Insurance Liberty considering selling its Irish insurance business as part of wider dealUS insurance giant Liberty Mutual is looking at offloading its entire European operations
Tech Musk celebrates new Twitter usage high as engineers flee companyTwitter decided to abruptly shut its offices on Thursday after many employees reacted negatively to Musk’s ultimatum of either staying for a new “hardcore” work environment or leaving with three months’ severance
Tech Musk tells staff to accept ‘hardcore’ Twitter or leave Twitter employees must make online pledge by Thursday or quit
Banking Opinion: Ireland is one of the few countries where banking profits are guaranteedMarc Rubinstein writes that customers pay the price of bolstering lenders, just as they did for bailing them out
Tech Slowdown TikTok slashes advertising sales target by $2bn amid global downturnThe downsized ambition reflects a pullback in marketing spending worldwide as companies and consumers tighten budgets and prepare to ride out a potential recession
Northern Ireland Coveney says Brexit standoff on Northern Ireland could be solved by end of the yearThe Minister for Foreign Affairs also said delaying Northern Assembly elections was ‘sensible’
Tech Twitter starts laying off Irish staff as mass job cuts begin More than 500 people are employed at the company’s Dublin office, which is its European headquarters
Tech No word on plans for Irish staff as Twitter looks to cut half of jobs The move comes following the company’s takeover by billionaire Elon Musk
Social Media Elon Musk to scrap lifelong user bans as he takes control of TwitterA stream of executives have left as the billionaire completed his takeover of the social media firm
Banking Thousands of jobs to be cut as Credit Suisse breaks upThe overhaul is an urgent attempt to restore credibility after a succession of big losses
Inflation Bank of Ireland confirms tracker mortage hike after ECB interest rates rise The European Central Bank this afternoon had doubled its key interest rate to the highest level in more than a decade
UK Politics Rishi Sunak set to become UK prime minister after Mordaunt concedesPenny Mordaunt fell short of 100 votes in Tory leadership contest
United Kingdom UK Conservatives race to fix Truss chaos as party faces electoral wipeout Leadership contest aimed at ensuring winner has broad support as backers of Boris Johnson eye comeback
United Kingdom Liz Truss resigns as UK prime minister after Tory backlash Truss now becomes the shortest-serving prime minister in British history having held the office for just 44 days
Work Women are quitting leadership roles faster than everAn executive said the departures ‘could spell disaster’ for companies
United Kingdom Pound and UK bonds rally after Jeremy Hunt scraps Truss tax cuts in bid to salvage credibility Hunt’s decisions reverse almost all of the £45 billion in tax cuts and giveaways announced by Prime Minister Liz Truss in September
Technology Analysis: Zuckerberg’s $1,499 Headsets Won’t Help MetaIn his annual virtual reality conference, the CEO focused on a device that hardly anyone will buy, writes Parmy Olson.
Technology Intel tight-lipped on plans for Irish staff amid move to cut thousands of jobsThe move comes amid a slowdown in the PC market
Markets UK markets whipsaw as confusion reigns over pension supportBank of England doubles-down on end to bond-buying
Global Economy International Monetary Fund warns ‘worst is yet to come’ as efforts to slow inflation raise risks One third of global economy may tip into contraction next year, IMF warns
