79,000 farmers in Ireland eligible for government payments
DUBLIN, Ireland - Payments worth 168.5 million euro have begun to be paid out this week under the 2019 Areas ...
Stocks in Asia make gains, pound continues rally
SYDNEY, Australia - Stocks were positive but moves were unremarkable on Asian stock exchanges on Friday.Japan's Nikkei 225 added 34.64 ...
Uncertainty of the trade war is slowing global growth, says former Fed
Uncertainty surrounding the U.S.-China trade war is hitting global growth, and that could be driving the slowdown more than the ...
Buyers and sellers sidelined on Wall Street Thursday
NEW YORK, New York - Wall Street saw buyers and sellers sidelined on Thursday, with little movement in shares in ...
San Francisco-based company opens new EMEA headquarters in Dublin
DUBLIN, Ireland - Nitro, a global company specialising in document productivity solutions, has opened a new EMEA headquarters in Dublin.Centrally ...
Stocks rise, dollar mixed on markets in Asia
SYDNEY, Australia - Stocks in the Asian region trader higher on Thursday, with gains across the board.The U.S. dollar softened ...
Security Risk Advisors opens headquarters for Europe in Kilkenny
KILKENNY, Ireland - Security Risk Advisors (SRA), the Pennsylvania-based cyber security consulting company,is establishing a European Headquarters and Security Operations ...
The S&P 500 is officially in an earnings recession
The S&P 500 is officially in an earnings recession for the first time in three years, and the trend is ...
U.S. lowers interest rates, stocks largely unmoved
NEW YORK, New York - The U.S. Federal Reserve cut rates on Wednesday but signalled no further rate reductions. The ...
$1.6 trillion in bonds issued in emerging East Asia in 2nd quarter
MANILA, Philippines - Emerging East Asia's local currency bond market expanded steadily in the second quarter of 2019 despite downside ...
Stocks have mixed day, British pound retreats from 1.2500 level
SYDNEY, Australia - There was little movement on Asian markets on Wednesday .Shares in China closed slightly ahead, which in ...
GM strike is example of how US labour unions are killing manufacturing
Cao Dewang, the Chinese owner of the Ohio car glass factory featured in the documentary film American Factory, said the ...
The S&P 500 should be 13% lower because a recession is coming
Investors are keeping a wary eye on oil after weekend attacks on Saudi Arabia crude facilities triggered the largest one-day ...
Trump Looking for Complete Trade Deal With China
Jie Xi from Mandarin service contributed to this reportWASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he wants ...
PM Modi departs for 7-day visit to US to boost bilateral ties
New Delhi [India], Sep 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday departed for a week-long visit to the United ...
Commerzbank to slash 4 300 jobs as cost cuts stepped up
Commerzbank AG is planning to cut 4 300 jobs as part of a new strategic plan that will also see ...
Local bourse inches higher after slow start
The JSE pared earlier losses and climbed towards the end of the day to eventually close firmer on Friday. The ...
Kerala HC quashes UAPA charges against Maoist leader Roopesh
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Sept 20 (ANI): Kerala High Court on Friday quashed the charges under Unlawful Activities Prohibition Act (UAPA) ...
India cuts corporate tax in R300 billion boost to growth
India cut tax on local businesses to one of the lowest rates in Asia, while providing a more than $20bn ...
Brexit doubts cut into Investec's UK banking business
Investec [JSE:INL] has warned of a fall in profits for the first six months of the year, citing challenging market ...
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