The Irish Times

Microsoft’s $75bn bet on Activision sets off content wars in gaming

Move could turn out to define near future of consumer technology

Wed Jan 19 2022 - 11:21

US private equity giant Apollo eyes checking out of 11 Irish Travelodges

Seen & Heard: U2- and Liam Neeson-backed fund plans crowdfunding website

Sun Jan 16 2022 - 11:23

Flipdish becomes newest Irish tech unicorn with $1.25bn valuation

Company to create 700 jobs this year after securing $100m investment from Tencent

Thu Jan 13 2022 - 16:32

International investors back Flipdish as Irish VCs miss out

Company founded by brothers Conor and James McCarthy hits $1.25bn valuation

Thu Jan 13 2022 - 10:32

Universal Music shares hit the high notes on their trading debut

Streaming boom sees record company valued at €45.5bn, with $140m payday for CEO

Tue Sept 21 2021 - 21:48

China’s nanny state: why Xi is cracking down on video gaming and private tutors

The crackdown controversies provide a window on the mounting stresses and strains of middle-class life in China’s big cities

Tue Aug 10 2021 - 01:00

Bank stocks lead the way on the Iseq

Dublin index falls but many European shares ahead on corporate newsflow

Tue Aug 03 2021 - 18:47

Tech stocks weigh on European shares, BP jumps on dividend boost

Delta spread keeps pressure on stock markets

Tue Aug 03 2021 - 09:00

Ocean ‘lover’ Barbie, a tulip bulb update and the Olympics in, er, 2036

Planet Business: A superstar stock-picker cools on Chinese tech

Fri Jul 30 2021 - 05:17

European stocks drop after souring of global economic mood

Risk-averse day for investors sees miners, automakers and banks decline

Thu Jul 08 2021 - 18:37

Stocktake: Buying and holding super-stocks not as easy as it sounds

It’s very difficult to find the handful of super-stocks that drive overall returns

Tue Jun 29 2021 - 00:00

Stocktake: Josh Hawley’s investments are much ado about nothing

Investing in diversified index funds is different to owning individual stocks

Tue May 04 2021 - 00:00

Post-pandemic firms face stark choice: digitise or die

Digital leaders can envisage a marketplace that doesn’t yet exist, says expert

Thu Apr 29 2021 - 05:25

Stocktake: Archegos woes suggest God doesn’t like leverage

The huge personal losses suffered by Bill Hwang would surely test anyone’s faith

Tue Apr 06 2021 - 04:00

European shares retreat on rising bond yields

Dublin market virtually unchanged with Ryanair, Kerry and Kingspan weighing

Fri Mar 12 2021 - 18:45

TikTok rival Kuaishou hits $160bn valuation as shares surge after IPO

Chinese video app’s market debut is biggest in tech sector since Uber offering in 2019

Fri Feb 05 2021 - 12:00

US judge halts Trump administration’s order to remove WeChat from app stores

Prohibitions burden substantially more speech than necessary, judge says

Sun Sept 20 2020 - 15:53

Fortnite billionaire in Epic battle with Apple and Google

Games company chief Tim Sweeney takes legal action over commission on digital sales

Thu Sept 03 2020 - 05:46

Asian markets calm as Sino-US tensions flare up

Japanese and Singaporean markets closed for public holidays

Mon Aug 10 2020 - 06:43

Digital bank N26 raises more than $100m to accelerate growth

Berlin-based fintech has more than 5m customers, including 100,000 in Ireland

Tue May 05 2020 - 09:54

Ireland wields its ‘soft power’ as Bono joins coronavirus fight

U2 singer is just one of number of people the Government has sought crucial help from

Sat Apr 11 2020 - 02:43

Inside the high-stakes race to build world’s first flying taxi

‘This is the perfect means of transportation, something that can take off and land everywhere’

Thu Nov 21 2019 - 04:15

The Voice Squad: Ireland making big noise in world of sound

Leading voice tech expert says Irish playing big role in developing solutions

Thu Oct 17 2019 - 03:15

Blizzard faces backlash as esports and politics collide

Calls for boycott as Blitzchung gets 12-month ban for Hong Kong protest support, forfeits $10,000 prize money

Thu Oct 10 2019 - 05:30

Mood lifts on global markets as tensions ease between US and China

Markets report: All eyes now on the ECB’s monetary policy meeting on Thursday

Wed Sept 11 2019 - 22:11

Jack Ma retires from Chinese tech giant Alibaba

Low-key accountant to succeed charismatic Ma who built $462bn company

Tue Sept 10 2019 - 20:13

Tech stocks: bubble, bubble, toil and trouble?

History suggests no market fashion or trend persists indefinitely

Tue Aug 20 2019 - 05:00

Alibaba revenues rise 42% on China online shopping surge

Food delivery service and cloud activity help to boost figures

Thu Aug 15 2019 - 14:51

Global trade worries continues to dampen mood of European traders

Markets report: London’s FTSE 100 closes sharply lower, its sixth session in the red

Tue Aug 06 2019 - 19:28

Vivendi in talks to sell stake in music group Universal to China’s Tencent

French media giant wants to break into Chinese music market

Tue Aug 06 2019 - 12:28

Most stocks are flops: just 1% of stocks account for all market gains

Picking the handful of stocks that deliver the bulk of investor returns is seeking a needle in a haystack

Tue Aug 06 2019 - 05:00

Formulating values for AI is hard when humans do not agree

China and the West prioritise different things in algorithms

Thu Jul 25 2019 - 05:20

How artificial intelligence will do our dirty work, take our jobs and change our lives

Machines will do the jobs we don’t like, but what if they also start to beat us at things we enjoy?

Sat Jul 20 2019 - 06:00

Envelope error delays $100bn stock-market listing

Naspers says names and addresses were mixed up on shareholder circulars

Fri Jun 21 2019 - 20:02