In AerCap's Q1 earnings yesterday, the company announced it had cut capital expenditure to the bone. The market rewarded it with a 18 per cent bump in the share price. What does the reaction say about global aviation trends?
Thousands of locked-down local businesses will need finance to prime the pump when they re-open, and recent changes in regulations allow credit unions to lend more to them. These community lenders have cash to lend and may distribute Covid-19 government-sponsored credit.
Stephanie Meadow is one of the world’s top female golfers. But she is also something of an entrepreneur – negotiating her own deals, managing her own marketing, and acting as her own agent. What has she learned from business, and what can business learn from her?
Owning a gallery can be a financially unstable career. The more art you sell, the more successful you are. However, people only buy art when they have extra cash in their pockets to spend. Olivier Cornet is looking at ways to keep his gallery going during a downturn.
Billions of euro have poured into Irish alternative lenders since 2010. They tend to fund riskier deals, at a price. Covid-19 will test their underwriting and their business model.
Instead of being in his Youghal home, publisher Bill Bonner is locked down on a sprawling ranch in Argentina. From there, he talks about building a $1bn empire, his links with Ireland, and why printing money will make the current crisis worse.
Serial entrepreneurs Louise Grubb and Tom Brennan want to build a portfolio of veterinary products for pets that will both improve the lives of dogs and cats and eventually attract cash rich pharma giants. Investors agree with the strategy – and have just invested €5 million into the Waterford business.
In 2005, three Irish investors formed a partnership to buy commercial real estate in Romania. A €3 million bank loan was drawn down. Now one of the three, former Fine Gael donor Andrew Sheehy, claims his name was forged on the loan documents.
As Ireland haggles about greenhouse gas targets, New Zealand implements new climate legislation accommodating its livestock industry – one of many common interests with Ireland. Brad Burgess, the first Kiwi ambassador to Dublin, discusses growing business links and hopes of a trade deal.
One half of Celtic Linen's business has shut down due to Covid-19. The other is anticipating a surge in people needing the company's supply and laundering services. CEO Donald Campbell discusses the effects the pandemic has had on his business.
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