Business Headlines
Updated: 19 Mar 2010 19:03
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FitzPatrick released without charge
(15:56) Sean FitzPatrick has been released from Bray Garda Station after being questioned for almost 24 hours about financial irregularities at Anglo Irish Bank. -
Fresh Aer Lingus cabin crew vote plan
(19:03) Aer Lingus cabin crew are to hold a second ballot on the €97m cost-cutting programme which they rejected. -
EU leaders urged to agree Greek plan
(17:30) The EU's monetary affairs chief has urged its leaders to agree on a clear standby aid package for Greece. -
BA cabin crew to strike after talks fail
(16:03) A strike by British Airways cabin crew will go ahead from Saturday after talks with management collapsed. -
Google to leave China in April - state media
(10:59) Google will close its business in China next month and may announce its plans soon, Chinese media said today. -
Lloyds says to return to profit in 2010
(14:40) British lender Lloyds Banking Group said it would return to profitability in 2010 after two years of heavy losses. -
Departed Barclays man's €179,000 a month
(15:07) Barclays is paying the former head of its retail and commercial banking arm around £160,000 a month. -
Telecoms firms' revenue fell 10% in 2009
(13:19) A ComReg report shows that broadband subscriptions continued to grow in the final three months of last year. -
Turn inventions into jobs - commissioner
(16:23) Máire Geoghegan-Quinn has encouraged Ireland's inventors to play a bigger role in turning ideas into jobs. -
'Normal' bank conditions needed for recovery
(11:59) A new report on the Irish economy says it is continuing to head in the right direction, although challenges remain. -
Report looks at banks' post-NAMA losses
(12:46) A report has forecast that AIB will transfer loans to NAMA at an average discount of 35%. -
First Derivatives secures Invest NI funds
(11:05) First Derivatives has secured a £1.29m research and development investment from Invest Northern Ireland. -
Britvic cuts 52 Northern Ireland jobs
(18:12) More than 50 jobs have been axed at soft drinks producer Britvic in Northern Ireland. -
Stronger dollar sends oil below $80
(17:03) Oil prices fell sharply this evening as the US dollar gained against foreign currencies. -
McClaren supercar to capture top-end market
(11:08) Formula One car maker McLaren has launched a new 'supercar', which is expected to roll off the production line next year. -
Morning business news - March 19
(11:09) Prime Minister George Papandreou said yesterday his country would face difficulty meeting austerity targets if the cost of servicing his country's national debt remained so high. -
Today in the press
(09:30) The Irish banks should be recapitalised "as swiftly as practicable", the head of financial regulation, Matthew Elderfield, has said. -
5.45pm Markets Update
(18:02) European stock markets closed generally weaker this evening, though gains in banking shares helped London.
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