BBusiness Read More Why Mike Ashley’s luxury retail empire is going cheap – The Irish TimesAugust 22, 2026 When Dickson Poon, the Hong Kong billionaire, paid the equivalent of £130 million (€151 million) at today’s prices…
EEconomy Read More Business distress levels fall as Northern Ireland bucks wider UK trend – The Irish NewsAugust 22, 2026 Northern Ireland is the only UK region to have seen year-on-year reductions in both ‘critical’ and ‘significant’ financial…
PPersonal finance Read More Should you trust AI with your finances? Financial educator says know where to draw a lineAugust 22, 2026 With investors increasingly relying on AI (artificial intelligence) for everything from portfolio management to mutual fund selection, financial…
BBusiness Read More IPAS security guard unfairly dismissed after disclosing safety concerns, WRC findsAugust 22, 2026 A SECURITY GUARD who raised safety and compliance concerns at an International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) centre has…
EEconomy Read More Michael Burry Flags New AI Bubble Risk, Says GDP Growth Is ‘Really Counting On’ Data Center BuildoutAugust 22, 2026 Burry noted that private non-residential construction excluding data centers fell 7.9% year over year in June. According to…
PPersonal finance Read More Social Security Recipients Could Soon Work Without Benefit PenaltiesAugust 22, 2026 Social Security beneficiaries who have been forced to choose between earning less work-based income and accepting reduced retirement…
BBusiness Read More Hook, hold, harvest and hide: Meta’s alleged strategy laid out in first week of landmark trial | MetaAugust 22, 2026 Meta’s business can be boiled down to four words that begin with the letter H: hook, hold, harvest,…
EEconomy Read More US hits Canada with 50% tariffs as trade talks collapse – The Irish TimesAugust 22, 2026 US-Canada trade talks fell apart at the last minute, with fresh 50 per cent tariffs on billions of…
PPersonal finance Read More Ellis Jones: New inheritance tax rules a ‘kick in the teeth’August 22, 2026 Under the changes, which take effect from April 6, 2027, unspent private pensions will be included in taxable…
EEntrepreneurship Read More Are you a Gen Z entrepreneur who has started your own business? We’d like to hear from you | Small businessAugust 22, 2026 A growing number of Gen Z are starting their own businesses, with the number of Start Up Loans…
BBusiness Read More Bond investors dismiss Trump administration’s ‘band-aid on a bullet hole’ intervention – The Irish TimesAugust 22, 2026 Donald Trump’s appetite for risk might endear him to his Maga base. Bond investors are a more dispassionate…
EEconomy Read More Operating profits buried under debt: Why ACI is pumping Tk700cr into ShwapnoAugust 22, 2026 For years, Shwapno has been widely perceived as a loss-making concern. Its latest audited financial statements, however, show…