Sustained economic profits are the holy grail. That is why Visa is a perfect business
May 12, 2021 6:00 amIrish people love Stripe, the payments processor founded by the Collison brothers. And Stripe is a great business and all –... View Article
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Goodbody is proposing Reits for renewables. A “crazy idea” or a worthwhile policy?
May 12, 2021 5:15 amThe starting point for this article was a lobbying return filed by Goodbody Stockbrokers on Monday, disclosing that the firm’s... View Article
Boom Supersonic has declared war on commercial aviation. What could it mean for airlines, lessors and consumers?
May 11, 2021 5:15 am“Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads!” Doc of course was referring to the year 2015, when flying cars... View Article
Lockdown, liquidity and respite for homebuyers: what the data tells us about the outlook for house prices
May 10, 2021 6:00 amPicture the scene. It’s the January 2nd, 2021, and an economist – let’s call him R.L. to preserve his anonymity... View Article
How Alan McLoughlin and Jack Charlton’s Ireland made the pursuit of happiness routine
May 8, 2021 6:00 amThe idea seemed to be that they would go live from the quietest part of the pub they could find.... View Article
This land is their land: Noonan-omics, cuckoo funds and the Irish housing crisis
May 8, 2021 5:30 amThere is always a tipping point where anger leads to action. In recent days, that tipping point was the purchase... View Article
Irish agri-food is facing up to its climate responsibility – it’s just 10 years late
May 7, 2021 5:30 amThe reality of the immense efforts required to bring Ireland’s agriculture in line with its environmental obligations is about to hit... View Article
Stephen Kinsella: Can we turn an internationally traded asset back into a family home?
May 6, 2021 5:45 amDon’t call the current housing situation a crisis. It’s a policy. The policy is simple in description: allocate public money... View Article
At stake in the AbbVie stamp duty case: €580m and the balance of power within business regulation
May 5, 2021 6:00 amWhen the tax dispute surrounding the half-billion-euro stamp duty bill on AbbVie’s acquisition of Allergan became public in January, I... View Article
Moats: why they matter and how to make them
May 5, 2021 5:30 amLast week I looked at the famous finance professor and fund manager Michael Mauboussin’s method for valuing companies. It’s the... View Article
