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Kathleen Gallagher

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Analysis: Markets throw hissy fit as Fed enters ‘new phase’

The S&P 500 had its worst loss on the day of a rate decision since 2001, dropping almost 3 per cent

19.12.2024 4

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Analysis: ECB delivers festive rate cut but faces path fraught with obstacles in the year ahead

Analysts warned that investors may be hoping for too much for 2025

12.12.2024 4

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Checking in: Dalata’s shareholder register is changing – with diverging views on its fate

New positions include a short held by a quant fund and a large stake taken by a hedge fund that is running a long/short fund

02.12.2024 3

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Christmas spirit comes early for Mondelez in Ireland, but US consumer concerns weigh on share price

The Chicago-based confectionery company has seen its share price slide this year, down 12.3 per cent in 2024 and over 9 per cent in the past month

23.11.2024 1

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Are Flutter, AIB, Smurfit Westrock and Kingspan bosses underpaid? Our analysis suggests so

Business Post analysed the pay of chief executives of Irish firms versus their international peer group as determined by market analysts

29.10.2024 2

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Dalata targets city breakers for Maldron brand - its marketing review shows it needs them

Ireland’s largest hotel group had a capital markets day where it spent significant time on its marketing strategy

20.10.2024 1

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Pain ahead: Falling rates hit AIB and Bank of Ireland’s share price hard – here’s what’s in store

Over the past five days The Stoxx Europe 600 Banks, which tracks the share prices of the largest banks in the region, including the UK, is down 3.2...

06.10.2024 20

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Analysis: Flutter’s outlook looks bright but is bigger always better?

Horizontal integration through acquisition has clearly been a key part of Flutter’s strategy so far this year

29.09.2024 5

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Cairn and Glenveagh need one thing to compete with UK peers – the Central Bank put its finger on it

The research highlighted the key factor that could be holding the listed housebuilders back

22.09.2024 7

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State Street preps for dollar weakness with shift to defensive stocks and ‘true diversifiers’

Altaf Kassam, head of investment strategy and research for EMEA at the firm, said State Street is waiting to see weakness in the US dollar to fully...

01.09.2024 8

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Analysis: CRH and Flutter’s US listing shift is paying off for their CEOs and shareholders

Figures out this week show how the move to a primary listing in New York, while a blow to Ireland, has made sense for the two firms

25.08.2024 10

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Rate cut hopes aside - here’s what Jay Powell’s Jackson Hole speech signals for the global economy

Fed chair said ‘the time has come for policy to adjust’ - but what might this mean for global economics?

23.08.2024 2

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C&C’s CEO is helping turn things around – but investors should remember he’s not here to stay

Ralph Findlay took on the chief executive role for a maximum period of 18 months

18.08.2024 6

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Turnaround Tuesday? Three key indicators to watch during the market volatility

Markets rebounded on Tuesday, which could signal the rout was over the top. But it could simply be investors buying the dip

10.08.2024 8

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A high-stakes race: BlackRock leads rivals in bid to place private assets into ETFs

The two firms are among those signalling they want to offer access to private markets via ETFs, a tie-up with the potential to open the closed-off...

01.08.2024 4

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Analysis: Ireland should buck the D&I bonus criteria trend to remove its unfavourable status

Ireland is one of just two countries in European Union countries that have no women leading any of its listed companies

28.07.2024 4

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Analysis: Gavin Kelly is a wise choice for Davy top job, but perhaps an uncomfortable one for the stockbroker

Bank of Ireland’s appointing one its one its own to lead Davy makes sense, but it will change things at the country’s biggest stockbroker

12.07.2024 3

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