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Existential crisis: What next for the Irish stock exchange?

A number of companies have de-listed from the Irish stock exchange in recent years, for a variety of reasons – and now many fear that if Ireland can’t get IPOs of new firms, the exchange will become untenable

British mining firm reverses onto stock market via Ormonde stake

Peak Nickel effects reverse takeover after power struggle involving investor Tom Anderson and board of Irish firm

‘I’m not just another fan’: The Kerryman who tells Premier League stars how to manage their money

Patrick Foley, founder of Sonar Financial Services, has helped some of football’s most highly paid players, including Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Héctor Bellerín. He’s willing to have the hard conversations when necessary

Market Analysis

The Trading Post: DIY investing is not all rosy, and horror stories abound

But by putting the work in, and educating yourself about portfolio diversification, market pitfalls can be avoided, writes analyst Ian Murphy

Given withdraws his ‘founders’ shares’ legal claim against Malin

The life sciences company’s other two founders are still suing over the equivalent of €20 million-worth of shares

Market Analysis

The Trading Post: When will the bear market end?

A good bear market rout offers a once-in-a-decade opportunity to pick up solid profitable firms at a huge discount, writes markets analyst Ian Murphy

Meet Ray Dalio, the corporate contrarian who’s ‘shorting Europe’

The founder of Bridgewater is the archetypal hedge fund creator: white, well-educated and idiosyncratic. Right now, the firm is shorting on some of Europe’s biggest companies, among them Adidas and Siemens, Bayer, BNP Paribas and Sanofi. But why?

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Editorial: Rather than collapsing, the stock market is correcting to reflect normality

The post-pandemic bounce has not materialised, but the current slide in share prices is not a doomsday scenario – just a bubble bursting

Dan O’Brien: What’s causing the inflation crisis if profiteering isn’t the culprit?

Core inflation in the US, where government intervention was excessive, has been rising at twice the rate of the eurozone

Boohoo to boost executive bonuses to counter share slump

Fast-fashion firm shareholders to vote on new long-term target-bonus plan for Irish boss and other executives after five-year growth plan falls flat

Biotech veteran Friel to list Poolbeg Pharma on Nasdaq using new deals

The company raised £25 million from institutions and high net worth individuals when it floated on the London stock exchange last year

Funds sell over €30m worth of Glenveagh shares as other shareholders up stakes

Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund has boosted its stake in the listed Irish homebuilder, while a London hedge fund has reduced its holding

US hedge fund makes short bet against Irish Continental

The owner of Irish Ferries saw business and revenue pick up last year after a buffeting from Covid-19, but its shares have been on the slide since January

Smurfit gambling firm issues €1.5m incentive as stock hits all-time low

Las Vegas-based GAN has issued restricted stocks to key executives, including founder Dermot Smurfit himself

Investor Anderson grows stake in Ormonde to over 24 per cent

Veteran stock market player has boosted his influence over mining company with stake now worth just over €1 million

Weight Watchers Ireland ceases operations as parent acquires franchise

Directors of the Irish business, which had been in operation since 1986, say the Covid-19 pandemic made future uncertain

Milestone for Euronext Dublin as tech firm HealthBeacon floats

Healthbeacon is the first company to come through Euronext’s IPO Ready programme and this month aims to raise €25 million from its flotation

Vincent Boland: Time for a debate on the potentially dangerous blowback of buyback

Companies buying up their own shares is nothing new in the corporate world, and Apple is merely the latest behemoth to do it, but it remains a controversial practice

Norges Bank takes 3 per cent stake in Dalata as hotel group bounces back

The hotel group had a recent share price slump but is now benefiting from loosening of pandemic restrictions

Greencore boss Coveney offloads £1.35m of company stock

The sandwich-maker’s chief executive now holds roughly £3.5m worth of shares, at their current price of £1.35