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Vodafone suffers revenues fall
Europe’s economic woes were felt by Vodafone today after the mobile phone giant reported its first drop in annual revenues for seven years.
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12 hours, 42 minutes ago

BoI informs 1,200 UK customers they won't face mortgage increase
Bank of Ireland has written to 1,200 customers in the UK threatened with an increase in their mortgage rates to tell them they will now not face the extra charge according to the Guardian.21 hours, 46 minutes ago

M&S announces fall in profits
Marks and Spencer has announced a fall in full-year profits.23 hours, 6 minutes ago

Yahoo deal nets Tumblr head €194m
US tech giant Yahoo has snapped up Tumblr in a major US deal that will reportedly net the blogging site’s 26-year-old founder a $250m (€194m) fortune six years after he started it.23 hours, 6 minutes ago

Apple accused of using Ireland as tax haven
Apple has been accused of using Ireland as a way of avoiding billions of euro in tax.1 day, 13 hours, 19 minutes ago

Positive day for European markets
The FTSE-100 index at the close was up 32.57 at 6755.63.1 day, 16 hours, 57 minutes ago

Yahoo buys Tumblr in $1.1bn deal
Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1bn (€856.6m) as chief executive Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an internet icon that has fallen behind the times.1 day, 18 hours, 23 minutes ago

Chevron Training successfully exits examinership
Enniscorthy-based Chevron Training and Development Ltd has successfully exited examinership.1 day, 21 hours, 53 minutes ago

Ryanair announce record profits
Ryanair has announced record annual profits of €569m for the year ending March 31.1 day, 23 hours, 2 minutes ago

Yahoo to buy Tumblr in billion dollar deal
Yahoo is on the verge of buying online content-sharing site Tumblr in a 1.1 billion dollar deal.2 days, 17 hours, 10 minutes ago

Dublin man and his daughter top Amazon's worldwide App Store
A calculator developed by a 12-year-old girl and her Irish father has become the number one-rated app worldwide on Amazon’s Android App Store.2 days, 19 hours, 52 minutes ago

Farmers body slams Coveney for 'ignoring lower paid farmers'
The United Farmers Association is criticising the Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney for not doing enough to protect lower earning farmers under the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy.3 days, 15 hours, 42 minutes ago
Co-op Group hears that capitalist models 'not the answer'
“Traditional capitalist models” were not working and an alternative is needed, members of the UK's Co-operative Group were told today at its AGM.3 days, 21 hours, 45 minutes ago

IBRC liquidators given more time to sell loan book
The Irish Bank Officials Association has welcomed news that extra time has been given to the special liquidators of IBRC to sell its multi-billion euro loan book.4 days, 11 hours, 48 minutes ago

FTSE returns to winning ways
Buoyant banks helped the FTSE 100 Index return to winning ways as shares in state-backed Lloyds Banking Group passed a key threshold today.4 days, 17 hours, 33 minutes ago

Cameron to meet Google chief over tax fiasco
Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt will meet David Cameron next week, just days after the internet giant was mauled by a Commons committee over its tax affairs.4 days, 19 hours ago
Irish firms secure €17m of investments on Enterprise Ireland trip
Irish companies on a trade mission to the Czech Republic and Poland haved signed contracts with a potential value of €17m.4 days, 20 hours, 40 minutes ago
Singapore down, Hong Kong markets unchanged
HONG KONG: The Hang Seng index closed unchanged at 23082.7.4 days, 22 hours, 19 minutes ago
EMC urges colleges to create 'Big Data' courses
EMC has urged colleges to create more 'Big Data' programmes as experts predict millions of new jobs in analytics over the coming years.5 days, 4 hours, 44 minutes ago

Fed comments spark gloom on US market
Signs of a slowing economy combined with comments from a Federal Reserve official helped pull the US stock market down yesterday.5 days, 14 hours, 12 minutes ago

Virgin boss vows return to profits
Virgin Atlantic’s new boss vowed to get the airline back in profit within two years after it reported more big losses today.
