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Building sector 'worst performer' in Europe
12.06.2008 23:28
ireland.com
THE REPUBLIC'S building industry is the worst performer in Europe, according to figures that will be released today at an international conference.
Ireland
Economics & Finance
Japanese groups urged to raise capital efficiency
12.06.2008 23:27
ireland.com
JAPAN WILL be forced to sell its assets cheaply to emerging economies such as China and India unless its corporations raise their capital efficiency and enterprise value, the head of the Tokyo Stock Exchange warned yesterday.
Ireland
Economics & Finance
O2 loses ECJ 2000 case over rival's use of imagery
12.06.2008 23:27
ireland.com
MOBILE PHONE company O2 has lost a case in Europe's highest court over the use of bubbles in an advertising campaign by rival Hutchinson 3G.
Ireland
Economics & Finance
TVC seeking to invest €47m
12.06.2008 23:27
ireland.com
LISTED INVESTMENT vehicle TVC Holdings is seeking to exploit the opportunities presented by low share values by buying into small quoted companies.
Ireland
Economics & Finance
EU set to relent on telecoms authority
12.06.2008 23:27
ireland.com
THE EUROPEAN Commission has signalled it will back down from its push to create a new European telecoms authority in the face of united opposition from European Union governments.
Ireland
Economics & Finance
German banks may face new wave of mergers
12.06.2008 23:27
ireland.com
GERMANY'S BANKING sector may be facing a new wave of mergers and acquisitions with reports that Commerzbank, the number two by assets, is mulling a takeover of Allianz subsidiary Dresdner Bank.
Ireland
Economics & Finance
InBev to make Bud its 'flagship'
12.06.2008 23:27
ireland.com
INBEV, THE global brewer, yesterday launched a public effort to win support for its $46 billion (€29.8 billion) offer for Anheuser-Busch, the largest US brewer and owner of the Budweiser brand.
Ireland
Economics & Finance
Lehman ousts president after $2.8bn loss
12.06.2008 23:27
ireland.com
LEHMAN BROTHERS executed a sudden management shake-up yesterday, ousting its long-serving president and demoting its chief financial officer following a $2.8 billion second-quarter loss that raised questions about its future as an independent bank.
Ireland
Economics & Finance
AIB follows rivals' mortgage-rate increase
12.06.2008 23:27
ireland.com
THE STATE'S biggest bank, AIB, has become the last mainstream lender to increase its mortgage rates in response to the continuing high cost of bank funding due to the global financial crisis.
Ireland
Economics & Finance
Retail sales down for third month
12.06.2008 23:27
ireland.com
RETAIL SALES fell for the third month in a row in April as consumer confidence in the economy continues to decline.
Ireland
Economics & Finance
Dynamics of oil market reveal further price rises on the cards
12.06.2008 23:27
ireland.com
Growth in demand, a fall in supply and increased investment in oil have combined to drive prices up, writes Paul Harris.
Ireland
Economics & Finance
Inflation rate rose to 4.7% in May, CSO says
12.06.2008 23:27
ireland.com
THE ANNUAL rate of inflation increased to 4.7 per cent in May from 4.3 per cent the previous month, according to the Consumer Price Index published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Ireland
Economics & Finance
InShort
12.06.2008 23:26
ireland.com
A round up of today's other stories in brief
Ireland
Economics & Finance
Steep downturn in consumer spending now in prospect
12.06.2008 23:26
ireland.com
Domestic demand is set to fall in volume terms this year, a recent OECD report predicts, writes Paul Tansey.
Ireland
Economics & Finance
Planet Business
12.06.2008 23:26
ireland.com
Laura Slattery takes a sideways glance at business this week
Ireland
Economics & Finance
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