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High Court rules against Cooley Distillery
04.07.2008 15:22
breakingnews.ie
The High Court has found that Cooley Distillery have caused confusion by using labelling on bottles of Irish whiskey, sold on the Russian market, similar to that of rival brand Jameson's.
Ireland
Small Business
ISEQ down again
04.07.2008 13:19
breakingnews.ie
The ISEQ index of Irish shares was down today, falling 69.33 points to 4863.23.
Ireland
Small Business
FTSE in freefall
04.07.2008 13:19
breakingnews.ie
Hefty falls in the banking and insurance sectors wiped another 1% off the London market today to close a volatile week for UK blue chips.
Ireland
Small Business
FTSE falls almost 1%
04.07.2008 09:24
breakingnews.ie
London’s FTSE 100 Index fell nearly 1% today as fresh fears surfaced over the banking sector and weak metals prices held back miners.
Ireland
Small Business
BSkyB 'eyeing Spanish pay TV firm'
04.07.2008 07:30
breakingnews.ie
Broadcasting giant BSkyB is mulling a €2.5bn bid for Spanish pay TV platform Digital+, a report said today.
Ireland
Small Business
VRT changes have immediate effect on car buyers
04.07.2008 07:30
breakingnews.ie
New VRT rates introduced this week have apparently led to an immediate increase in the sale of diesel cars.
Ireland
Small Business
Hong Kong and Singapore up
04.07.2008 05:54
breakingnews.ie
HONG KONG: The Hang Seng index closed up 181.0 at 21423.8.
Ireland
Small Business
Ryanair traffic up 19% in June
04.07.2008 05:54
breakingnews.ie
Ryanair has said its traffic grew by 19% in June, compared with the same month last year.
Ireland
Small Business
Readymix expects €10m losses
04.07.2008 05:54
breakingnews.ie
Readymix plc has said it expects to record before-tax losses of about €10m for the first six months of the year.
Ireland
Small Business
YouTube ordered to release user details
04.07.2008 05:54
breakingnews.ie
A US judge has ordered the popular online video-sharing service YouTube to disclose who watches the website’s video clips and when.
Ireland
Small Business
Dow Jones up
04.07.2008 04:32
breakingnews.ie
NEW YORK: The Dow Jones closed up 73.0 at 11288.5.
Ireland
Small Business
John Lewis sales fall
04.07.2008 04:32
breakingnews.ie
UK department store chain John Lewis today said its out-of-town stores suffered most in a sharp sales fall last week.
Ireland
Small Business
Truck discounts ramped up
04.07.2008 04:27
freep.com
The days of the deal are creeping back, at least on big trucks. After years of trying to wean themselves off fat cash-back rebates and special financing discounts, many of the nation's automakers have been jacking up the deals into territories not seen since the summer "employee pricing" craze of 2005.
USA
Small Business
Wobbly shares of GM recover slightly
04.07.2008 04:27
freep.com
Shares of General Motors Corp. rebounded by 1.4% to $10.12 Thursday from a Wednesday low not seen since 1954 as an analyst waved off the threat of bankruptcy but said the automaker may need to raise $10 billion to ride out deteriorating U.S. auto sales.
USA
Small Business
FOCUSING ON RETAIL NICHE: Sales popping at new popcorn store
04.07.2008 04:27
freep.com
In January, David Farber, president of Detroit Popcorn Co., thought he would have to shut down the now 85-year-old business and re-retire at 47. During his first shot at retirement, he sold his 10 Vitamin Outlet stores, sat in his basement and drove his wife nuts before a friend told him Detroit Popcorn was up for sale.
USA
Small Business
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