The Irish Times

Emmys: The Crown, Ted Lasso and The Mandalorian lead nominations

Streaming services take most nominations, with 130 for HBO+ and 129 for Netflix

Wed Jul 14 2021 - 09:42

Sports performance group has an Irish heartbeat but a global pulse

A who’s who of backers believes Brian Moore’s Orreco could become as big as Fitbit

Fri Feb 26 2021 - 14:00

GameStop rally hits the buffers with 60% share price slide

Retailer has given up 80% of gains from Redditers assault on short-sellers

Tue Feb 02 2021 - 21:31

This year LeBron James exemplified what a modern athlete should be

Sports have always been a mirror of national values reflecting all the same struggles

Mon Oct 12 2020 - 14:07

Inside the Trump White House: A daily battle for self-preservation

The US president still sees himself as a maligned outsider struggling to be taken seriously

Mon Dec 11 2017 - 10:37

Maureen Dowd: Interview with Mark Cuban, ‘Trump without the crazy’

‘He’s overselling all the time. Donald Trump is not a problem-solver’

Sun Oct 29 2017 - 16:44

NFL owners agree to let players protest in saga that won’t go away

After two-day meeting it was agreed that players have right to kneel during anthem

Thu Oct 19 2017 - 18:33

Inside Track: Orreco co-founder and chief executive Brian Moore

Data analysis company helps elite athletes optimise their performance

Fri Jul 28 2017 - 06:11

The endowment effect: Falling in love with stocks and coffee cups

Do investors get too attached to the stocks they own and overvalue their worth?

Tue Jul 18 2017 - 06:00

Charting the stock markets: does technical analysis work?

Maybe it’s best to ignore the analysts and instead stick to a buy-and-hold approach

Tue Jul 11 2017 - 06:00

America at Large: Decline NFL ratings continues to puzzle stakeholders

Most powerful ratings juggernaut in American sport has mysteriously slowed down

Thu Nov 17 2016 - 17:16

Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton square up for TV close encounter

Election showdown and test of provocation is expected to draw record viewers

Mon Sept 26 2016 - 15:05

Music streaming firm Spotify buys Irish start-up Soundwave

Acquisition will see the music analytics firm integrated into the Swedish firm’s service

Wed Jan 20 2016 - 12:00

Dotcom bubble: lessons to learn from the greatest market mania of recent times

The bubble burst in March 2000, proving that sometimes investors go bananas and rationality goes out the window

Tue Mar 10 2015 - 01:40

Mark Cuban raises the ire of Fat Joe with jibe over Air Jordans

‘I wanted to punch Mark Cuban in the face,’ says rapper, ‘You motherf***er’

Thu Jul 31 2014 - 01:25

Investor urges sell on off shore tax firms

Billionaire with links to Obama comes out against firms that shift HQs overseas

Mon Jul 28 2014 - 07:58

Soundwave goes wearable as new Android watches debut

New version of music sharing app among the first to appear on Google-powered wearable devices

Thu Jun 26 2014 - 10:31

Alibaba snaps up 50% stake in China’s top football club

E-commerce giant agrees to pay $192m for stake in Asian championship side Guangzhou Evergrande

Thu Jun 05 2014 - 09:08

Brendan O’Driscoll and Aidan Sliney, Soundwave

Music discovery company Soundwave was founded in 2012

Mon May 19 2014 - 01:05

Start-up charged by sound science

A student who wondered why wireless devices have wire chargers defied naysayers to make one that is powered by sound waves

Mon Aug 26 2013 - 01:00