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After years of bumper profits driven by rising rates, limited competition and a captive customer base, the tide may be turning on the three domestic...
As well as slashing costs, the company is investing $2.2 billion in capital expenditure this year
Rarely a week goes by without a warning that the market is becoming increasingly impossible to navigate
Strip out the distractions and what’s left is a pure-play energy group with ambitions across EVs and LNG
Blocking the Bord na Móna sale would be a small but significant first move to creating a national waste operator focused on the public interest
Rapid expansion in day-to-day spending off the back of unstable corporate tax revenues a fundamental weakness which could lead to real pain for many
Companies like BP, Kroger, and McDonald’s are rewriting the rulebook on executive conduct
The world we’ve known of free trade and open markets so that all countries could develop and prosper is over
The US commerce secretary’s swipe hurts because it is true, and while we are worrying about tariffs, a direct strike on the corporate tax base would...
Shareholders want strong leadership, but are unlikely to accept excessive payouts that could erode value
Shareholders want strong leadership, but are unlikely to accept excessive payouts that could erode value
The online behemoth holds all the power, and the risk is that today’s beneficiaries will become tomorrow’s cautionary tales
The Irish company has outperformed recently and momentum is moving in its direction as it eyes an audacious bid for a bigger, rival firm
As a result, we have an economy held back, opportunities squandered, and a planning process that serves paralysis over progress
Carvill is fronting a consortium financed by Abu Dhabi’s Oryx Global Partners that is seeking to acquire the company
Dublin Airport is a national asset and key to Ireland’s economic future, yet it is being stymied by effectively local gripes
The Irish Ferries owner has been paying out an astonishing return of €570 million between dividends and buybacks – despite a market cap of just...
It is time to not just talk about lifting these restrictions, but simply get rid of them now
If you believe a US pharma executive is opening a major office in Dublin anytime soon, I’ve got a bridge you might be interested in buying
The listed firm has put a difficult boardroom battle behind it but bigger changes in the business environment will be needed to change its fortunes...
With AIB set to exit state ownership, that sunny payday for PTSB shareholders may be a few years off unless something happens to unlock its potential
With recriminations continuing over the state’s reaction to the historic event, the final clean-up bill is set to be way in excess of €200 million
Investors would be wise to buckle up, because if a trade war does break out there will be losers and winners on both sides
Investors would be wise to buckle up, because if a trade war does break out there will be losers and winners on both sides
The investors who have bought into rugby want to make money, and that may well mean the end of free-to-air matches between nations
The famous Irish stout has rarely been as popular or fashionable so it might be time for the ailing parent to capitalise on it
Establishing a council of grandees with business expertise and experience would inject much needed energy into a moribund system
Its radical shift should please investors, with Goodbody Stockbrokers this week naming the company as its top stock pick this year
Paul Coulson will need every one of his dealmaking abilities to steer the company he built through the choppy waters ahead
With so much geo-political uncertainty and war in Europe continuing, Ireland’s ability to create jobs is facing unprecedented challenges
From Washington to Berlin, Trump 2.0, tariffs, greater banking competition, battle over TikTok all lie ahead
Business Post columnist Ian Guider takes a look at the successes, scandals, threats and controversies that dominated that dominated the business...
Privatising bin collection has not worked for customers, instead we need to bring waste management back into public control
Privatising bin collection has not worked for customers, instead we need to bring waste management back into public control
We need a full explanation for shuttering the NDRC, and a plan to back Irish companies and entrepreneurs
Quiet diplomacy won’t work in Maga-land and so we need someone who can do business there on our behalf without having to hold their nose
€500 million sale to the Kerry co-op frees the publicly-listed giant from its past, allowing it to focus on its hugely profitable taste and...
RTÉ swallows up huge chunks of media advertising while also enjoying huge support from the taxpayer that commercial operators can only dream of
Chinese firm Wuxi’s Dundalk plant is the kind of operation new administration will be targeting from January
Chinese firm Wuxi’s Dundalk plant is the kind of operation new administration will be targeting from January