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Finance union calls for banking levy to be widened to Revolut and other fintechs

Minister has launched public consultation on levy, which was introduced in 2014 and due to come to end in December 2023

The banker and the butcher who have given ginger beer a taste makeover

Father and daughter, Kevin and Rachel Byrne, are the co-founders of Zingibeer

Markets little changed as US inflation data holds few surprises

US consumer price index comes in marginally below expectations, with core prices as expected

Gauge of global equities falls after weak Chinese trade data

Ryanair the ‘talk of the town’ among Dublin investors after it struck a deal to buy up to 300 Boeing 737 Max 10 aircraft

Francesca McDonagh’s survival at UBS may boost Irish banks

Former Bank of Ireland chief executive’s success shows Irish lenders can be used as springboard to greater things

European shares end higher, lifted by healthcare and bank stocks

AIB and Bank of Ireland enjoy positive sentiment

AIB boss Colin Hunt is clearly blessed with a brass neck

Bank net interest income soars as it gets high returns on excess savings even while raising lending rates modestly

European shares advance on solid earnings and as investors digest ECB increase

Iseq All Share index ends session up 1.3%

ECB hikes again, Galway jobs, and the four day work week

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Markets slide on US bank jitters

The Iseq index gave up close to 0.4% in trading on Thursday

AIB defends ‘miserable’ deposit rates and says increases ‘on the agenda’

Bank is ‘deeply conscious’ of its obligations to ‘broad array of customers’, said chief executive Colin Hunt

AIB upgrades forecasts after ‘very strong’ first quarter

Government has continued to lower its stake in the bank this year, reducing it to 53.4% last week

After the departures of Ulster Bank and KBC Bank, what’s left for Irish consumers?

The range of services on offer from traditional banks, online challenger banks, An Post and the credit unions can vary widely, so pick with care

Manufacturing downturn continues as weak demand hits production

AIB figures show April was the fourth month in the past six that activity in the sector deteriorated

European shares advance on strong corporate earnings

Iseq creeps up with Smurfit jumping 4.7%

New financial scams come with minor variations on familiar themes, warns AIB

Bank urges people to be extremely cautious and vigilant at all times when conducting transactions, says head of financial crime Carol Lawton

Recession and bank fears weigh on European shares

Strong tech results ease Wall Street concerns about lenders

State’s holding in AIB to fall to 53.4% after €215.3m share buyback

Bank also to pay the State €88.6 million via a dividend

All quiet on the markets front as attention turns to earnings reports

Credit Suisse reported client outflows of €64 billion in first quarter

AIB to give staff suffering domestic abuse 10 days of paid leave

Lender announces suite of new measures to support employees who have suffered domestic violence or abuse

Ulster Bank has shut its doors. What does this mean for the future of banking in Ireland?

Mapping Ireland’s Bank Closures: More than a third of bank branches have closed since 2008 and the future seems likely to hold more of the same

Stocks slide on weak US jobless data

Tesla’s 8.7 per cent tumble puts pressure on equities indices

Shares fall as inflation fears resurface

FTSE 100 falls after another surprisingly strong UK inflation reading

With only three big banks left, are Irish consumers bereft of choice?

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Global stocks rise to reach highest level since early February

Euronext Dublin outperforms European peers as a number of its heavy hitters drag it up almost 1.5%

AIB’s Haven and EBS to increase selected variable mortgage rates

Irish banks continue to trail European peers in passing on ECB rate hikes

Savings: If you have cash on deposit you’re losing money. Not just a bit, but a lot

Ironically, consumers are losing out in part because they already have too much money on deposit at banks

‘I am baffled by the lack of help, lack of humanity, lack of customer service from PTSB’

Pricewatch: How accidentally transferring cash to the wrong account turned into an epic ordeal for an unfortunate customer

European shares buoyed by positive earnings from major US banks

AIB and Bank of Ireland follow their European counterparts higher

AIB app and internet banking hit by temporary outage

Bank said services were out for about two hours on Friday

More than 60,000 main Ulster and KBC current accounts still open last month

About 85 per cent of accounts open at start of last year closed or inactive at the end of March

European blue-chip stocks hit 22-year high amid signs of cooling US inflation

Investors bet US Federal Reserve could pause rate hikes

Irish mortgage rates fell surprisingly in February

Central Bank figures find Ireland had third lowest rates in euro zone but only because savers are subsidising borrowers

Global markets rally as traders expect interest rates to peak soon

Dublin market outperforms international peers as it finishes the day up 1.7% on the back of strong rallies

Warning on electricity costs, O’Flynn’s zoned land tax bill, and RTE’s next DG

Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

Let’s go premium: four options if you’re upgrading your bank account

You’ll need to earn at least €100,000 to qualify for some banks’ offerings

Companies with €2bn of Covid tax debt urged not to ‘bury heads in sand’

Insolvency expert expects an increase in litigation against borrowers in arrears that have not been ‘engaging constructively’ with lenders

Mixed bag for markets ahead of Easter break

Irish shares recovered some lost ground with the Iseq up more than 1%

Services sector reports difficulties sourcing and retaining staff

Latest PMI data from AIB indicates tentative signs of improvement with regards to inflationary pressures

Cuts by Opec+ ripple through global markets

The Iseq gave back 1 per cent, dragged lower by tourism and building materials stocks

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