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Jul 21
Alcoa stock jumps 6% after Q2 beats views

Alcoa Corp. AA, +0.36% stock rallied more than 6% in the extended session Wednesday after the aluminum and alumina producer reported second-quarter earnings above Wall Street expectations and said it had a “strong” first half of the year. Alcoa said it earned $549 million, or $2.95 a share, in the quarter, compared with $309 million, […]

Jul 21
Election Notice – 7/20/22

Summary FINRA will conduct its Annual Meeting of firms on Friday, August 19, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time in the FINRA Visitors Center at 1735 K Street, NW, Washington, D.C. The purpose of the meeting is to elect an individual to fill one small firm seat on the FINRA Board of Governors (FINRA Board […]

Jul 21
White House says Biden was referring to past removal of skin cancer in speech

The White House on Wednesday said President Joe Biden was referring to treatment for skin cancer he had before taking office, when he told an audience in Massachusetts that he has cancer. In remarks during a climate speech, Biden recounted a childhood experience with oil emissions and said, “that’s why I and so damn many […]

Jul 20
Higher real income growth, reduced spending and precautionary savings contributed to significant increase in Irish household deposits during the pandemic

Central Bank Economic Letter finds that, while household deposits increased across all euro-area countries during the pandemic, Irish deposit growth was among the highest, exceeded only by Baltic countries. Unlike Ireland, these countries had very high pre-pandemic deposit growth, marking the Irish experience as exceptional. While the virus and related restrictions reduced spending, a higher […]

Jul 20
Challenges and opportunities for a financial services ecosystem in transition – Makhlouf

Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland Gabriel Makhlouf spoke this afternoon about current trends in the Irish, German and Eurozone economies, as well as opportunities and challenges in the financial system at an event hosted by the Consulate General of Ireland and IHK Frankfurt, in partnership with Verband der Auslandsbanken in Frankfurt, Europa Union […]

Jul 20
Remarks by Governor Gabriel Makhlouf at Consulate General of Ireland and IHK Frankfurt event

It is a pleasure to address you today. I would particularly like to thank our Consul General Anne-Marie Flynn for organising this event.1 German – Irish economic relationship Ireland and Germany have excellent relations, politically, culturally and economically. These relations have been documented as far back as the 7th century.   When reading about the relationship, […]