Covid-19 has smashed transport companies, and social distancing will make many of them non-viable. Governments have rushed to the aid of a small number of favoured companies. Could the end result be a re-nationalisation of the transport industry?
To hoodwink investors, fraud companies use the same tricks over and over. Here's how to spot them.
Skillsoft, the global e-learning company, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware in an effort to slash its $2bn debt pile. A data trawl reveals that much of that is housed in a complex network of Irish entities.
With hotels on both sides of the border, Howard Hastings has a unique view on the policy response of both governments. As he prepares to reopen, he believes that domestic tourism will not be enough, and that government intervention is required.
The Dublin-based online backpackers’ booking service this week rallied investors and banks to see it through the pandemic. Yet despite commitments to build significant personal stakes in the business, the company’s executive directors have yet to do so.
The high-profile Dublin tourist attraction, The Vaults Live, is set to be liquidated. Documents reveal the scale of its debts and outline who is owed the money.
Eric Mosley has achieved something extremely rare – he has built a unicorn from scratch. In this revealing interview, the Dublin tech entrepreneur talks customers, investors and finance, and explains why you need to own your own market.
Workhuman has joined a highly select group of just four Irish-founded unicorns. The Currency spoke to the other three – Stripe, CarTrawler and Intercom – to see how they did it and what advice they would give to budding entrepreneurs.
Live streams, smartphone bids and USB gavels became features of livestock sales as soon as the Covid-19 lockdown closed marts to the public. Technology providers are vying for this business, which appears to be here to stay.
The US-based cybersecurity multinational recently renamed NortonLifeLock is winding up a multi-billion dollar Irish-registered subsidiary. None of its 500-plus Irish jobs are at risk, but the paper move illustrates the staggering sums routed through shifting tax structures.
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