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Profits decline at firm behind Waterford brand
Profits decline at firm behind Waterford brand
Waterford Crystal was first established in 1783 on land adjacent to Merchants' Quay in Waterford, just minutes from the present-day House of Waterford

Thu, 14 Nov, 2024

Pfizer CEO defends turnaround strategy as activist pressures management
Pfizer CEO defends turnaround strategy as activist pressures management
Bourla made his first public comments on Starboard's criticism of management on a conference call to discuss the financial results

Tue, 29 Oct, 2024

Alo Yoga enters Irish market, with plans lodged for Grafton Street outlet
Alo Yoga enters Irish market, with plans lodged for Grafton Street outlet
The Los Angeles-headquartered Alo is an acronym for air, land and ocean, and is often worn by celebrities such as Taylor Swift, Katie Holmes, Hailey Bieber, and Kendall Jenner

Tue, 10 Sep, 2024

Global container carrier profits soar on record volumes
Global container carrier profits soar on record volumes
Net income for the world’s major container carriers, including Denmark’s AP Moller-Maersk and China’s Cosco Shipping, almost doubled from the first three months of the year

Sun, 01 Sep, 2024

Glanbia shares plunge 7% as it reiterates commitment to SlimFast despite 'drag'
Glanbia shares plunge 7% as it reiterates commitment to SlimFast despite 'drag'
The pharma industry has gobbled up the weight-loss market, especially in the last year, with blockbuster drugs including Ozempic

Wed, 14 Aug, 2024

ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Medical device company Abbott raises profit guidance on outlook
Abbott has a significant manufacturing presence in Ireland

Thu, 18 Jul, 2024

US diagnostics firm to invest €10m in east Clare site
US diagnostics firm to invest €10m in east Clare site
US biomedical firm Beckman Coulter Diagnostics has announced a €10m investment in its site in Co Clare, which will go towards upgrading the facility’s infrastructure, boosting both efficiency and capacity.

Thu, 18 Jul, 2024

Shops stock
M&S reports large increase in operating profit for 16 stores operated in Republic
'Lower supply chain costs in the food business drove much of the improvement,' says retailer

Wed, 22 May, 2024

SME supports come after government bends to lobbying pressures
SME supports come after government bends to lobbying pressures
The measures include doubling the Innovation Grant Scheme to €10,000 and increasing the maximum amount available under the Energy Efficiency Grant Scheme

Wed, 15 May, 2024

Zenith sells Cork and Dutch oil terminals for €170m
Zenith sells Cork and Dutch oil terminals for €170m
Most recent accounts filed by Zenith Energy Bantry Bay Terminal Ltd show the firm earned revenues of €20.8m in 2022, delivering a €1.3m profit.

Sun, 21 Apr, 2024

The Late Late Show
Accumulated profits at Patrick Kielty's media firm surge to €1.6m in 2023
The profits surged before the comedian and actor was unveiled as the Late Late Show host role in May.

Tue, 02 Apr, 2024

DENIS SCANNELL
Tommy Hilfiger-owner PVH shares plummet after downbeat annual forecast
Shares of Calvin Klein-owner PVH Corp slumped nearly 23% yesterday after it forecast worse-than-feared annual revenue and profit, mainly hit by challenging demand in Europe.

Tue, 02 Apr, 2024

Meta offers to slash fees for ads-free Facebook and Instagram to avert EU privacy concerns
Meta offers to slash fees for ads-free Facebook and Instagram to avert EU privacy concerns
Meta Platforms has offered to almost halve its monthly subscription fee for Facebook and Instagram to €5. 99 from €9. 99, a senior Meta executive has said, a move that aims to address concerns from privacy and competition regulators.

Tue, 19 Mar, 2024

Agri-services firm Origin Enterprises gives cautious outlook amid adverse weather conditions
Agri-services firm Origin Enterprises gives cautious outlook amid adverse weather conditions
The company’s operating profit declined to €12.7m from €20m during a period of strong performance in an environment of rising commodity markers and on-farm demand

Tue, 05 Mar, 2024

CITY Spar 1
Turnover at Spar, Eurospar, Mace, and Londis business in Republic rises by 7% 
Sales at the more than 1,000-plus grocery outlets and wholesale businesses that operate in the Republic under the Spar, Eurospar, Mace, Londis, and XL names are outperforming its fellow group operations abroad, despite the cost-of-living crisis, ...

