Today’s stock market round-up: How shares fared in Dublin, London, Europe and New York
Oracle’s disappointing quarterly forecasts led to declines in some of the world’s biggest tech names
HSBC
Global shares edge lower ahead of key US data and Nvidia earnings
Markets are in a holding pattern at the start of week that will test risk appetite
Amazon deal lifts tech stocks as Wall Street rally fizzles
Ryanair lifts Iseq index after reporting record second quarter performance
ECB ‘done with rate cuts’ as next move may be a rise
London-based bank HSBC warns wage costs and tariffs may result in a build-up of inflationary pressures in the medium term
HSBC considers ordering all staff back to office 3 days a week
Bank seeking to impose unified approach on sprawling global workforce
HSBC fired investment bankers on bonus day and gave them no bonuses
Lender is taking a tougher approach to costs under new chief executive Georges Elhedery
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Bank of Ireland set aside a provision of £143m last year for a potential compensation scheme stemming from a regulatory examination of the issue
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Distillery calls in receivers as it fails to raise fresh funding
Waterford Whisky invited banker HSBC to appoints receiver to the business
Surviving a shake-up: is restructuring ever good for staff?
As companies from Amazon to Citi overhaul management, experts warn that savings from job cuts can be overtaken by unintended consequences
Global South must be saved from fossil fuels and other climate-harming practices
Ethiopia is among many countries suffering hunger, poverty and misery due to the Global North’s destruction of the planet and its banks financing damaging agricultural programmes and fossil fuel expansion
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More departing CEOs and CFOs are opting for a smorgasbord of director, consulting and mentoring roles
Strong autumn sales offset first-half slowdown at Zara owner Inditex
Fashion giant posts €2.8 billion in net income in six months to end of July
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