Another BoI laptop was stolen in 2001
A Bank of Ireland laptop with the details of thousands of customers in Co Kildare was stolen seven years ago and customers were never informed, RTÉ News has learned.
Double jobs boost for the North-West
The information technology company Fujitsu Services is to recruit 150 more staff in the North.
Oil resumes record-breaking run
The price of crude oil struck a record high of $126.40 a barrel this evening.
Construction PMI shows record fall
The latest survey on the construction market shows the worst figures since the survey began almost eight years ago.
Davy, ILCU deal on bonds concerns
Davy says it has agreed to address concerns about the performance of bonds which it sold to some credit unions.
Northern Rock says savings recover
Northern Rock said retail savings balances improved in the first quarter and reported modest mortgage lending.
HSBC's Q1 profits up on Asian growth
Europe's biggest bank HSBC has said its profit in the first quarter was ahead of a year earlier.
Building slowdown, sterling hitting Qualceram
Qualceram Shires says turnover in the first quarter of 2008 was down 30% on the same time last year.
Trio put case for digital TV licences
The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland has held public hearings on digital television licences.
Perot company buys Irish IT firm
US IT company Perot Systems has bought Irish company Original Solutions for an undisclosed sum.
A Bank of Ireland laptop with the details of thousands of customers in Co Kildare was stolen seven years ago and customers were never informed, RTÉ News has learned.
Double jobs boost for the North-West
The information technology company Fujitsu Services is to recruit 150 more staff in the North.
Oil resumes record-breaking run
The price of crude oil struck a record high of $126.40 a barrel this evening.
Construction PMI shows record fall
The latest survey on the construction market shows the worst figures since the survey began almost eight years ago.
Davy, ILCU deal on bonds concerns
Davy says it has agreed to address concerns about the performance of bonds which it sold to some credit unions.
Northern Rock says savings recover
Northern Rock said retail savings balances improved in the first quarter and reported modest mortgage lending.
HSBC's Q1 profits up on Asian growth
Europe's biggest bank HSBC has said its profit in the first quarter was ahead of a year earlier.
Building slowdown, sterling hitting Qualceram
Qualceram Shires says turnover in the first quarter of 2008 was down 30% on the same time last year.
Trio put case for digital TV licences
The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland has held public hearings on digital television licences.
Perot company buys Irish IT firm
US IT company Perot Systems has bought Irish company Original Solutions for an undisclosed sum.
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British Gas bills may rise again
British Gas-owner Centrica signals fuel bills may rise as its profits are squeezed by high gas and power prices.
Second negative month for sales
UK retail sales fall for the second month in April, according to the British Retail Consortium.
HP confirms in talks to buy EDS
Hewlett-Packard confirms that it is in talks to buy the IT services provider Electronic Data Systems.
HSBC's new sub-prime writedown
HSBC writes down $3.2bn in the first three months of 2008 as a result of its exposure to the US sub-prime market.
UK producer inflation at record
UK factory gate prices and producers' input costs rose at a record pace in April, official figures show.
Venezuela takes over steel firm
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez nationalises the country's biggest steelmaker, Ternium-Sidor.
Cable TV firm wins US newspaper
Cablevision buys US paper Newsday for $650m, after Rupert Murdoch's News Corp withdraws its bid.
Centrica mulls British Energy bid
British Gas-owner Centrica is looking at the possibility of tabling a solo bid for nuclear power firm British Energy.
Fall in house prices 'welcomed'
More people want house prices to fall than to rise, research from the BBC indicates.
Rebound in pension fund finances
Final salary pension schemes offered by private employers have bounced back into the black in April, says the PPF.
British Gas-owner Centrica signals fuel bills may rise as its profits are squeezed by high gas and power prices.
Second negative month for sales
UK retail sales fall for the second month in April, according to the British Retail Consortium.
HP confirms in talks to buy EDS
Hewlett-Packard confirms that it is in talks to buy the IT services provider Electronic Data Systems.
