CHIEF executives are less confident about the economy than last year but most still expect profit and revenues to grow, according to research on their attitudes.

SOME 85% of Irish law firms see growth in the domestic market as being a core driver for firm and market expansion, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers’ first Irish Law Firm survey, a new business management report for Irish law firms, launched yesterday.

Ireland’s first conference looking at releasing the value of corporate property assets takes place on Thursday at Dublin’s Burlington Hotel.

DAVY FITZGERALD, who trains just ten miles away at Askeaton, enjoyed the biggest success of his career when Pearly Jack landed the Munster National Handicap Chase at Limerick yesterday.

THE veteran Adamant Approach can lead his rivals a merry dance in the Grade Two National Lottery Agent Champion ‘Chase at Gowran Park this afternoon.

Singapore financial markets were rocked today after a Chinese jet-fuel supplier listed in the city-state said it had racked up €438m in losses on derivative trades and was seeking protection from its creditors.

VENTURE capital figures for last year paint a mixed picture for the sector, especially when it comes to Irish support for the sector.

The number of companies floating on the London Stock Exchange slumped in the last quarter as companies were put off by tough market conditions, a survey showed today.