Wed, 21 Feb, 2024

Coronavirus
Retailer Currys in play as JD.com mulls joining takeover battle
The future ownership of Currys is now in play as a second potential bidder, Chinese online sales giant JD.

Mon, 19 Feb, 2024

John Deere Tractors
Deere cuts profit forecast as farmers rein in orders for new tractors
Deere, the the world's largest farm equipment maker, cut its 2024 profit forecast as farmers remained hesitant about large equipment purchases due to high borrowing rates and falling crop prices, even as its first-quarter sales and profit topped ...

Thu, 15 Feb, 2024

Profits surge at Donald Trump-owned Doonbeg resort
Profits surge at Donald Trump-owned Doonbeg resort
The Trump Organisation has ploughed more than €40m, including the purchase price, into the resort since it came under its ownership in 2014

Thu, 14 Dec, 2023

Diageo secures planning permission for new brewery
Diageo secures planning permission for new brewery
An Bord Pleanála has given the green light to drinks giant Diageo to construct its planned €200m brewery for Newbridge, Co Kildare.

Mon, 11 Dec, 2023

Judgment of €146m granted against co-owner of Parknasilla Hotel
Judgment of €146m granted against co-owner of Parknasilla Hotel
Jacob E Safra resides for periods on his private Garinish Island off Kenmare Bay and is the co-owner of Parknasilla Hotel and owner of Rossdohan Island

Thu, 30 Nov, 2023

Cork Chamber urges Government to deliver funding for financial services in the south-west
Cork Chamber urges Government to deliver funding for financial services in the south-west
There are over 52,800 people working in the sector across Ireland and more than 70 financial services firms are based in the South-West

Fri, 03 Nov, 2023

PORTUGAL-ECONOMY-TECHNOLOGY-WEB SUMMIT
Cáit Caden: After a nightmarish week, Web Summit can only dream of u-turns and a fresh face
Earlier this week, Google told the Irish Examiner it will no longer have a presence at Web Summit', attributable to a Google spokesperson”.

Sun, 22 Oct, 2023

Shares in Sphere venue jump after U2 launch in Las Vegas
Shares in Sphere venue jump after U2 launch in Las Vegas
The stock surged as much as 13% to $42 today, the largest intraday leap in almost six weeks

Mon, 02 Oct, 2023

Dealz-owner Pepco cuts profit outlook again amid 'increasingly challenging' markets  
Dealz-owner Pepco cuts profit outlook again amid 'increasingly challenging' markets  
Its shares fell sharply after it highlighted weaker consumer demand for its key clothing and general merchandise categories

Thu, 28 Sep, 2023

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 Betting firm 888 shares slide 15% as profits expectations fall
Betting firm 888 Holdings has lowered its annual core profit expectations after a 10% decline in third-quarter revenue, partly due to tighter regulations in Britain. The company’s shares ended 15% lower to a more than two-month low in London trade.

Thu, 28 Sep, 2023

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DoneDeal operator saw surge in profits as revenues increased to €36.67m 
New accounts filed by Distilled Ltd show the online business’ revenues increased by 9% from €33.76m to €36.67m in 2022

Mon, 28 Aug, 2023

Wegovy weight-loss drug maker targets European governments
Wegovy weight-loss drug maker targets European governments
Analysts estimate the obesity market could be worth as much as $100bn (€92bn) by the end of the decade as the race to develop weight-loss drugs heats up

Fri, 25 Aug, 2023

GERMANY-MEDIA-TESLA-AWARD
Tesla investors to get $12,000 each as compensation for Musk's tweet
A total of 3,350 claims will be paid out of the fund set up from the settlement if the plan is approved, according to the filing

Fri, 25 Aug, 2023

DOUNIAMAG-US-INDUSTRY-TOBACCO-HEALTH-TEENS
Vaping firm Juul plans to lay off 30% of staff in bid to cut costs
The company plans to lay off about 250 people in its latest round of cuts, reducing its workforce to around 650

Wed, 23 Aug, 2023

Ireland is still 'strategically' important for wind developer Ørsted despite hurdles
Ireland is still 'strategically' important for wind developer Ørsted despite hurdles
'I sincerely hope that whatever shape the new government we get is not a dramatic change, because where you get change, you create uncertainty', said senior vice president of Europe Ørsted onshore Kieran White

