The conflation of the pre- and post-Lehman experience of the Western banking system and that of China today is flawed. The Chinese financial system and its relationship to the broader economy is fundamentally different by design.
Technology stocks have come to dominate the market like never before. But this year, there are signs of a sell-off. What's going on?
I may not need a subscription box to buy tampons, but I do need food, energy, transportation and healthcare. It’s time we started to move capital in the direction of urgent global human needs at scale, rather than looking for a quick return.
Marc Randolph agreed to step back as CEO of Netflix, realising his skills were better served elsewhere. It is a lesson that a lot of company founders could learn from if they want to take their business to the next level.
Pete Smyth talks to two of Ireland's leading musicians Danny O'Reilly and Cian MacSweeney about art and creativity in the time of Covid.
Cracks are appearing in the so-called green jersey structure used by multinationals to locate more profits in Ireland. In the meantime, it continues to yield an unprecedented bonanza at a time of intense strain on public finances.
The headline inflation data is ambiguous, and a bit worrying. If it doesn't drop soon, the world's central banks could be forced to slow the economy down in order to control it. But a detailed look at the underlying data shows there are reasons for optimism.
The ECB's main mandate is to control inflation. But regardless of the mandate, it's responsible for the eurozone's catastrophic unemployment problem.
The number of rental disputes continues to rise. So too does the level of warehoused tax debt. Corporate insolvencies, meanwhile, are falling. Just what will happen when the state supports are withdrawn?
Most Irish households are small. Very few Irish homes are small. This mismatch is our most pressing housing need.
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