The EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment – What does it really mean for Ireland?
February 19, 2021 5:50 amIn between your Christmas dinner and your New Year’s toast – and with the backdrop of Brexit becoming a reality... View Article
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Not coming to a town near you: a good job
February 18, 2021 5:30 amThe features of any good job are easy enough to define. You really only need two things. First, decent compensation... View Article
Kerry offers reassurances on M&A strategy. It should do the same on disposals
February 17, 2021 5:52 amPredictably, Kerry Group has delivered another strong set of results. On Tuesday, the company posted full-year figures for 2020 showing... View Article
Liquidity begets liquidity: the Airbnb effect, intercity competition, and the outlook for residential rents
February 16, 2021 5:30 amRents fell in Dublin in 2020 – the first time rents fell in the capital for a decade. Between late... View Article
Brand equity, Covid and the rise of impact investing
February 15, 2021 5:30 amAs a start-up developing child-protection software for smartphones, we have always been a more natural fit for conscientious investment rather... View Article
“Whatever was I doing going to a British TV station to tell this story? What business was it of theirs?”
February 13, 2021 5:25 amI know journalist Darragh MacIntyre personally. He, like many of my former colleagues (and myself) in BBC Current Affairs, believes... View Article
Biden is going all-out to generate inflation. What if he succeeds?
February 12, 2021 5:45 amBond markets in the US are starting to fret about inflation. The market’s expectation for inflation in 2026, as measured... View Article
Shadow banks, corporate debt and the Coppers test
February 11, 2021 4:55 amGovernments around the world have used near-free borrowing to suspend the laws of economics. One of those laws concerns whether... View Article
Who makes money from you?
February 10, 2021 4:40 pmThe investing app Robinhood is getting blamed for the GameStop fiasco. Its CEO is being called in to testify in... View Article
For cheaper and lovelier cities, we need more specific planning rules
February 10, 2021 5:35 amLast week, I wrote about our frustrating inability to build new places that are as nice as old ones. It’s... View Article