Tue, 22 Aug, 2023

Marks & Spencer profits
M&S set for promotion back into Ftse-100 as it stages recovery
The news ends a four-year absence from Britain's main stock benchmark for the retailer

Tue, 22 Aug, 2023

Kerry Group revenues top €4bn in the first six months helped by price increases
Kerry Group revenues top €4bn in the first six months helped by price increases
In Dairy Ireland, revenues fell 2.5% to €675m and earnings fell 24% to €29m in the period

Wed, 02 Aug, 2023

Samsung launches range of foldable phones ahead of Apple upcoming products 
Samsung launches range of foldable phones ahead of Apple upcoming products 
Samsung has introduced the fifth generation of its foldable smartphones seeking to counter a sluggish market for devices

Wed, 26 Jul, 2023

Irish firms 'buoyed by outlook for exports'
Irish firms 'buoyed by outlook for exports'
There was 'a sustained sense of optimism among Irish private sector companies, buoyed by expected improvements in export performance', the Accenture-S&P global Ireland business outlook survey showed

Mon, 17 Jul, 2023

Airbus C295 Maritime Patrol Aircraft launch
Businesses in the North set out 'prosperity blueprint'
Trade NI has launched a report that sets out ways the North can tap prosperity following the signing of the Windsor Framework earlier this year

Thu, 13 Jul, 2023

Tim Martin announces Wetherspoon results
Wetherspoons shares surge over 10% as profit outlook improves on easing cost pressures
The company, which operates inexpensive pubs for punters in the UK and Ireland, said easing energy costs in particular will boost the company’s performance in the next financial year

Wed, 12 Jul, 2023

Television viewing apps stock
Amazon claims EU Vat rules are preventing items from being donated to charity
figures from France suggest 2.3% of all furniture on the French market is not sold, of which 46% is destroyed or recycled

Fri, 07 Jul, 2023

ChatGPT users fall for first time amid 'growing pains'
ChatGPT users fall for first time amid 'growing pains'
Worldwide desktop and mobile traffic to the ChatGPT website decreased by 9.7% in June from May, while unique visitors to ChatGPT’s website dropped 5.7%. The amount of time visitors spent on the website was also down 8.5%

Wed, 05 Jul, 2023

Mike Ashley court case
Frasers retail founder Mike Ashley adds to bet on London property project
Mr Ashley allocated £150m (€175m) during May to McGrove Developments, which was established in 2014 and is owned through his personal investment firm, Mash Holdings

Wed, 05 Jul, 2023

Irish Examiner view: US court case brings a sad end to Kerry siblings' dream
Irish Examiner view: US court case brings a sad end to Kerry siblings' dream
There is something almost Homeric about the predicament Kerry siblings Dónal and Helen O’Sullivan find themselves in after appearing in a US court yesterday

Sat, 01 Jul, 2023

Cahirmee horse fair
Pfizer's Irish plants to contribute to EU vaccine reserve for future global health crises  
The agreement covers mRNA, vector-based and protein-based vaccines and does not relate to existing covid vaccine agreements between the EU and vaccine makers

Fri, 30 Jun, 2023

Profits at Brown Bag Films hit by €3.64m exceptional cost as revenues  rise to €58.96m
Profits at Brown Bag Films hit by €3.64m exceptional cost as revenues  rise to €58.96m
Brown Bag is celebrating its 29th year in business and continues to flourish with a number of new shows debuting in the past year including Cartoonito’s 'Lu & the Bally Bunch' and 'Eva the Owlet' for Apple+

Mon, 12 Jun, 2023

Irish SMEs raise a record €502m in Q1 following major deal by Cork company
Irish SMEs raise a record €502m in Q1 following major deal by Cork company
However, the survey also showed some smaller firms floundered in the fundraising space, as the value of deals in the €1m to €3m range fell by two thirds to €10m

Sun, 28 May, 2023

Meta layoffs expected
US tech firms 'a little surprised' by the lengthier Irish redundancy process
Tech layoffs have highlighted challenges with Ireland’s redundancy process, which has boosted business for consultancy and HR professionals

Sun, 28 May, 2023

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