Tuesday 21 May 2013
The squeeze on Britain's retirees was highlighted again after it emerged that men's pension annuity incomes plunged at the steepest rate in 14 years.
The average annual income generated by a standard annuity for a 65-year-old man slid by 11.5% last year, showing the sharpest fall seen since 1998, financial website Moneyfacts said.
US INVESTOR Wilbur Ross has called his almost 10% stake in Bank of Ireland shares as his best investment since the financial crisis.
Mark Ennis, chairman of Invest NI, reported that in 2012-13 Invest NI produced "a very strong performance with tangible benefits for business and the economy". He quotes results which are more upbeat than might have been expected.
A CO ARMAGH company has scored a breathtaking goal – a £1m contract in Brazil ahead of next year's World Cup.
It might seem odd that Northern Ireland's agri-food industry needs a "strategy" to take it through the next few years.
A LOUTH-based international pharmaceutical company with roots in Co Armagh has been sold to a US rival in a deal worth £5bn.
A FAMILY-RUN coach company in Co Antrim is investing £3m on keeping its tour buses on the roads of Ireland and Scotland.
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