Stephen Kinsella: why the answer to the question of zombie firms keeps changing
April 22, 2021 5:00 amThe best thing about studying economics is that the questions rarely change, but the answers often do. Last week when... View Article
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The stock market’s astonishing forecast about cryptos
April 21, 2021 5:15 amAs I said in the investment email recently, a thing that sets cryptocurrencies apart from other flimsy investments is their... View Article
In search of returns: making sense of financial markets
April 21, 2021 5:00 amFor me, one of the few joys of the pandemic is the podcast. My daily fix of a usually interesting... View Article
Cash-starved start-ups should be allowed to benefit from Ireland’s savings glut
April 20, 2021 5:15 amNaturally with fewer places and things to spend our money on since Covid-19 gripped our existence, we have, as a... View Article
China is doubling down on R&D, technology, and industry – how should Europe and the US respond?
April 19, 2021 5:15 amEarlier in March, events of the US-China summit in Anchorage, Alaska, eclipsed the less-publicised – but more important – publication of... View Article
Power and surrender – the life and paradoxes of Prince Philip
April 17, 2021 6:00 amAll are agreed. He would have been deeply moved and surprised by the outpourings of affection after his death. Really?... View Article
Elite sportspeople outsourcing social media is in keeping with the oldest traditions
April 17, 2021 5:30 amAt a press conference at White Hart Lane early in 2008, Tottenham Hotspur’s then head coach Juande Ramos was asked... View Article
Just three banks left – but don’t blame lack of competition for our high interest rates
April 16, 2021 2:29 pmIrish people look at the interest they’re being charged on their mortgages (2.8 per cent), and at interest rates in... View Article
Through a long-run lens: Covid-19, capital and property
April 16, 2021 5:45 amEvents that live long in the public consciousness are the exception, not the rule. Very few remember the famine that... View Article
How do we stop zombie companies from infecting the economy?
April 15, 2021 4:30 amThe economy is emerging from the Covid-19 crisis with historic savings levels, damaged private and public sector balance sheets, and... View Article
