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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said the 'lessons' of the bailout would not be ignored

'A new day is dawning' as Greece exits bailout

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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has hailed the end of a "modern-day Odyssey" after Greece emerged from nine years of bailouts.

Stewart Butterfield, founder and CEO of Slack

Slack raises $427m and hits $7.1 bn valuation

Dominic Raab and Michel Barnier met in Brussels

EU and UK should 'de-dramatise' backstop - Barnier

Overall 7,909 new dwellings were completed in the first half of this year

34.1% increase in new dwelling completions in Q2

The pay penalty was 21% in Ireland in 2014, which compares with the EU average of 29%

Non-permanent employment not prevalent - ESRI

Google has worked with the World Health Organisation and American Heart Association to create new metrics for the app

Google launches redesigned Fit app

Despite concerns over Brexit, London continues to lead the way in foreign exchange trading

Britain extends lead in global currency trading

Hostelworld said the unusually hot weather in Europe this summer has led to a softening of bookings

Bookings up but revenue down at Hostelworld in H1

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Unions have threatened more strike action at the airline in the weeks to come

What I need to know if my Ryanair flight is cancelled

Travel insurance is not just about medical bills

What's on your travel insurance checklist?

The maximum saving on the scheme is €495

How to save with the cycle-to-work scheme

Two of Netflix's plans allow subscribers to view content on multiple screens at the same time

Does your home need more than one Netflix subscription?

Virtually all Irish used car imports are coming from the UK

Buying a car in the UK - is it worth it?

A credit card can be a high-interest burden or a free loan - it all depends on how you use it

Making your credit card work for you

An additional 22,000 people took up private health insurance policies last year bringing the total insured to 2.174 million at the end of 2017

Health insurance; no switching, no saving

When we refer to vulture funds, what we're essentially talking about are various forms of private equity firms and pension funds

So, a vulture fund bought your mortgage, what's next?

Bitcoins are created by a process known as mining

Do you know what a Bitcoin is? Will Goodbody explains

The 2017 Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse

There are no racing certainties on the stock market

Small changes in your banking habits can make a big dent in the fees you pay

Ten clever ways to reduce your bank charges

Get your money working harder for you

Five ways to boost your household finances in 2018

Analysis & Comment.

Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, Intel, Qualcomm, LG and Philips have all been at the receiving end of a financial telling off from the European Commission over the last six years

Will Goodbody: The turning tide against big tech

Analysis and Comment

Despite its manifest flaws, the Chequers White Paper had shifted the dynamic

Brexit: White Paper, Westminster chaos and few choices

Ambitious targets set for social housing

Analysis and Comment

Davis resignation shocking & unexpected

Grey matters - how our brains can cost us money

Brexit talks.

Dominic Raab and Michel Barnier met in Brussels

EU and UK should 'de-dramatise' backstop - Barnier

Despite concerns over Brexit, London continues to lead the way in foreign exchange trading

Britain extends lead in global currency trading

Britain aiming to boost exports after Brexit - Fox

NHS Providers leak warns of Brexit drug shortages

What will happen to cross-border shopping after Brexit?

Cross-border shopping

More Brexit talks

Morning Ireland business.

Research from recruitment website Indeed suggests the peak time to jobhunt on the web in Ireland is Tuesday at lunchtime

Tuesday lunchtime most job searching time - Indeed

Head of Business Banking with AIB Catherine Moroney said it is difficult for businesses to plan because of the uncertainty over Brexit

SMEs worried about Brexit but very few are prepared

While Irish people are notoriously bad at changing service providers, it appears as though that trend is beginning to change

More people switching their energy provider

The US dollar is at 13 month high against peer currencies, putting pressure on emerging market economies

Emerging markets under pressure from King dollar

This latest acquisition gives Fexco an estimated 12% share of the UK retail foreign exchange market

Fexco ups presence in 'most attractive market in world'

The Turkish lira has depreciated by over 40% since the start of the this year

Talking Turkey; is the lira the August markets crisis?

KBC economist Austin Hughes said there was an element of weather-inspired improvement in consumer sentiment

Sunshine gives boost to summer spend

One deal dominated the figures in terms of value - but plenty of Irish firms were also buying abroad

William Fry sees buoyant period of M&A deals

Click&Go has a team of 60 people in Dublin

Click & Go to invest €2m in Polish office

Group CEO, Francesca McDonagh, said she took personal accountability to address tracker mortgage controversy

'All tracker customers identified', says BoI boss

AIB CEO Bernard Byrne tells Aengus Cox that 96% of customers affected by the tracker mortgage issue have received payments from the bank.

AIB boss says tracker issue could run into next year

Pat Donnelly, Managing Director of Autoaddress, tells Petula Martyn the company processed 100 million Eircode address look-ups on behalf of its customers last year

Revenues at Autoaddress soared by 45% last year

Technology Headlines.

Google has worked with the World Health Organisation and American Heart Association to create new metrics for the app

Google launches redesigned Fit app

Stewart Butterfield, founder and CEO of Slack

Slack raises $427m and hits $7.1 bn valuation

The sensitive documents were saved in a folder called 'hacky hack hack'

Apple reassures customers after Australian hack report

Google withdrew its search engine from China eight years ago due to censorship and hacking

Google staff protest over China search engine

A report published earlier this week showed how Google's Android operating system continued to log users' movements even when they had turned location tracking off

Google location scandal the first big test of GDPR

Business Technology

Three industry executives told Reuters they had held talks with Amazon about the possible launch of a site

Amazon considering UK insurance comparison site

DataSolutions Group Managing Director Michael O'Hara said establishing a foothold in the UK opens huge possibilities

DataSolutions grows revenue by over a third to €40m

Roomex was co-founded by Jack Donaghy (L) and Karl Glennon

Travel software firm Roomex raises €8m in funding

Participation in a Tesla deal could bring Saudi Arabia closer to developing a domestic car industry

Saudi fund may play minor part in Musk's Tesla plan

By going private, Tesla could operate without requirements for financial reports and other pressures of a publicly traded firm

Tesla board forms committee to consider going private

Elon Musk also posted in a blog post yesterday his most detailed vision yet into how a deal to take Tesla private could work

Silver Lake, Goldman advising on taking Tesla - Musk

Elon Musk last week shocked investors with his announcement on Twitter that he was looking to take Tesla private at $420 a share, valuing the company at $72 billion

Saudis back bid to make Tesla private - Musk

Business features.

A report published earlier this week showed how Google's Android operating system continued to log users' movements even when they had turned location tracking off

Google location scandal the first big test of GDPR

Business Technology

The last workplace taboo: how much are you paid?

What lessons did Ireland really learn from the recession?

Unions have threatened more strike action at the airline in the weeks to come

What I need to know if my Ryanair flight is ...

Interview: BoI CEO Francesca McDonagh

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End of an era for Co Mayo business

Business Highlights

Marchionne - the Fiat Chrysler boss who liked to fix ...

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