Best Buy Q2 profit drops 90%, misses estimates Best Buy, the largest US consumer electronics chain, is reporting a 90% drop in net income during the second quarter. Business • 21 Aug 12
CAT not to take Ryanair's case to Court of Appeal Britain's Competition Appeal Tribunal has decided not to support Ryanair which wants to halt an investigation in the UK into the airline's 29% shareholding in … Business • 20 Aug 12
Facebook stock rebounds after dropping below $19 Facebook's beleaguered stock got an afternoon boost after hitting its lowest level ever earlier in the day. Business • 20 Aug 12
Amlin returns to profit as disaster claims slow Lloyd's of London insurer Amlin swung back to profit in the first half of 2012, helped by a sharp drop in catastrophe-related claims and higher … Business • 20 Aug 12
Apple stock hits new high after 4-month dip Apple's stock has hit a new high after a four-month swoon, as investors are looking ahead to the release of a new iPhone model, and … Business • 17 Aug 12
Former BBC boss to get annual base salary of $1m The New York Times will pay an annual base salary of $1m to newly appointed CEO Mark Thompson. Business • 17 Aug 12
Oracle to pay $2m to resolve foreign bribery case The US Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Oracle Corporation of violating an anti-foreign bribery law by secretly moving money off the company's books. Business • 16 Aug 12
Intel gets permission to construct new plant Kildare County Council has granted permission to the Irish operations of US chip giant Intel to construct a brand new fabrication plant, or fab, at … Business • 16 Aug 12
Companies paid more to CEOs than in US tax Twenty-six big US companies paid their CEOs more last year than they paid the federal government in tax. Business • 16 Aug 12
Central Bank issues warning on 'bank' services The Central Bank of Ireland has issued a statement to say it has received a number of complaints about two firms, "Irish Nationwide Bank" and … Business • 16 Aug 12
High Court hears of Woodies DIY plans for Atlantic Woodies DIY is prepared to invest in a plan aimed at securing the survival of the Atlantic Home Care DIY store chain, the High Court … Business • 15 Aug 12
Facebook must delete faces - German official A German data protection official has called for Facebook to delete biometric profiles of people stored without their explicit consent. Business • 15 Aug 12
Deere 3Q income up, but well short of expectations Deere says its third-quarter net income rose 11% but fell well short of expectations, hit hard by a weakening global economy and prolonged drought in … Business • 15 Aug 12
Australian court upholds cigarette pack logo ban Australia's highest court upheld the world's toughest law on cigarette promotion today, prohibiting tobacco company logos on cigarette packs. Business • 15 Aug 12
UBS denies helping Germans evade taxes UBS has denied it is helping wealthy Germans dodge taxes by telling them to move funds to Singapore and other money centres. Business • 14 Aug 12
StanChart CEO takes charge of Iran probe talks Standard Chartered's chief executive Peter Sands has flown to New York to take personal control of the bank's attempts to reach a settlement with US … Business • 14 Aug 12
Examiner appointed to Cappoquin Poultry The High Court has appointed an interim examiner to a Co Waterford based chicken processing company that employs more than 130 people. Business • 14 Aug 12
Bluebird Care announces 335 new jobs Homecare provider Bluebird Care has announced the creation of 510 new jobs across the country over the next six months. Business • 13 Aug 12
Settlement requires Facebook to get user consent The US Federal Trade Commission has given the final approval to a settlement of federal charges reached last year over Facebook deceiving consumers and forcing … Business • 10 Aug 12
Teva reports 19% increase in Q2 revenues Teva, a global pharmaceutical company which employs almost 500 people in Ireland, has reported a 19% increase in its second-quarter revenues over the same time … Business • 10 Aug 12
Home Payments customers to get some money back Customers of the former bill payment company Home Payments are to receive some of the money back which they lost when the company went into … Business • 09 Aug 12
Chairman of troubled Cyprus bank quits The chairman of Cyprus' second-biggest bank Laiki Bank has resigned. Business • 09 Aug 12
26 jobs for Dublin as Boots Ireland expands Boots Ireland has announced it is opening a new store in Clondalkin and expanding its Swords store with the creation of 26 new jobs later … Business • 09 Aug 12
Higher US earnings help Deutsche Telekom in Q2 Higher earnings from its slimmed-down US subsidiary helped German phone company Deutsche Telekom post a net profit of €614m in the second quarter of the … Business • 09 Aug 12
Is Quinn Insurance repeating history? Parallels between Quinn insurance and Insurance Corporation of Ireland - Economics Correspondent Sean Whelan gives his analysis Business • 09 Aug 12
