The hiring of nearly 3,000 more employees and investing in “moon shot” projects like driverless cars and drones has caused expenses to increase by 30%.
The electronics giant has slashed its expected income from €563 million to €183 million, a 67.5 per cent decrease, after disc market shrinks faster than expected
The service surpassed Wall Street’s expectations thanks to a sharp increase in advertising revenue, but its slow growth rate has left investors concerned.
In a conference call, Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg said it would be a “few years” before Instagram would become an important business for the company.
Statistics show that the amount of money earned in Ireland by migrants and temporary workers and then sent abroad has fallen since the Ireland’s economic downturn.
THERE HAS BEEN a lot of discussion around renting across the country lately.
The Tánaiste said yesterday that Budget day is not the only time the Government can take action in the rental sector.
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There have been a number of reports over the past week that both tax breaks for landlords and help for renters might feature in September’s Budget.
Prospective tenants at a recent house viewing in Dublin described the “demoralising” situation looking for rental properties after they waited over an hour with dozens of other people to view a house in Drumcondra.
Recent figures from Daft.ie show that the number of homes available to rent has dropped to an all-time low while the rate of inflation in prices climbed to its highest level in at least 15 years.
So today we’re asking: How much do you pay a month in rent?
Some rain and a t-storm this afternoon
Max: 22 °C
Min: 10 °C
Clouds and sun with a shower; breezy
Max: 19 °C
Min: 12 °C
