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Foreign exchange markets are notoriously unpredictable. But it now seems certain the Euro will be significantly stronger relative to the dollar at the end of this decade than it is today.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has chosen confrontation over conciliation. As Covid-19 reshapes global supply chains, a more affirmative China offers both challenges and opportunities for Ireland, writes Ian Lahiffe in Beijing.

Seventeen months ago, Dermot Smurfit’s gambling software business GAN was up for sale. When he could not get the price he believed it was worth, he doubled down and, following a string of corporate moves, listed the company on the Nasdaq in New York.

In the final part of our series, our interactive map shows where in the country the world’s top technology firms have anchored billions in revenue and profit, along with 43,000 jobs.

The Irish-Swiss B2B frozen manufacturer has made progress addressing its debt problem, but cannot seem to address the excruciating demise of its North American division. Among the generalised stock market rout, its share price has taken another hammering.

His father is a successful property investor and hotel magnate. And, through the Press Up group, his brother is opening restaurants and pubs in Dublin at breakneck pace. Meanwhile, over in California, Tyrone McKillen has carved out a niche in Los Angeles selling the world’s most expensive mansions to the super-wealthy.

Last Wednesday was the funeral of a great Irish-American whose story is little known. An investment banker who was near the top of the legendary Allen & Co, Walter O'Hara Jr was a champion of American investment in Ireland who had many links to here.

Mapping Multinationals: Exit the double Irish, enter the green jersey. Following into the footsteps of Apple, US-based tech multinationals incentivised by shifting tax rules have been accelerating onshorings of intangible assets here.

As the global geopolitical climate heats up, China will not have the luxury of being able to solely focus on long-term domestic policies and will need to make some challenging decisions to protect its core interests.

As the Trump administration continues along the path of deficits-financed economic expansion, the question that investors must start asking is at what point will debt supply start exceeding debt demand, even with the Fed continuing to throw more cash on the fiscal policies bonfire?