More than 400 jobs are to be generated in 24 start-up companies which are being supported by Enterprise Ireland. The companies, which are located nationwide, are committed to providing the jobs over the next three years. As part of Enterprise Ireland's High Potential Start Ups programme, 445 jobs are to be created over the next [...]
European markets were in negative territory for much of this morning as investors continued to shy away from stocks. However, many indices are now rebounding. The Dublin market was down by over 2.5 per cent earlier today but bounced back later in the day and was up 20.51 points at 2416.24 by 1.10pm. The FTSE [...]
G20 ready to act together to stabilise markets European stocks rebounded this morning and the euro strengthened while Spanish and Italian bonds advanced as the European Central Bank began buying the countries' debt. Most European shares had begun the day in negative territory with London and Frankfurt both down 1 per cent in opening trade. [...]
Continuing worries over the US economy and the eurozone debt crisis have seen share values fall sharply. Shares on the main European stock markets hit their lowest level in over a year following further heavy losses this morning. In the first half hour of trading London's FTSE 100 was down 2.6%. In France, the CAC [...]
ESB last week became the latest firm to feel the wrath of the capital markets as international investors take a poor view of the prospects for the Irish economy. Last week the ESB discovered what a lot of Irish firms have been experiencing in the harsh world of the capital markets: there is a steep [...]
