While “més que un club” is the tagline of FC Barcelona, it arguably applies even more strongly to Real Madrid. Atlético de Madrid fans will not like my saying it, but in the era of Florentino Pérez, there is nothing more Madrid than Real Madrid.
London's financial giants have entered a new phase in their approach to European markets as Britain starts to diverge from Brussels. Ireland must be ready to cement its position as the bloc's leading financial centre.
The Federal Reserve’s reputation for independence is more illusion than fact. From its origins tied to the Treasury to its modern role in inflating asset bubbles, the Fed has long served political and financial interests — leaving Wall Street unfazed by Trump’s latest assault on its leadership.
Improving returns are only partially translating into the agribusiness’s share price – and its leadership is not wedded to the stock market.
The minister for justice is right to target judicial reviews but if the goal is more housing, the key lies not just in faster decisions but in more predictable ones.
Oliver Callan’s review of Leo Varadkar’s memoir criticised the former Taoiseach’s attitude towards the “housing disaster”. Complex issues deserve better than simple words.
Presidential candidates promise a conversation about who we are as a nation. The real question is whether we can reconcile our wealth with our failures on housing and poverty.
The frightening, doomed drift away from dialogue is growing more common in the US, a nation that has never once been a stranger to political violence and is further from that status, now, than it was even two weeks ago.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer's successful courting of the American president amid a plethora of landmines will go down as a win. He desperately needed it as he contends with high-profile exits, looming tax hikes, and the rise of Nigel Farage's Reform.
Amid a boardroom rift, complaints that were not upheld, and "unsettling speculation", we still don't know what is happening inside the semi-state responsible for Ireland's largest airports that has led to reports of its CEO's departure.
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