The Irish Times

Intercom to create 150 new jobs at Dublin HQ

Expansion of local team to 400-plus comes as Irish tech unicorn edges nearer public listing

Thu Dec 16 2021 - 06:00

Stripe ‘in early discussions with investment banks about going public’

Company considering market debut through direct listing or initial public offering as soon as next year

Fri Sept 10 2021 - 23:03

US to export further 20m Covid-19 vaccines, Biden announces

Move marks first time vaccines already approved by US regulators will be sent abroad

Mon May 17 2021 - 19:30

Patrick and John Collison: Stripe’s 30-something billionaires

Irish brothers online payments group Stripe is now valued at $95bn, after raising $600m this week

Fri Mar 19 2021 - 20:15

No promise of a happy new year for Big Tech as EU and US lawmakers bear down

Growing antitrust and regulatory moves will change how big platforms do business

Tue Jan 05 2021 - 05:50

California moves cruelly on gig economy workers

Proposition 22 hits rights, health and dignity of many of workforce’s most vulnerable

Thu Nov 05 2020 - 05:00

Uber and Lyft shares jump as California set to pass gig-worker ballot measure

Voters endorse proposal for drivers to remain independent contractors

Wed Nov 04 2020 - 17:14

Dublin Bus needs extra funding and more efficient routes to overhaul its image

Smiley political photoshoots won’t compensate for underfunding of public transport

Tue Sept 29 2020 - 12:37

Last-minute reprieve for Uber and Lyft in California

Companies said they would be unable to comply with new law considering drivers as employees

Thu Aug 20 2020 - 20:54

Deel launches payroll solution in Irish market and plans to take on local staff

Fintech company recently secured $14m in funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz

Thu Aug 13 2020 - 05:00

Uber to cut 3,700 jobs due to coronavirus hit

Car-booking company announces it will reduce corporate headcount by 14 per cent

Wed May 06 2020 - 20:41

Karlin Lillington: Are app ride services taking us in the right direction?

The likes of Uber and Lyft have created major congestion headaches for airports

Thu Feb 13 2020 - 06:00

Volkswagen to hit 1m electric cars milestone two years early

Carmaker says it expects to reach 1m by end of 2023 and 1.5m by end of 2025

Fri Dec 27 2019 - 17:40

Beware of IPOs and it can pay to be greedy: Investor lessons from 2019

This year was an excellent one for stock markets despite much fretting last Christmas

Tue Dec 17 2019 - 05:00

Uber uncovers 3,000 sexual assault claims last year in review

Ride-hailing company released safety report detailing allegations involving drivers or passengers

Fri Dec 06 2019 - 06:54

Booking.com owner becomes latest to drop Facebook’s Libra

International scrutiny has made social network’s cryptocurrency a contentious project

Mon Oct 14 2019 - 20:28

Airbnb long-awaited Wall Street debut earmarked for 2020

San Francisco-based company is thought to be laying the groundwork for a direct listing rather than an IPO of shares

Tue Oct 01 2019 - 18:02

WeWork’s IPO flop a cautionary tale for Collisons as Stripe hits $35bn value

Valuation jumps 55% since start of year but stock market proving more hard-headed

Fri Sept 20 2019 - 17:03

WeWork is considering slashing the valuation it will seek in IPO

Shared office company is looking to a value of $20bn, less than half its valuation during a private fundraising round in January

Fri Sept 06 2019 - 14:53

Uber loses $5bn, misses Wall Street targets despite easing price war

Revenue growth slows to $3.2bn as costs jump 147 per cent in the quarter to $8.65bn

Fri Aug 09 2019 - 10:07

WeWork boss’s move to extract cash adds to red flags before IPO

CRH’s Albert Manifold keeps it simple with one eye on company’s Swedish investors

Fri Jul 19 2019 - 17:05

US Fed chairman says Facebook’s Libra ‘raises serious concerns’

Jay Powell warns the crypto project cannot move forward before concerns are addressed

Wed Jul 10 2019 - 18:03

Uber shares sink 8% on market debut

Ride-hailing app valued at $70bn at close, much below expectations

Fri May 10 2019 - 21:18

Uniphar carries hopes of Dublin market with a possible €150m IPO

Cantillon: The pharmaceutical firm has begun sounding out potential investors

Thu Apr 25 2019 - 06:26

Stocktake: Earnings season expected to be lacklustre

Stocks are on the cusp of all-time highs and at the upper end of their five-year range

Tue Apr 16 2019 - 05:45

Lyft slips below IPO price on second day of trading

Ride-hailing company mirrors Facebook’s debut in 2012

Mon Apr 01 2019 - 17:10

Brexit uncertainty fails to dent Irish stocks

The Iseq all-share index rose just under 1.5%, buoyed by stocks with building exposure

Fri Mar 29 2019 - 18:44

Shares in Lyft surge to $87.34 on first day as public company

Lyft’s initial public offering raised $2.3bn at an issue price of $72

Fri Mar 29 2019 - 16:48

Levi Strauss shares jump up to 35% on return to market

IPO raises €546m for jeans maker, making it the largest in the US to date this year

Thu Mar 21 2019 - 09:13

Investors in denial still gambling on overvalued tech stocks

Maybe another dotcom bubble and rupture needed to illustrate the steep learning curve

Thu Mar 21 2019 - 05:11

Lyft’s IPO oversubscribed on road show’s second day

Ride-hailing startup could exceed $23 bn valuation it is seeking

Wed Mar 20 2019 - 10:09

Ride-hailing firm Lyft beats Uber in IPO race

High-profile tech unicorn last valued at $15bn

Thu Dec 06 2018 - 14:56

Alibaba scales back Silicon Valley presence amid Trump crackdown

Chinese ecommerce giant’s venture arm has announced only one new US project this year

Thu Jun 28 2018 - 12:40

Scooter wars: US investors rush to hitch a rise on latest funding frenzy

Electric scooter start-up Bird valued at $2bn

Wed Jun 13 2018 - 14:53