World / Small Business
Cowen to promote Ireland as business base
16.07.2008 20:18
breakingnews.ie
Taoiseach Brian Cowen will tonight use the final leg of his official trip to the US to highlight the potential of Ireland as an international business base and tourism hotspot.
Ireland
Small Business
Entrepreneurial Edge: Bartering Expands in the Internet Age
16.07.2008 18:08
nytimes.com
One of the largest “little” industries of small companies in America, the trade exchange business has developed broadly over the past 25 years.
World
Small Business
Drop in oil price boosts Wall Street
16.07.2008 17:17
breakingnews.ie
Wall Street - at least for the moment - shrugged off some of its many concerns today and bounded higher thanks to a drop in oil prices.
Ireland
Small Business
DAX up
16.07.2008 14:27
breakingnews.ie
FRANKFURT: The DAX 30 closed up 73.7 at 6155.4.
Ireland
Small Business
Tánaiste: Soaring fuel costs damaging competitiveness
16.07.2008 14:27
breakingnews.ie
The Tánaiste Mary Coughlan has said that the soaring cost of fuel is endangering competitiveness.
Ireland
Small Business
Beleaguered banks fight back on FTSE
16.07.2008 13:21
breakingnews.ie
The embattled banking sector fought back from hefty falls on the London market today as the US Federal Reserve sought to offer reassurance over America’s troubled financial sector.
Ireland
Small Business
Krugerrand down
16.07.2008 12:18
breakingnews.ie
The krugerrand closed at 963.00 – 1007.00 compared with 970.00 – 1014.00 previously.
Ireland
Small Business
Greektown to hire 400 for permanent casino, hotel
16.07.2008 12:17
freep.com
Weeks after Greektown Casino laid off 89 workers in Chapter 11 cost-cutting efforts, casino officials say they will begin Thursday to screen candidates for 400 new positions for its permanent casino and hotel.
USA
Small Business
HBOS bank to axe 650 jobs
16.07.2008 11:41
breakingnews.ie
Up to 650 jobs are being cut at Halifax Bank of Scotland as part of plans to merge two of its business banking divisions, it was announced today.
Ireland
Small Business
Argos distribution workers plan 24-hour walkout
16.07.2008 11:40
breakingnews.ie
Distribution workers at four UK sites run by retail giant Argos will stage a 24-hour strike tomorrow in a row over pay.
Ireland
Small Business
Iona announces Chariot partnership
16.07.2008 10:22
breakingnews.ie
Iona Technologies today announced that Chariot Solutions, a technology consulting firm specializing in Java and Open Source software development, has become a FUSE(TM) Partner.
Ireland
Small Business
Luminar under pressure as clubbers stay at home in UK
16.07.2008 10:22
breakingnews.ie
Britain’s biggest nightclub operator said today that cash-strapped clubbers were going out less as they face up to “one of the most difficult years in recent times”.
Ireland
Small Business
UK: Co-op 'fifth biggest food chain' after Somerfield buy out
16.07.2008 09:18
breakingnews.ie
The Co-op today hailed its return to the big league of food retailing thanks to a £1.6bn (€2bn) takeover of rival Somerfield.
Ireland
Small Business
ISEQ on the back foot
16.07.2008 07:18
breakingnews.ie
The ISEQ index of Irish shares was down this morning, falling 47.18 points to 4,307.44.
Ireland
Small Business
FTSE slips
16.07.2008 07:18
breakingnews.ie
Banking stocks sustained fresh losses today as the crisis of confidence in the the US mortgage market crossed the Atlantic to batter London stocks.
Ireland
Small Business
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