Many businesses here which survived the initial slump in sterling may not survive another.

Stock markets have enjoyed substantial gains and until last September the rally looked set to continue.

Five Irish scientists, three of which are Cork based, have been selected by the Irish Research Council to represent the country in the 69th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Germany this summer.

Brexit deal will spark a sustained rally for sterling and stocks

Expect market volatility as value lies outside US, writes Peter Brown.

Plans unveiled by the European Commission for a digital tax of 3% on the turnover of online giants to bring in €5bn is “bad news for Ireland, again”, a tax expert has said.

A slide in Wall Street, involving fears over interest rates and reported Chinese cooling over US bonds, sent tremors around the world that an almost nine-year bull market in stocks was at an end.

The famous market volatility index, the measure of nervousness and price action, is at an historic low.

Ireland we know is very exposed to exchange rates, whether that be to the direction of the dollar or sterling.

Analysts are pouring over market charts of the Cuban missile crisis in the early 1960s and the war of words over North Korea to assess whether investors’ fright will calm any time soon.

A rapist described as posing an indefinite danger to women has been jailed for 18 months for the sexual assault of a woman on a train.

January normally starts off slowly as money managers assess the year in terms of which asset classes will perform, and which are overpriced.

Graham Shaw has his sights set on World Cup qualification after his Ireland side cruised to a World League 2 title in Kuala Lumpur.

Imagine you had the task of managing $100m of clients’ money, a hedge fund manager in effect.

The re-opened controversy facing the Hillary Clinton campaign over emails has unsettled markets, but will not blow them off course in the next few days, a leading markets commentator and trader has predicted.

The amount of very experienced investors asking for a hedge against a deep market correction is sentiment that cannot be ignored.

Interest rates are low; very low, and staying low for a considerable time. This has a dramatic impact on savers, annuity holders, and investors: No compounding of interest, inflation eating into your capital, and maybe negative interest rates to come.

Tommy Bowe gets his first start of the season for Ulster when they travel to Zebre in the chase for a bonus-point win in the Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi this afternoon.

The costs of borrowing for the State have fallen sharply since the election, defying fears of some politicians and commentators, despite no agreement over a new government.

There is little to no significant political risk flashing red in Irish bond prices, senior experts have said, although that might change in the event that a hung Dáil leads to a prolonged period in forming a new government.

The euro has tumbled this morning against other currencies because of the Greek debt crisis.

UCC captain Fionn O’Leary hopes his side can be the ultimate spoilers as they make their Irish Hockey League debut at Instonians tomorrow.

It was a memorable afternoon for Irish hockey as both national sides produced quarter-final victories at the Champions Challenge I in Malaysia and Scotland yesterday.

Fans of the late trumpet and guitar masters have long known that Miles Davis and Jimi Hendrix had been making plans to record together in the year before Hendrix’s sudden death in 1970.

Julia O’Halloran made the crucial Irish Hockey League final intervention for Railway Union for the second year running as they saw off Loreto on sudden death penalties on a topsy-turvy finals day at Grange Road.

Ireland coach Andrew Meredith was relieved to see his side escape from New Delhi with qualification for round three of the World League yesterday.

The Department of Finance has defended its decision to sell €1bn in contingent capital notes (CCN) amid criticism that it was a bad deal for the State.

It’s been a fallow few seasons for Cork Harlequins in national competitions, but they continued to roll back the years in stunning style on Saturday to see off Banbridge 2-1 and progress to the Irish Senior Cup semi-finals.

FOR Peter Brown it’s a no-brainer. Gambling is for entertainment. Spread betting is how to make money. And with a punt just a click of a mouse away, the potential to make buckets of cash is out there, but you have to be careful.

Peter Brown and Nick Leeson are in agreement about one thing: Ireland is not about to miraculously recover from the recession any time soon.

Wales international Ian Gough has received a three-week ban after he was cited for a dangerous tackle during the Ospreys’ Heineken Cup home defeat against Saracens six days ago.

Ospreys lock Ian Gough has been cited for an alleged dangerous tackle on Saracens hooker Schalk Brits.

WHEN the banking crisis erupted in September 2008 experts stressed the importance of coming to terms with the crisis as quickly as possible.

FIRST Lady Michelle Obama has topped a new poll purporting to show how warmly Americans regard their leaders, beating even her husband President Barack Obama.

A man jailed for killing two young jockeys in an arson attack in England more than a year ago has had his conviction upheld.

A LABOURER has been told that he must serve at least seven and a half years in prison for killing two promising young jockeys who died when he torched a flat in a drunken revenge attack.

A labourer was told today that he must serve at least seven and a half years in prison for killing two promising young jockeys who died when he torched a flat in a drunken revenge attack.

A labourer was told today that he must serve at least seven and a half years in prison for killing two promising young jockeys who died when he torched a flat in a drunken revenge attack.

A labourer will be sentenced today for killing two promising young jockeys when he torched a block of flats in a drunken revenge attack.

AS the EU is left to confront the possibility of the break-up of the single currency, Dutch bank ING recently presented a chilling account of what the fallout might be for the 16 member states who signed up for the euro, now in its 11th year.

Reaction and debate to the Government's four-year budgetary strategy is set to continue today.