The Irish Times

Markets move higher despite ongoing geopolitical uncertainty

Iseq boosted by banks and building stocks

Fri Apr 08 2022 - 19:24

Russia says it will decide on future use of Moscow's Renault plant next week

French car-maker bows to pressure and walks away on major business in Russia

Thu Mar 24 2022 - 17:37

European shares retreat on rising bond yields

Rapid spread of Omicron Covid variant also dents sentiment

Mon Jan 10 2022 - 18:09

Société Générale takes €4.9bn punt on car-leasing boom

French bank’s ALD arm strikes deal to buy rival LeasePlan

Thu Jan 06 2022 - 13:26

Eir’s owner Xavier Niel looks to take his business private

French telecoms billionaire launches offer to buy out his €11bn Iliad telecoms empire

Fri Jul 30 2021 - 12:03

EU freezes 10 banks out of bond sales over antitrust breaches

Big names involved in past market-rigging scandals barred from lucrative recovery plan

Tue Jun 15 2021 - 20:22

Court approves repudiation of Norwegian Air leasing contracts

Airline said move was necessary to ensure its survival

Thu Apr 22 2021 - 16:56

European shares end lower on tech losses

Iseq follows trend and falls back

Tue Feb 23 2021 - 19:28

Irish shares dip as Kerry drop offsets CRH advance

Banks out of sorts at home and in Europe, while payments firms gain in US markets

Thu Feb 11 2021 - 18:06

European shares slip as jump in virus cases offsets vaccine hopes

AstraZeneca’s shares fall 3.8% as traders take into account its vaccine’s lower efficacy rate compared with rivals

Mon Nov 23 2020 - 19:51

European shares sink on lockdown concerns as virus cases surge

Run of negative news drags European bourses into red

Thu Oct 15 2020 - 18:24

Oil price slump weighs on global markets

Iseq up close to 0.3% on stronger banks as Cairn Homes rises on stromg demand for housing

Thu Oct 01 2020 - 22:07

European stocks slide but M&A talk lifts Italian banks

UK stocks lag after new job protection plan underwhelms investors, Iseq unchanged

Thu Sept 24 2020 - 19:26

CaixaBank and Bankia strike deal to create Spain’s biggest lender

Agreement signals long-awaited consolidation in a fragmented banking sector

Fri Sept 18 2020 - 13:39

Renault finalises €5bn French-backed loan

Credit facility carries guarantee from the French state of up to 90% of the total amount borrowed

Wed Jun 03 2020 - 17:19

Crisis-era tools to bring relief for banks in France, Italy and Germany

Economic upheaval could hardly have come at a worse time for banks

Wed Mar 18 2020 - 07:03

Trump summons top bankers for emergency coronavirus meeting

US financial stocks had worst day since 2009 on Monday

Wed Mar 11 2020 - 13:34

Markets take fright as Boris Johnson opens door to hard Brexit

Sterling erases all gains since election exit poll and UK-focused stocks fall

Tue Dec 17 2019 - 12:23

Pound continues rise against dollar as election eases uncertainty

Economic data counters market optimism following Conservative election victory

Mon Dec 16 2019 - 20:16

Global shares reverse course on US-China trade uncertainty

Markets report: Iseq slips 0.74% led lower by banks

Fri Nov 08 2019 - 17:52

Risk appetite returns to market as trade war fears played down

Iseq underperforms peers and Paddy Power Betfair down 1% as name change agreed

Wed May 15 2019 - 17:25

Irish stocks dip amid mixed reaction to company results

Investor confidence in a rally that has sent European stocks shooting up this year shows signs of fraying

Wed Mar 06 2019 - 19:02

European shares give up three-month highs after shock US data

Datalex lower after revealing restructuring plan while Bank of Ireland closes higher

Thu Feb 14 2019 - 18:36

Sterling volatility endures as traders eye Brexit hurdles

Result of UK cabinet meeting to bring next big currency moment

Wed Nov 14 2018 - 15:02

Irish tech firm PFS teams up with PayTop in France

Partnership extended to supporting French institution Banque Palatine

Tue Sept 04 2018 - 10:47

Apple’s trillion-dollar marker encourages investors

Market report: Earnings announcements lift European shares at the end of volatile week

Fri Aug 03 2018 - 19:27

Sterling hits four-month low on weaker retail sales

Against the euro, sterling weakened 0.3 per cent to 89.26 pence in early trading

Thu Jul 19 2018 - 10:32

Italian political crisis sees risk appetite wither in Europe

Market report: Trading light as US and UK holiday but PTSB and INM show activity

Mon May 28 2018 - 18:34

Strong performance by oil stocks boosts European shares

Shares in Game Account Network rise steeply in Dublin and London

Tue May 15 2018 - 20:43

AccorHotels announces long-awaited property spin-off

French hotel group to sell 55% AccorInvest property business to group of investors for €4.4bn

Tue Feb 27 2018 - 18:52

Volatile European markets following strong US inflation data

Ryanair climbs 1.83% to €16.16 on what traders said was good day for the sector

Wed Feb 14 2018 - 21:23

Iseq hits eight-month high as global markets cheer growth indicators

Dow Jones Industrial Average breaks through 25,000-point level for first time

Thu Jan 04 2018 - 19:46

Catalans cast their vote in pivotal independence election

Record turnout expected for vote which could see pro-independence parties stripped of absolute control of region’s parliament

Thu Dec 21 2017 - 11:12

Redundancies expected at Dublin asset manager Pioneer

Pioneer investments merged with Amundi earlier this year

Thu Nov 09 2017 - 10:46