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ECB tightens collateral to ensure ‘high’ standards
The European Central Bank (ECB) tightened the rules for the collateral it accepts for loans as it tries to restore the "proper functioning" of markets and prepares the ground to unwind emergency liquidity measures next year.
Kerry gets second bite at buying ingredients business
KERRY Group is being tipped as a potential buyer of the ingredients group Chr Hansen after it emerged that the French group PAI Partners is preparing to sell the business.
Pilots give Aer Lingus outsourcing ultimatum
AER Lingus pilots have issued an ultimatum to bosses at the troubled airline to stop all outsourcing if an almost €100m cost-cutting deal is to be agreed.
Ryanair to begin legal battle on airport charges directive
Ryanair will next week seek leave for a judicial review of a direction issued by the Minister for Transport to the Commissioner for Aviation Regulation, allowing Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) to increase passengers fees to a level which will enable it to claw back millions of euro it spent on Terminal 2.
EU approves revised guarantee plan for banks
European Union regulators approved the Government’s revised plans to guarantee bank deposits and debt to stabilize its financial industry.
Servier Ireland opens €47m manufacturing plant in Arklow
IDA Ireland has welcomed the official opening of Servier Ireland’s new €47 million manufacturing plant in Arklow, Co. Wicklow.
Dell falls as sales miss target on PC slump
Dell, after losing its second-place ranking in the global personal-computer market last quarter, fell in Nasdaq trading after reporting earnings that missed analysts’ estimates.
Over 77,000 now behind on mortgage or rental bills
AT LEAST 77,500 households are in arrears on their mortgages and rent payments.
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Ulster Bank appoints receiver to Logancourt
Ulster Bank has appointed a receiver, Jim Luby, to Logancourt Properties, a housing developer which developed homes in Rush, north Co Dublin, and Ashbourne, Co Meath.
Brewer braced for tough second half
Pubs and brewing group Fuller, Smith & Turner has cheered an 18% rise in first-half profits but warned the rest of the year would be "significantly tougher".
Leading indicators point to sustained recovery for 2010
The US economic recovery will extend into next year as manufacturing expands and the pace of firings abates, reports indicated yesterday.
Cost of living survey
Winners and losers: Pensioners
AS if swine flu, the onset of a bitter winter, and shattered pension fund values weren't enough, the State's pensioners saw their cost of living fall at a much slower rate than almost everyone else, according to the survey.
Google Chrome OS computers will be available in 2010
Google has announced that its much-anticipated web based operating system, Chrome OS, will be available within a year.
Bad start gets worse for markets
It was a gloomy day on the markets in Dublin and the rest of Europe with shares retreating across the board from the start of trade.
Border shopping: the price is right
FOR certain folk, the long-awaited opening of IKEA in Ballymun may have removed the only incentive to take a shopping trip across the border, but it's clear that the North remains a mecca for many shoppers in the Republic.
James Murdoch signals reduced role for his family's newspapers
James Murdoch, annointed heir to his father's media conglomerate, News Corporation, signalled that the family love affair with newspapers is coming to an end and the business will shift its focus to television and entertainment in the future.
Mixed fortunes for SMEs but key is staying in contact with banks
It's a cliché of our time that the top economic priority is to "get banks lending again". We hear of cash-strapped but otherwise healthy companies going to the wall because lending institutions refuse to offer a credit lifeline.
Property investors eye bargains as banks offload cut-price homes
A few property buyers appear to be buying receivership homes in the expectation that prices may increase if NAMA's arrival places a floor under the market.
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