HSBC's new sub-prime writedown
HSBC writes down $3.2bn in the first three months of 2008 as a result of its exposure to the US sub-prime market.
UK producer inflation at record
UK factory gate prices and producers' input costs rose at a record pace in April, official figures show.
Venezuela takes over steel firm
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez nationalises the country's biggest steelmaker, Ternium-Sidor.
Cable TV firm wins US newspaper
Cablevision buys US paper Newsday for $650m, after Rupert Murdoch's News Corp withdraws its bid.
Centrica mulls British Energy bid
British Gas-owner Centrica is looking at the possibility of tabling a solo bid for nuclear power firm British Energy.
Fall in house prices 'welcomed'
More people want house prices to fall than to rise, research from the BBC indicates.
Rebound in pension fund finances
Final salary pension schemes offered by private employers have bounced back into the black in April, says the PPF.
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US stocks advance as oil falls
Wall Street rallied today as oil prices, supported by a stronger dollar, fall back and alleviate some of investors? concerns about accelerating inflation.
ISEQ on the up
The ISEQ index of Irish shares was up today, shifting up 57.34 points to 6,488.72.
BoI probes fifth laptop 'theft'
Bank of Ireland tonight confirmed it was investigating an allegation that a fifth company laptop holding confidential details on customers had been stolen.
FTSE slightly up
Oil stocks underpinned progress for the London market today as takeover talk gave a helping hand to retailers.
UK: Hike in energy prices expected
Millions of households faced further pain today after British Gas owner Centrica signalled it may have to make another hike in energy prices.
Mortgage arrears rising, says Northern Rock
Nationalised bank Northern Rock said today that arrears had risen since the start of the year as mortgage borrowers struggled to pay higher rates caused by the credit crunch.
Sofa firm fined over lax insurance selling controls
UK sofa firm Land of Leather was today hit with a £210,000 (?266,000) fine by a finance watchdog for putting thousands of customers at risk from lax controls over the selling of payment protection insurance (PPI).
UK: Southern Cross secures higher prices
The UK?s biggest care home group said today it had agreed fee increases averaging 5% on more than 85% of its beds this year.
Fujitsu to create 150 jobs in Derry and Belfast
The Japanese IT firm Fujitsu has announced plans to create 150 jobs in the North as part of an £8.8m (?11.2m) investment.
Retail stocks jump on foot of takeover speculation
Shares in retail stocks jumped ahead today as investors reacted to speculation over possible takeover interest in B&Q owner Kingfisher.
Wall Street rallied today as oil prices, supported by a stronger dollar, fall back and alleviate some of investors? concerns about accelerating inflation.
ISEQ on the up
The ISEQ index of Irish shares was up today, shifting up 57.34 points to 6,488.72.
BoI probes fifth laptop 'theft'
Bank of Ireland tonight confirmed it was investigating an allegation that a fifth company laptop holding confidential details on customers had been stolen.
FTSE slightly up
Oil stocks underpinned progress for the London market today as takeover talk gave a helping hand to retailers.
UK: Hike in energy prices expected
Millions of households faced further pain today after British Gas owner Centrica signalled it may have to make another hike in energy prices.
Mortgage arrears rising, says Northern Rock
Nationalised bank Northern Rock said today that arrears had risen since the start of the year as mortgage borrowers struggled to pay higher rates caused by the credit crunch.
Sofa firm fined over lax insurance selling controls
UK sofa firm Land of Leather was today hit with a £210,000 (?266,000) fine by a finance watchdog for putting thousands of customers at risk from lax controls over the selling of payment protection insurance (PPI).
UK: Southern Cross secures higher prices
The UK?s biggest care home group said today it had agreed fee increases averaging 5% on more than 85% of its beds this year.
Fujitsu to create 150 jobs in Derry and Belfast
The Japanese IT firm Fujitsu has announced plans to create 150 jobs in the North as part of an £8.8m (?11.2m) investment.
Retail stocks jump on foot of takeover speculation
Shares in retail stocks jumped ahead today as investors reacted to speculation over possible takeover interest in B&Q owner Kingfisher.
