient Christmas as lights go off earlyPlanet Business: Football clubs change ownership, Penguin pays up for abandoned merger and Ticketmaster enrages ticket buyersSat Nov 26 2022 - 06:00
Closure of local Irish newspapers set to ‘accelerate’ after loss of 17 titles since 2008Print sector has seen ‘an exodus’ of experienced journalists and specialist correspondents, Oireachtas media committee also hearsThu Nov 24 2022 - 17:49
The Irish Times Group posts operating profit of €2.9mRevenues at Irish media group rose 6.4% last year but energy and newsprint cost pressures increasedThu Nov 24 2022 - 16:00
Subscription streaming services still lag broadcasters on average viewing time, TAM Ireland findsRatings body has installed Nielsen technology in a panel of Irish homes to track usage of subscription video-on-demand and video-sharing platformsThu Nov 24 2022 - 12:07
European shares climb as investors hope for end to interest rate hikesMining stocks lead equities higher, offsetting losses for Swiss lender Credit SuisseWed Nov 23 2022 - 19:59
Cost-of-living takes shine off ‘revenge Christmas’ for sequinned-up fashion retailersClothing advertisers want price-sensitive shoppers to fall for their post-pandemic charms, but consumer sentiment has not gone their wayMon Nov 21 2022 - 15:43
Christmas will be ‘careful’ but not cancelled as consumer sentiment drops againSix in 10 Irish people plan to spend less on gifts and entertainment with a sense of ‘feel poor’ likely to be pronounced this ChristmasMon Nov 21 2022 - 05:15
PrepayPower profit falls 40% to €8.5m with further decline expectedDividend of €19m paid to parent company of the pay-as-you-go energy supplierMon Nov 21 2022 - 05:00
Irish economy ranked seventh best out of 33 countries for private businessesThe State improves its position in PwC index but does not score well on inflationary pressures, education spending or cybersecurityMon Nov 21 2022 - 04:45
‘Significant’ new wave of food inflation expected amid strengthening US dollarSeen & Heard: Wind farm finance; Lansdowne Place legal claims; Dublin Airport’s north runway; Louis Fitzgerald restaurant plans, AerCap’s insurance battle, KBC staff transferSun Nov 20 2022 - 12:46
No art in finance as climate activists stage ‘intervention’ targeting Europe’s biggest fossil fuel-funderPlanet Business: Paris 2024′s revolutionary mascots, peak population and the wild story of FTX and Sam Bankman-FriedSat Nov 19 2022 - 06:15
Drury Communications made profit of €76,000 in 2021Public relations agency returned to Irish ownership after management buyout in 2020Thu Nov 17 2022 - 12:41
European shares fall as retail and automotive stocks go into declineA weak sales forecast at US retailer Target and higher-than-expected UK inflation reignites alarm about consumer spendingWed Nov 16 2022 - 18:13
Air fares set to rise amid ‘stubbornly high’ fuel prices, Willie Walsh says‘No way’ that airlines can absorb higher jet kerosene costs once their hedging contracts unwind, aviation industry boss warnsWed Nov 16 2022 - 16:51
Irish business sentiment kept weak by inflation and supply chain pressures Companies here are the most upbeat in Europe on hiring plans, but confidence remains low overall, an Accenture and S&P Global survey findsTue Nov 15 2022 - 12:55
Laura Slattery: Matt Hancock the World Cup warm-up act in TV’s theatre of bad dreamsFeelgood goes out of fashion with I’m a Celebrity’s nauseous contestant choice set to segue into Fifa’s Qatar disgraceTue Nov 15 2022 - 05:00
Meet the world leaders driving us down the ‘highway to climate hell’Planet Business: Slimming margins at Penneys, the third richest man in the world and Mark Zuckerberg’s message to Meta employeesSat Nov 12 2022 - 06:15
Stocks rally and investor anxiety eases after lower than expected US inflation dataAmazon’s share price surges after chief executive Andy Jassy signals cost reviewThu Nov 10 2022 - 18:59
State will need to retain universal social charge, Paschal Donohoe saysIrish income tax receipts are exposed to the wave of global tech sector job losses now underwayThu Nov 10 2022 - 16:21
