http://www.independent.ie/business/world/ http://www.independent.ie/business/obama-bernanke-has-stayed-a-lot-longer-than-planned-as-fed-boss-29353744.html http://www.independent.ie/business/obama-bernanke-has-stayed-a-lot-longer-than-planned-as-fed-boss-29353744.html President Barack Obama hinted in an interview aired last night that he may be looking for a new chief of the US Federal Reserve Bank, saying current Chairman Ben Bernanke has stayed a lot longer than he had originally planned. Business Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:02:00 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/business/world/hopes-fade-over-eurozone-deal-on-28bn-bailout-costs-29352126.html http://www.independent.ie/business/world/hopes-fade-over-eurozone-deal-on-28bn-bailout-costs-29352126.html Hopes are fading of a deal later this week to allow the eurozone's bailout fund to help cover the €28bn cost of bailing out our banks. World Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/business/world/trade-deal-could-add-18000-jobs-in-ireland-thinktank-29352127.html http://www.independent.ie/business/world/trade-deal-could-add-18000-jobs-in-ireland-thinktank-29352127.html IRELAND will benefit more than any other European country except Britain if the European Union and United States hammer out a new trade deal, a leading German think-tank says. World Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/business/world/qatar-holding-sells-its-10pc-porsche-stake-back-to-family-29352134.html http://www.independent.ie/business/world/qatar-holding-sells-its-10pc-porsche-stake-back-to-family-29352134.html Qatar Holding, the investment arm of the Gulf state's sovereign wealth fund, has sold its 10pc stake in Porsche SE to the luxury carmaker's family shareholders, four years after it first invested in the firm. World Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/business/world/bolton-to-quit-fidelity-china-fund-29352131.html http://www.independent.ie/business/world/bolton-to-quit-fidelity-china-fund-29352131.html British fund manager Anthony Bolton, who came out of retirement in 2010 to move to Asia and try his luck investing in China, is to step down from managing the Fidelity China Special Situations Fund next year. World Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/business/world/suretank-targets-50m-sale-of-business-29355412.html http://www.independent.ie/business/world/suretank-targets-50m-sale-of-business-29355412.html An Irish oil services company is in talks to be sold for as much as €50m. World Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/business/world/mixed-day-for-ise-with-slight-rise-29355413.html http://www.independent.ie/business/world/mixed-day-for-ise-with-slight-rise-29355413.html IRISH shares increased marginally yesterday while the major European stock markets were little changed. World Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/business/world/obama-seeks-new-federal-bank-chief-29355414.html http://www.independent.ie/business/world/obama-seeks-new-federal-bank-chief-29355414.html President Barack Obama has hinted that he may be looking for a new chief of the US Federal Reserve Bank, saying Ben Bernanke has stayed longer than the chairman had planned. World Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/business/world/only-the-gift-shop-tills-are-ringing-out-as-locals-steer-clear-of-ghost-town-29355490.html http://www.independent.ie/business/world/only-the-gift-shop-tills-are-ringing-out-as-locals-steer-clear-of-ghost-town-29355490.html FOR a place hoping to get an economic boost from the G8, Enniskillen was like a ghost town. World Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/business/world/liberty-joins-vodafone-in-race-for-kabel-takeover-29355415.html http://www.independent.ie/business/world/liberty-joins-vodafone-in-race-for-kabel-takeover-29355415.html Liberty Global is going up against Vodafone in a takeover battle for Germany's Kabel Deutschland. World Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/business/world/ntma-aiming-to-sell-500m-in-bills-29355409.html http://www.independent.ie/business/world/ntma-aiming-to-sell-500m-in-bills-29355409.html THE National Treasury Management Agency will hold an auction of €500m of short-term government debt, known as treasury bills, tomorrow. World Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/business/world/ulster-bank-fly-in-osborne-ointment-29355411.html http://www.independent.ie/business/world/ulster-bank-fly-in-osborne-ointment-29355411.html UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne said he will use his Mansion House speech tonight to set out plans for the return of Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds to the private sector. World Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/business/world/european-car-sales-slow-down-to-20year-low-in-may-29355394.html http://www.independent.ie/business/world/european-car-sales-slow-down-to-20year-low-in-may-29355394.html European car sales hit a 20-year low in May as the continent-wide unemployment crisis reduced demand at the likes of PSA Peugeot Citroen, Renault, Fiat and General Motors, which makes