Markets Return or reputation? Néstle and GSK cases show what really drives ESG actionInvestors filed a resolution against Nestlé on healthy foods but have not taken interest in GSK’s involvement in the mother and baby crisis
Markets Ken Fisher: Rural Ireland has all the ingredients to become new Silicon ValleyModern technology means we are no longer prisoners of geography. Ireland should look outside Dublin for its next tech unicorn, Ken Fisher writes
Markets Funds short €1.4bn of Smurfit Kappa stock ahead of WestRock mergerNearly 14 per cent of company’s shares are being shorted as funds try to capitalise on its pending merger with US packaging company
Markets Market wrap: Stocks on the rise as UK and US data paints mixed inflation pictureThe UK issued labour market figures after the US published its latest inflation figures
Markets London fund takes short bet against Glanbia worth €23mMirabella has taken position against nutrition giant, which last month reported a 20 per cent jump in profits
Stock Take FBD investors could be in line for another special dividendThe insurer is also looking to exit the London Stock Exchange in a boost to Euronext Dublin
The Big Picture Vincent Boland: Bitcoin rises from the dead ... and it stinks to high heavenCrypto universe is shrouded in mystification, boosterism and investor credulousness
Market Analysis Explainer: Will the British Isa revive the FTSE - and could it work for the Irish market?Chancellor Jeremy Hunt introduced an extra £5,000 tax break for investors to put cash in UK equities
Markets Shares in meal box firm HelloFresh plummet on back of disappointing outlookThe Berlin-based company said it was “unlikely” to reach its mid-term targets
Markets Michael McGrath: I will work to revive Irish stock marketThe finance minister is visiting London as part of a three-day trip promoting Irish business
Companies Novo shares soar as firm teases new obesity drug Danish drugmaker released promising data on an experimental pill similar to wonder drugs Ozempic and Wegovy
Market Analysis Market wrap: Global markets rise as politics rules the dayStock markets on both sides of the Atlantic are trading up following a busy political agenda
Markets Market Wrap: Iseq regains momentum as global markets watch political agendaThe Iseq All Share started Monday on the front foot as FD Technologies scrapped back
Markets Nvidia climbs to world’s third most valuable company Chip giant overtook Saudi Aramco on Friday trade, closing above the $2 trillion mark for the first time
Retail Colm Lauder: A retail property investment boom is coming this yearAssets in the sector have struggled over the last decade but 2024 will be a turning point for the market
Markets Ireland’s share of exchange-traded fund market ‘to rise above $3 trillion’ by 2030The state’s share of the European market currently stands at 70 per cent
Companies Food group Dole trading up as it delivers higher revenues Weakness in the North American business took away from stronger performances in its EMEA and fresh fruit divisions
Markets London Stock Exchange owner hopeful for more IPOs this yearThe company has been under pressure due to firms delisting, a similar problem facing the Dublin exchange
Markets Market wrap: CRH shares soar but Aer Lingus-owner splutters Shares in Aer Lingus owner IAG dropped immediately following this mornings results but rebounded as the morning progressed
Aviation Aer Lingus-owner IAG reports record earnings of €3.5bnThe group reported underlying operating profits of €3.5 billion for 2023 as revenues surged to just under €30 billion