Alaska Airlines launching biofuel-powered commercial service in the US
Alaska Airlines is to operate 75 commercial passenger flights in the United States using a biofuel mix starting this Wednesday.
View ArticleGoogle unveils new enterprise search tools
Google has unveiled two new enterprise tools to boost the quality and performance of its products for business intranets.
View ArticleIreland will need to be known for wealth creation
If Ireland really wants to become the 'European Silicon Valley' then it will need to be known not only as a place that firms can come to generate intellectual property and innovate but a place they can...
View ArticleNTR secures US$240m debt financing for US wind farm
Irish renewable-energy group NTR has today announced that its wind-energy business, Wind Capital Group, has successfully secured US$240m in project debt financing for a 150MW wind farm in Missouri.
View ArticleC&C acquires UK cider company in €50m deal
Drinks group C&C has announced it is to acquire the UK cider assets of Constellation Brands for £45m (€50m) in a move it says will strengthen its position within the UK cider market and broaden the...
View ArticleMobile Web 2.0 apps market to be worth US$18.9bn by 2014
Driven by the next wave of apps and services like Presence, Geolocation and Social Web, revenues from mobile access to Web 2.0 apps and services will be worth US$18.9bn, analysts have forecast.
View ArticleBeware the Anglo Irish bounce
Anglo Irish Bank, the state-owned company which later this week will announce the largest loss in Irish corporate history, has a habit of 'bouncing' the taxpayer to bail it out. It is a habit it should...
View ArticleCPA entrepreneurship report launched
A new report is calling for major changes to the way in which entrepreneurs and start-up businesses are supported as well as for the inclusion of entrepreneurship on the second level curriculum.
View ArticleBanks' customers not protected, says report
Irish consumers are being forgotten and failed in the new changes being made to the financial regulatory structure, according to a report published today by the Consumer Consultative Panel at the...
View ArticleUK business insolvency hits three year low
Results from an August Insolvency Index have revealed that the rate of insolvencies dropped to 0.07pc in August, which is the lowest point since June 2007.
View ArticleIrish economy is not shrinking - Lenihan
Speaking in Dublin today, finance minister Brian Lenihan was adamant that the country's economy is showing signs of stabilisation.
View ArticleBenchmarking against peers vital for growth - PwC
According to PwC's global survey, 84pc of CEOs say knowing how well they are doing against their peers is critical for supporting growth and competitiveness.
View ArticleIrish housing prices still falling
Three separate reports this morning show that Irish residential prices continued to fall in the third quarter of 2010.
View ArticleIrish services sector shrinks in September
The Irish services sector contracted for the first time since March as a slowdown in the economy impacts on the wider economy.
View ArticleEU committee adds to governance debate
MEPs on the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee today approved its contribution to the EU economic governance debate.
View ArticleUK shop inflation hits five-month high
The British Retail Consortium has said today that shop prices in September were 1.9pc higher than a year ago, marking the highest increase since April.
View ArticleSME business confidence takes a hit
Almost 50pc of Irish businesses expect a deterioration in business conditions over the next 12 months, according to a new survey released by the Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association (ISME)...
View ArticleGreen Report finds UK Government inefficient
Sir Philip Green, the billionaire whose Arcadia Group owns the Topshop, Dorothy Perkins and BHS clothing chains has released his government-commissioned report on State efficiency and says the UK are...
View ArticleNo legal action against former execs - UBS
In its transparency report, released today, UBS says it will not pursue legal action against any of its former executives.
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