Opel. World Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/business/world/g8-leaders-are-smart-but-also-casual-29355495.html http://www.independent.ie/business/world/g8-leaders-are-smart-but-also-casual-29355495.html THERE was a lot of casual enforcement going on at the G8 in Fermanagh – look relaxed, don't wear a tie, and certainly don't object if you don't want to. World Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/business/world/g8-deal-on-tax-and-moneylaundering-reached-29354374.html http://www.independent.ie/business/world/g8-deal-on-tax-and-moneylaundering-reached-29354374.html An agreement sealed by leaders of the G8 nations meeting in Northern Ireland can "rewrite the rules" on tax and transparency to benefit countries across the world, David Cameron said today. World Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:23:31 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/business/world/trading-pauses-ahead-of-big-week-29352132.html http://www.independent.ie/business/world/trading-pauses-ahead-of-big-week-29352132.html IRISH shares were little changed yesterday, as markets paused ahead of a host of economic meetings this week. World Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/business/world/uk-coop-group-forcing-bondholders-to-plug-hole-29352135.html http://www.independent.ie/business/world/uk-coop-group-forcing-bondholders-to-plug-hole-29352135.html Britain's Co-operative Group will force bondholders to help plug a £1.5bn (€1.76bn) capital hole, avoiding a repeat of unpopular taxpayer-funded bailouts made during the financial crisis. World Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/business/technology/telefonica-denies-att-interest-in-buying-up-o2-29352129.html http://www.independent.ie/business/technology/telefonica-denies-att-interest-in-buying-up-o2-29352129.html O2-owner Telefonica denied yesterday that it received any indication of interest from AT&T, following a Spanish newspaper report that the government had halted a €70bn offer from the US company. Technology Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/business/world/eu-to-approve-ices-82bn-nyse-buy-without-conditions-sources-29351015.html http://www.independent.ie/business/world/eu-to-approve-ices-82bn-nyse-buy-without-conditions-sources-29351015.html EUROPEAN UNION antitrust regulators will give unconditional approval to IntercontinentalExchange's (ICE) $8.2bn offer for NYSE Euronext, two people familiar with the matter said on Monday. World Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:51:17 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/business/world/fitch-china-credit-bubble-unprecedented-in-modern-world-history-29350731.html http://www.independent.ie/business/world/fitch-china-credit-bubble-unprecedented-in-modern-world-history-29350731.html China's shadow banking system is out of control and under mounting stress as borrowers struggle to roll over short-term debts, Fitch Ratings has warned. World Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:56:00 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/business/world/air-rental-directors-share-pot-of-149m-29349230.html http://www.independent.ie/business/world/air-rental-directors-share-pot-of-149m-29349230.html The 14 directors of a Shannon-based aircraft leasing firm last year each received on average more than $1.06m (€798,148) in remuneration. World Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/business/world/g8-vladimir-putin-warns-against-arming-rebels-29348761.html http://www.independent.ie/business/world/g8-vladimir-putin-warns-against-arming-rebels-29348761.html Russian president Vladimir Putin tonight issued a blunt warning to the West not to arm Syrian rebels who "eat the organs" of their enemies. World Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:22:53 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/business/world/ryan-hires-barclays-for-mexican-lowcost-airline-take-off-29347957.html http://www.independent.ie/business/world/ryan-hires-barclays-for-mexican-lowcost-airline-take-off-29347957.html Declan Ryan's low-cost Mexican airline, VivaAerobus, is believed to have hired investment bank Barclays as it taxis towards a €100m-plus IPO on Mexican stock markets. World Sun, 16 Jun 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/business/world/providence-resources-to-sell-off-major-stake-in-barryroe-oilfield-29347959.html http://www.independent.ie/business/world/providence-resources-to-sell-off-major-stake-in-barryroe-oilfield-29347959.html Exploration company Providence Resources has hired the international financial advisers, Rothschild, to sell off a major stake in its Barryroe oilfield. World Sun, 16 Jun 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/business/world/f1-in-pole-position-to-slash-loan-costs-despite-bribe-claim-29347961.html http://www.independent.ie/business/world/f1-in-pole-position-to-slash-loan-costs-despite-bribe-claim-29347961.html Formula One is relying on its auto-racing dominance in Europe and a welcoming loan market to slash borrowing costs even as its chief executive may be charged with bribery and private-equity owners pull cash from the business. World Sun, 16 Jun 2013 04:00:02 +0100