COVID Backlash in China Shares in Sands China Ltd, the leading developer and owner of integrated resorts and casinos in Macau are in freefall today. The drop in the stock’s price comes in response to news that China has shutdown all casinos and resorts in Macau as a result of soaring COVID cases there. The […]
Shares of Duolingo Inc. DUOL, -14.34% tumbled 13.6% in afternoon trading Monday, to pullback from the previous session’s highest close of this year, after KeyBanc analyst Justin Patterson downgraded the online language-learning company, due primarily concerns over valuation. Patterson cut this rating to sector weight, after being at overweight since March, as the stock price […]
U.S. stocks ended lower Monday, as China’s latest restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 added to global growth concerns. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.52% closed about 0.5% lower, while the S&P 500 SPX, -1.15% fell more than 1% and the Nasdaq Composite COMP, -2.26% dropped about 2.3%, according to preliminary FactSet […]
Central Bank seeks to anticipate and support innovation in the financial services industry Firms in novel areas must ensure their businesses will not be used to launder the proceeds of crime or to finance terrorism Central Bank issues a bulletin to virtual asset service providers (VASPs) to assist them in strengthening their applications and frameworks […]
The IMF’s review recognises considerable progress in strengthening the framework for financial sector regulation, supervision and crisis management in Ireland. An increasingly large, complex and rapidly evolving financial system in Ireland raises new challenges for the future. Review makes targeted recommendations for further work, which will be considered by the Central Bank as it implements […]
Q4 2021 saw 2.5 million people in employment, the highest on record. Strong employment was supported by the domestic labour force, with migration playing a smaller role Two groups drove this labour force expansion; under 25s and women over 35. Evidence that there are longer running trends that have encouraged women to remain part of […]