Bauer Media Audio agrees deal to buy Cork’s Red FMAcquisition is subject to regulatory approval from the Competition and Consumer Protection CommissionThu Nov 10 2022 - 14:37
Ray D’Arcy listener figures drop to new low as Irish radio audiences move closer to pre-pandemic levelsRay Foley adds listeners on Today FM but Ray D’Arcy drops to a new low on RTÉ Radio 1Thu Nov 10 2022 - 12:00
IDA says ‘several weeks’ before scale of job losses at tech firms is clearCompanies have ‘in recent days sounded warnings about reducing costs’, committee toldWed Nov 09 2022 - 10:59
Laura Slattery: Elon Musk not the only social media boss winging it on the cusp of recessionMultibillionaires they may be, but those in charge of Big Tech do not always know what they’re doingTue Nov 08 2022 - 05:38
Irish animation companies are in Hollywood this week for networking summitScreen Ireland and Enterprise Ireland have led a delegation of 11 companies to the Los Angeles eventMon Nov 07 2022 - 18:02
Claddagh Records poised to become ‘living, breathing’ record label again Universal Music is introducing the Irish company’s ‘treasure trove’ of music and spoken word to a new audienceMon Nov 07 2022 - 05:45
Tickets, please: world’s longest passenger train winds its way into record booksPlanet Business: Tinder’s stellar quarter, Rishi Sunak’s new director of communications and a busy week for Chief TwitSat Nov 05 2022 - 06:15
European stocks enjoy broad rally for fourth straight weekly gainMining and luxury goods stocks are boosted by hopes China will relax its Covid-19 curbsFri Nov 04 2022 - 18:05
Dale Farm pretax profits quadruple to €22.6mIrish dairy producer saw foodservice business recover as pandemic restrictions eased in year to end of MarchFri Nov 04 2022 - 05:02
Virgin Media Television revenues rise 21% as advertising income recoversBroadcaster’s losses fell last year as advertisers returned to the market and its audience share grewThu Nov 03 2022 - 16:40
Services sector expands but loses momentum in OctoberService sector activity growth in Ireland continued to lose momentum in October but there were some “quite encouraging” signsThu Nov 03 2022 - 05:00
European shares give up early gains as investors grow cautiousMarkets slip ahead of Federal Reserve’s interest rate decisionWed Nov 02 2022 - 19:15
‘Dramatic effect’ of pandemic on Irish businesses still being feltWarning companies are being hit by a ‘double whammy of pandemic supports drying up and the cost-of-living crisis’Wed Nov 02 2022 - 17:52
Irish Independent owner Mediahuis buys price comparison site Switcher.ieEuropean media group’s purchase of the profitable Irish platform follows its acquisition of CarzoneWed Nov 02 2022 - 11:48
Netflix cancels Wicklow-filmed teen series Fate: The Winx SagaFantasy drama made at Ardmore Studios has come to an end after two seasonsTue Nov 01 2022 - 18:02
New car registrations fell 2.1% year-on-year in OctoberElectric vehicle ownership continues to rise sharply, figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry showTue Nov 01 2022 - 15:44
Laura Slattery: BBC and Disney, once galaxies apart, now live in same franchise-loving universeA deal on Doctor Who has taken business relations between the two entertainment giants to another dimensionTue Nov 01 2022 - 05:00
This week’s hardest job: finding jurors who can be impartial about Donald TrumpPlanet Business: Taylor Swift’s record-shifting week, Rishi Sunak’s leftover lectern and Big Tech’s fears for a recessionSat Oct 29 2022 - 06:15
Whole new world for Disney as it plans year of 100th birthday celebrationsConcerts, exhibitions and merchandise lined up for 2023 as the Walt Disney Company seeks to make financial outlays pay off againFri Oct 28 2022 - 15:20
Demand for upskilling courses high but costs remain biggest barrier, says reportUCD Professional Academy highlights desire for weekday evening part-time coursesThu Oct 27 2022 - 04:45
