The Irish Times

Many new technologies have been developed by our world-renowned medtech sector

Covid has forced health service providers to adopt new technologies at a pace which would have been unthinkable a few years ago

Thu Dec 16 2021 - 00:00

European markets stable as investors refrain from big bets

Travel stocks rise and miners fall on mixed day for equities

Wed Aug 18 2021 - 19:04

European stocks hold steady after wobbly start to week

Investors balance risk of Covid spike with recovery signs

Wed Aug 18 2021 - 09:31

Irish Life seeks buyer for Cork city centre retail investments

St Patrick’s St properties guiding at €900k and €1.2m among four assets in BidX1 sale

Wed Mar 10 2021 - 07:13

Great Place to Work programme helping firms improve work environments

‘Having that external benchmarking gave us better clarity on what we need to work on’

Thu Feb 27 2020 - 00:00

Investors adjust to ban on Swiss share trading in EU

Traders say there is no noticeable increase in volumes in Zurich

Mon Jul 01 2019 - 12:24

IMF growth warning and Trump rhetoric bruise global stocks

Iseq all-share index underperformed peers, falling 0.76% on the day

Tue Apr 09 2019 - 17:51

Novartis hands investors Alcon spin-off and $5bn share buyback

Eyecare business had been problematic since Novartis bought it for $52 billion in 2011

Fri Jun 29 2018 - 21:15

Novartis names drugs chief as CEO to deliver return to growth

Joe Jimenez to retire in February after eight years at the helm

Mon Sept 04 2017 - 16:53

Profits and revenues down at Alcon’s Cork-based Irish division

Company, which manufactures intraocular lenses, employs close to 400 people locally

Tue Jul 25 2017 - 12:36

Profit slips at Alcon's Cork-based Irish arm as sales increase

Project expenditure contributes to 4 per cent profit decline at Cork-based eye lens business

Mon Aug 01 2016 - 15:52

Novartis replaces head of eye care division after profit miss

Company says that fourth-quarter core net income fell 5 per cent to $2.707bn

Wed Jan 27 2016 - 10:41

Novartis earnings fall 7% as strong dollar erodes sales

Currency fluctuations undermine CEO’s efforts to increase profitability

Tue Jul 21 2015 - 07:42

Swiss drug maker Novartis reports first quarter profits

Income for core businesses climbed 9 per cent in the quarter to $3.65 billion

Thu Apr 23 2015 - 12:22

Film rights acquired to new fantasy novel ‘Darkmouth’

Alcon Entertainment involved in ‘six-figure’ deal to put Shane Hegarty’s series on to the big screen

Tue Jan 27 2015 - 21:00

Smart contact lens promises to revolutionise diabetes treatment

Google and Novartis team up to develop contact lenses that can measure glucose levels

Tue Jul 15 2014 - 16:21

Rated R: Peugeot’s new RCZ R puts on a model performance

The Peugeot RCZ R is the first of a new series of high-performance models that allow drivers to enjoy Peugeot Sport engineering on the road

Wed Dec 04 2013 - 01:00

Novartis plans to buy back $5bn in stock over next two years

Pharma firm will expand in faster-growing areas of healthcare

Sat Nov 23 2013 - 01:00

Novartis sweetens investors with $5bn share buyback

But drugmaker shies away from announcing any radical surgery to its structure

Fri Nov 22 2013 - 08:07