Investing 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 implement changes but has already start altering portfolios
Banking Why the banks may be about to get dragged into a brutal fight between the government and Sinn FéinIt looks like the government is trying to use the banks to attack Sinn Féin on housing policy ahead of an election. That presents a significant problem for the country’s lenders
Letter from Paris Simon Harris just ‘rolls with it’ when he meets Macron in Paris Speculation is rife that Simon Harris – an Oasis fan, apparently – will follow Emmanuel Macron’s lead and call a snap election this autumn
Tech Vincent Boland: Pavel Durov's arrest could reshape social media regulationFor too long governments have been browbeaten and brainwashed into accepting that social media is exceptional by armies of lobbyists
Sport ‘The league isn’t sustainable’: Shamrock Rovers chief John Martin on building a footballing businessIn an interview with the Business Post, Martin says he’s trying to reduce the four-in-a-row champions’ reliance on European prize money and start better protecting its assets – young footballers
Companies Don’t look back in anger: How ‘dynamic pricing’ issues endured by Oasis fans were forecast in 2017Ticketmaster told the government in 2017 that dynamic pricing helped close the ‘pricing gap’ that incentivised ticket-touting
Letter from Paris Simon Harris just ‘rolls with it’ when he meets Macron in Paris Speculation is rife that Simon Harris – an Oasis fan, apparently – will follow Emmanuel Macron’s lead and call a snap election this autumn
Post Script Post Script: Waiting for Goddard; who has Ireland’s best contact book? Business Post deputy editor Aaron Rogan takes a look at the scenes behind the stories
Pensions The end of summer is a good time to take stock of your pension planningChannel the ‘back to school’ September spirit by looking again at your retirement planning
Personal Finance All that glitters: How to invest in costume jewelleryGucci, Chanel, Dior and Givenchy are among the labels in demand among collectors
Tech Vincent Boland: Pavel Durov's arrest could reshape social media regulationFor too long governments have been browbeaten and brainwashed into accepting that social media is exceptional by armies of lobbyists
Banking Why the banks may be about to get dragged into a brutal fight between the government and Sinn FéinIt looks like the government is trying to use the banks to attack Sinn Féin on housing policy ahead of an election. That presents a significant problem for the country’s lenders
Tax Review of interest deductibility rules welcome and not a moment too soonSimple concept behind EU rule added complexity to already complex tax law
Banking Crashed: How bankers’ pay never recovered from the recession – and how today’s salaries stack upA Business Post analysis charts the dramatic rise and fall of top bankers’ remuneration and just how far off the Celtic Tiger peak the pay packets of today’s chief executives are
Personal Finance Money talks: Why it’s crucial to discuss finances early and often with your spouseIt might not be romantic, but the ability to talk openly about money with your partner is a key signifier that your relationship will go the distance
Tech From Autonomy to vindication: the storied life of Mike LynchThe ‘British Bill Gates’ leaves behind a legacy of innovation and controversy
Hospitality ‘Please don't open a café or a restaurant’ – Ukiyo’s owner on his lost love of the industryA string of restaurant closures in Dublin have highlighted the strain faced by traders in the city centre
US Irish eyes on Kamala Harris’s plan to hike corporate tax as she lays out business agendaAs rates are set to fall, the Democrat hopeful has the wind at her back to pursue leftist economic policies
Marion McKeone: Kamala Harris takes aim at ‘unserious’ Trump but runway to victory is shortAmerica has never witnessed a presidential election like this; the near assassination of one candidate followed by the forced withdrawal of the other is unprecedented
Companies Nestle CEO Max Schneider becomes the latest boss to be shown the door amid cost-of-living crisisSchneider will be replaced by Laurent Freixe, the company’s Latin America chief
Markets Analysis: Whirlwind week for Corre Energy follows twelve tumultuous monthsIn a note circulated on Thursday morning, Davy registered its surprise that Rune Eng, the interim chair of Corre Energy, was stepping down
Banking Central banks are taking aim at commercial real estate values. Are Irish lenders exposed?After a major downturn in the office market, here’s how Ireland’s domestic banks are managing their commercial property portfolios
Diplomacy The Envoys: Meet the diplomats taking up ambassador roles across the globeFormer Global Ireland head and brains behind The Gathering among those moving overseas
Budget 2025 Why carbon tax hikes would produce ‘complex’ picture for fuel customers after Budget 2025Michael Dixon, the managing director of Dixon Transport, said while he’d love fuel prices to go lower, other EU countries had it worse than Ireland