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Flybe to axe Belfast to Liverpool service from end of December

Gary McDonald Business Editor

24 October, 2018

TROUBLED airline Flybe is to scrap its Belfast City to Liverpool service from the end of this year, it has been confirmed.

Maghera civil engineering firm BSG reports dip in sales and profits

SOUTH Derry firm BSG Civil Engineering, which is a key contractor to NI Water, has reported a dip is turnover and profits during 2017.

Lack of Stormont Government 'seriously undermining' local construction industry

THE lack of a Stormont Executive is "seriously undermining" the local construction industry and the wider economy according to an industry body chief.

New Beech Hill owners outline plans to create top four-star venue in the north

THE new owners of one of the north's oldest country house hotels have announced ambitious plans to make it the number one four-star venue in Northern Ireland.

Business leaders from the north among winners at UK-wide IoD Awards

TWO business leaders from the north were among the winners at the UK-wide IoD Director of the Year Awards.

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Female graduates have lower salary expectations than men, says study

WOMEN graduates expect to earn less for their first job than men, starting off the gender pay gap from the moment they begin work, according to a new report.

Lakeland Dairies and LacPatrick Dairies merger is approved by shareholders

SHAREHOLDERS of dairy processing co-operatives Lakeland Dairies and LacPatrick Dairies have voted resoundingly in favour of the merger of both Societies following special general meetings held in Cavan and Cookstown.

US trade delegation visits Belfast

A TRADE delegation from the US city of Philadelphia has visited Belfast as part of a five city tour of the UK and Ireland.

Lurgan secures £2m towards regeneration

ALMOST £2 million of National Lottery funding has been secured to regenerate Lurgan's historic town centre.

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Newry is a region renowned for its resilience and entrepreneurial spirit

Gary McDonald Business Editor 23 Oct, 2018

NEWRY is renowned for its resilience and has generated an entrepreneurial spirit that is seen as second to none in Ireland.

Belfast-based precision medicine provider creating 20 jobs on back of £2m investment

Gareth McKeown 23 Oct, 2018

A BELFAST-based global data analytics firm is investing £2 million in R&D, creating 20 local jobs.

Jago expands with opening of Dublin office

23 Oct, 2018

BELFAST PR firm Jago has opened a new office on St Stephen's Green in the heart of Dublin.

Brexit 'presents a major conundrum' says head of Monaghan property firm O'Hanlon

23 Oct, 2018

THE head of a cross-border commercial property firm says Brexit has presented "a major conundrum" and the uncertainty for the future has led a number of companies enquiring about having a base in both jurisdictions.

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Blue Chips up as oil prices rally on back of Trump's threat to pull out of Iran deal

10 May, 2018

LONDON'S blue-chip index was lifted by a rally in oil prices following confirmation that the US is to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal.

Better bid for Shires gives FTSE a lift

Helen Cahill 25 Apr, 2018

THE FTSE 100 rose yesterday, supported by Shire's shares as the company received a revised takeover proposal from Takeda.

FTSE slips into red as strong pound compounds drop in retail

22 Mar, 2018

THE FTSE 100 dipped into the red yesterday, as a stronger pound compounded pain from a drop in retail stocks following a string of store closures and profit warnings at some of the UK's biggest chains.

Healthcare stocks in the red as Amazon plans to enter sector

Kalyeena Makortoff 01 Feb, 2018

THE FTSE 100 fell to a 2018 low yesterday, weighed down by pharmaceutical shares as investors fretted over industry disruption after Amazon revealed plans to enter the healthcare business.

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Michael Kennedy 22 Oct, 2018

Here's a question for you: do you like bacon? Even if you don't, would you be able to ‘bring home the bacon' to pay your family bills if you couldn't work? The average UK employee has enough savings to keep the household for 32 days, if they stopped earning.

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IN the wake of stock market volatility, Donald Trump announces that his biggest threat is the Federal Reserve.

Is this legislation too good to be true?

Paddy Harty 08 Oct, 2018

QUESTION: What is the new “loan charge” legislation being brought in from April 2019? ANSWER: Over the past 20 years an industry has developed in the avoidance of PAYE and national insurance contributions.