February
Chemist Warehouse scores $34b pay day in ASX debut
The founders were on hand as the retailer made its sharemarket debut on Thursday via Sigma, with plans to expand in Australia and globally.
December 2024
The most anti-Israel country in Europe risks harming itself
Ireland has drawn a false equivalence with Northern Ireland and Palestine, and its hard-fought reputation as the world’s tiniest superpower is threatened.
November 2024
Trump’s victory drives surge in US students seeking courses abroad
Studyportals, a leading provider of information on higher education, says the number of searches by US students for foreign courses jumped more than fivefold.
‘Critical milestone’: Chemist Warehouse, Sigma merger clears ACCC hurdle
After several delays, the regulator found the tie-up will not substantially hurt competition, paving the way for the creation of a $28.9 billion sharemarket giant.
October 2024
Netanyahu’s fight to be tested in a dangerous world
The risk of greater conflagration in the Middle East is keeping the world on edge, and Australia is no exception.
Ireland hits wealthy with ‘mansion tax’
The introduction of a third band of stamp duty is expected to raise €80 million a year.
September 2024
Consulting firms hurt as companies treat change as ‘business as usual’
Companies are building up internal teams of consultants and technology experts, fuelling the rise of consulting marketplaces and cutting demand for big advisory firms.
August 2024
This is where you will be treated like racing royalty
Few hotels can claim an equine concierge, but book a stay at Ireland’s Cashel Palace and you will mingle with the best in the business.
Joy for ‘Britain’s Bill Gates’ and lawyers ends in superyacht tragedy
Just weeks after a huge courtroom victory, UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch is among seven people, including a Morgan Stanley executive, missing off Palermo’s coast.
Why Coke’s $24b epic tax battle is staying hidden
The stakes of a fight with the US Internal Revenue Service over “astronomical” profits in low-tax countries are visible only in fine print.
June 2024
Irish housing crisis turns employers into reluctant landlords
Ireland’s chronic housing deficit can largely be pinned on one thing: in the decade following the 2008 crash that decimated the country, building stalled.
May 2024
If you love single malt, food and a good craic, try this $10k pairing
An Australian chef with a two Michelin-starred restaurant in Dublin has collaborated with an Irish whiskey maker to create something exceptional and very exclusive.
Norway, Ireland, Spain recognise Palestinian state in ‘historic’ move
Israel’s foreign minister branded the three countries’ decision a “distorted step”, which shows “terrorism pays” and immediately recalled its ambassadors.
The day I predicted the downfall of Tony O’Reilly
Regarded for much of his life as the most successful Irishman in modern history, the industrialist’s charm wasn’t enough to save his business empire.
Sir Tony O’Reilly, the tycoon who fell into bankruptcy
He was an Irish rugby international and British Lion, the creator of Kerrygold butter, and a charismatic international business leader and newspaper tycoon.
Gallows humour and escape: Trump’s possible return rattles Washington
Much of official Washington is bracing for the former president’s return – this time with ‘retribution’ as his avowed mission, the discussion is about self-imposed exile.
Americans have more money, Europeans more time. Which is better?
Life expectancy, happiness, sustainability and innovation are among the factors shaping work attitudes. But money matters most to many.
April 2024
Musk sets test for social media without boundaries
The sudden row between Australia and Elon Musk is a test of sovereign writ against the biggest companies – but also where government control of media should begin and end.
Booming AI demand threatens global electricity supply
Tech chiefs warn that power-hungry data centres are a bottleneck in developing artificial intelligence. Some of them are looking at developing their own electricity supply.
New Yorkers’ unvarnished views of Donald Trump aired in ‘hush money’ trial
Hundreds of potential jurors are being sifted through as the court faces a huge challenge selecting more than a dozen people from heavily Democratic Manhattan.