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One51 expected to make offer for ICG soon
A bid by the One51 consortium for Irish Continental Group (ICG)
will now exceed €20.50 a share, following the consortium's
purchase of 9 per cent of the shares at that price late last
week. p
Stress 'main reason' for taking day off
Six million "lost" days cost small businesses an estimated €757 million last year, with stress the main reason listed on medical certificates for workers taking the day off, according to the Small Firms Association (SFA). p
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All-powerful critics tend to be 'responsible'
Last week, the Four Seasons in Manhattan - a joint favoured by the business elite - was downgraded from three stars (excellent) to two (very good) by Frank Bruni, restaurant critic of the New York Times . pAnxious times for US homeowners
Fears about the housing market are growing, writes Denis Staunton in Washington. pBillionaires 'doing more' for poverty
Billionaire philanthropists have the potential to do more to ease poverty in Africa than the Group of Eight leading industrial nations, according to Jeffrey Sachs, special adviser to the United Nations secretary general. pMany savers to leave SSIA funds intact
More evidence that Special Savings Incentive Account (SSIA) holders are shunning spending sprees in favour of cautious saving emerged yesterday, as Ulster Bank said four out of five SSIA customers whose accounts have matured have left their funds intact. pCampaign will market regions to tourists
A €6 million campaign to market Ireland's regions to overseas visitors and encourage tourists to take motoring holidays in the Republic was announced yesterday by Minister for Arts, Sports and Tourism John O'Donoghue. pUS to crack down on offshore tax loophole
The US government is to crack down on a controversial tax avoidance scheme believed to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars a year to US and foreign financial groups. pA story of economics that generates more heat than light
Business Books: Call me naive, but I didn't realise that economists were held in low esteem by the general public or by practitioners of other social sciences. pJust the job: negotiating legal maze of recruitment policy
Many Irish employers have fallen foul of equality and procedural legislation - to their great cost, writes Gerry McMahon . pBunfight at the EBS chaparral illustrates reality of directorships
This day week the members of the EBS Building Society will gather at the society's head office on Burlington Road for their annual general meeting. pECB set to postpone rate increase
The president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Jean-Claude Trichet, made it clear last week that the ECB will continue to take a tough stance on inflation and will do "what is necessary to ensure price stability". p
