The Old Lady is down but not out

The Irish Stock Exchange, heavily influenced by outside forces like most elements of our economy, has seen some hard times of late. However, the stock exchange could become an integral part of our recovery, writes Kyran Fitzgerald

THE summer has been less than balmy. Equity markets, worldwide, have caught a chill. Is the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) on the point of contracting pneumonia?

The portents appear not to be good.