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Markets update: Markets react as earnings season kicks off
7 小时之前 · Year-to-date global markets are up by 20.3% in euro terms and by 19.2% in local terms. The US market, the largest in the world, finished up 1.4% in euro terms and 1.2% local terms. Fixed Income & FX. The US 10-year yield finished at 4.1% last week. The German equivalent finished at 2.3%.
Interview with Jack McCauley, Professor & Innovator at UC …
7 小时之前 · Pictured: Jack McCauley, at Dublin Tech Summit 2024. Jack McCauley’s reputation as builder of the Oculus VR headsets precedes him. Managing Editor Sarah Freeman speaks with him about new inventions, the importance of culture and where he gets his drive. The Berkeley-educated engineer was one of ...
New and notable appointments at Balance for Better Business, …
4 天之前 · Bernard Byrne, Co-Chair, Balance for Better Business. Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Peter Burke TD today announced the appointment of Bernard Byrne as Co-Chair of Balance for Better Business (B4BB), an independent review group established by Government six years ago tasked with improving gender balance in senior business leadership in …
Executive Insights interview featuring Cathal Friel
4 天之前 · Executive Insights is an in-conversation content series featuring thought leaders from across the Irish business community. Hosted by Business & Finance, in association with KPMG, the series explores business strategy and how to navigate the current climate. This episode features Cathal Friel, Chair and Co-Founder of hVIVO plc, in conversation ...
Griffith College Sets the AI Policy Landscape
3 天之前 · Griffith College hosted the final instalment of the AI4VET4AI event series on 4th October 2024. It is a cutting-edge European-funded research project dedicated to establishing a transnational platform for AI in education and training excellence. This concluding event focused on policy and brought together some of the influential voices in AI to ...
Markets update: US jobs growth lower than expected
2024年9月9日 · Meanwhile, US employers added 142,000 nonfarm payrolls in August, an increase front the initially reported 114,000 jobs in July, but below economists’ forecast of 160,000. The unemployment rate fell to 4.2% in August, down from July’s 33-month high of 4.3%, and slightly better than expected.
Markets update | Business & Finance
2023年9月25日 · The Federal Reserve kept the key interest rate in the 5.25%-5.50% following their two-day meeting last week, writes Ian Slattery. Whilst the move (or lack thereof) was in line with market expectations the post meeting press conference was seen as relatively hawkish by market participants.
Markets Update: Equities show mixed returns amidst rotation
2024年7月30日 · US equities ended the week with mixed returns for the second period in a row, writes Ian Slattery. The S&P 500 Index saw a significant drop of more than 2% on Wednesday, its first such decline since February 2023, while the Nasdaq experienced its worst one-day loss since October 2022. On Thursday, GDP data revealed that the US economy grew at an annualised rate of 2.8% in the second quarter of ...
Read latest issue of Business & Finance Magazine here
2023年12月8日 · The latest digital edition of Business & Finance available. Managing Editor, Sarah Freeman, writes: “In this issue, we celebrate those shortlisted for the 49th Business & Finance Awards who will be recognised at the prestigious Gala Ceremony on 8th December. The Awards will play host to leaders, innovators and visionaries drawn from the ...