Business report: The morning business briefing

Here’s a run down of today’s business headlines.

NEWS

Ryanair turns in Q3 profit; O'Leary claims Heathrow slots are 'largely irrelevant'

Company of The Year Awards - Part 4: Finalists in the Retail Category

132 companies established per day in January

Tough start to year for China

Unemployment rate may fall to 7% in two years

All in the genes for testing firm

Software firm sees profits slump 46%

CRH buys Holcim-Lafarge assets

Consumer champion Colm Rapple passes away

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BUSINESS ANALYSIS

Risk-taking bankers must heed rules of the road or lose licence

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SMALL BUSINESS

The small business column with Kehlan Kirwan

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