Morning headlines 20/05/2014 1. The real wolf of Wall Street to make $100m from his speaking tour http://www.businessinsider.com/belfort-sees-himself-making-100-million-2014-5 2. Credit Suisse under the spotlight http://www.bbc.com/news/business-27478532 3. Drumm fraud brought to the attention of the US court http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0520/618430-david-drumm-court/ 4. Ballymore to build 3,000 London Homes http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/commercial-property/ballymore-to-build-3-000-london-homes-in-2bn-project-1.1802400] 5. AIB make a small move on Sir Anthony O’Reilly http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/media-and-marketing/aib-in-court-move-against-sir-anthony-o-reilly-over-debt-1.1801950 Read More
Morning Headlines 19/05/2014 1. Rogue Trader speaks out http://www.businessinsider.com/r-ex-trader-kerviel-appeals-to-french-president-from-italian-border-2014-18 2. Ryanair under pressure http://www.independent.ie/business/ryanairs-full-year-profit-down-8-per-cent-30284980.html 3. Labour could be gone http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/labour-faces-wipeout-in-euro-elections-as-poll-gives-ff-chance-of-three-seats-1.1800628 4. Pfizer bid rejected again http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/health-pharma/astrazeneca-rejects-pfizer-s-final-70bn-takeover-offer-1.1801179 5. Arrest made following Petrol Station robbery http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/man-arrested-after-armed-robbery-at-petrol-station-1.1801186 Read More
Morning headlines 16/05/2014 1. Tales of the stock market http://www.businessinsider.com/gundlach-warns-of-treasury-short-covering-scramble-2014-5 2. FDI to china increases http://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/foreign-direct-investment-in-china-rises-5-per-cent-1.1798343 3. Commercial property on the increase http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/commercial-property/green-reit-says-further-investments-in-the-pipeline-1.1798354 4. Is it a good time to buy http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/property-homes/its-a-good-time-to-buy-houses-but-consumers-are-cautious-30278590.html 5. The cost of the Moyes fiasco http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/premier-league/50m-united-reveal-cost-of-moyes-debacle-30278817.html Read More
Morning Headlines 15/05/2014 1. How Ronaldo spends his millions http://www.businessinsider.com/cristiano-ronaldo-money-2014-5 2. Slight improvement for KBC http://www.independent.ie/business/kbc-report-lower-first-quarter-losses-despite-negative-fitch-report-30276901.html 3. Niall Horan and his €17m nest egg http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/horan-worth-cool-17m-but-hes-still-playing-catchup-with-u2-30276168.html 4. Situation going from bad to worse in Turkey http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/turkish-mine-disaster-prompts-violent-protests-1.1796815 5. French Economy remains stagnant http://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/french-economy-comes-to-a-standstill-in-the-first-quarter-1.1796849 Read More
Morning Headlines 14/05/2014 1. An algorithm added to the board of directors http://www.businessinsider.com/vital-named-to-board-2014-5 2. Fyffes continues to shine http://www.independent.ie/business/world/fyffes-reports-profits-of-pretax-profits-of-158m-30273869.html 3. Ryanair forced to change http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/transport-and-tourism/ryanair-has-axed-a-net-222-routes-for-this-summer-1.1793732 4. List of Drumm’s frauds requested by US judge http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/financial-services/us-judge-seeks-list-of-david-drumm-s-alleged-frauds-1.1793529 5. Turkish mine explosion http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/over-200-dead-and-more-trapped-in-turkish-mine-explosion-1.1794374 Read More
Morning Headlines 13/05/2014 1. iPhone 6 going to be a monster hit http://www.businessinsider.com/apples-iphone-6-orders-20-higher-than-iphone-5s-orders-2014-5 2. Paddypower issues results http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/financial-services/paddy-power-hit-by-two-worst-weekends-ever-for-football-results-1.1793220 3. AIB may go to the market as early as 2015 http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/financial-services/aib-to-test-market-for-external-investment-in-first-half-of-2015-1.1792582 4. European shares reach six year high http://www.independent.ie/business/world/european-shares-rise-sharply-to-six-year-high-30269596.html 5. Easy mortgages on the way for first time buyers http://www.independent.ie/business/personal-finance/property-mortgages/easy-mortgages-for-firsttime-buyers-are-on-the-way-30268023.html Read More
Morning Headlines 12/05/2014 1. Vodafone customers miss out on sweet deal http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/vodafones-irish-customers-miss-out-on-price-deal-30264973.html 2. Chinese economy must get used to slow growth http://www.independent.ie/business/world/china-must-adapt-to-a-new-normal-of-slowed-growth-30264977.html 3. Snowden strongest allegation yet http://www.businessinsider.com/former-obama-official-snowden-is-a-spy-2014-5 4. Dublin rents up 14% http://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/dublin-rents-jump-14-in-one-year-according-to-daft-ie-1.1792038 5. Man City take the title http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/english-soccer/city-slickers-claim-premier-league-title-1.1791265 Read More
Morning Headlines 09/05/2014 1. Apple to buy Dre beats http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-to-buy-beats-2014-5 2. Draghi stands up to critics http://www.independent.ie/business/world/dont-pressure-us-says-draghi-as-ecb-poised-for-june-boost-30258325.html 3. BT Ireland customers faced with increased charges http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/bt-ireland-blames-onceoff-charges-for-its-5pc-profits-dip-30258314.html 4. Irish Life starts the year with excellent sales http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/financial-services/irish-life-sees-excellent-sales-in-first-quarter-1.1788838 5. What is forward guidance http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2014/02/economist-explains-7 Read More
Morning Headlines 08/05/2014 1. Amazon Is Attacking A Potential Trillion-Dollar Industry That No One Ever Talks About http://www.businessinsider.com/amazonsupply-wholesale-2014-5#!KSIeK 2. Goodbye Shatter http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/kenny-dumps-shatter-over-explosive-report-30255200.html 3. Obama to prevent US companies using Ireland as a Tax haven http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/obama-plans-to-axe-tax-advantages-for-us-firms-investing-here-30253939.html 4. Bath set to cost 16 cent while a shower will set you back 25 cent http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/bath-set-to-cost-16-cent-while-a-shower-will-set-you-back-25-cent-1.1787308 5. Barclay’s facing revamp http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/financial-services/barclays-to-axe-19-000-jobs-under-revival-plan-1.1788015 Read More
Buy Out Bond 101 Why would I need a Buy Out Bond? It’s not unusual to change jobs during your career, which could mean you lose track of your pension. So it could make financial sense to dust off that old work pension and get it working for you again by transferring to a personal retirement bond, also […] Read More