The slew of corporate results of recent weeks tapers off this week. Newry-based FD Technologies will announce full year results on Tuesday, when the focus will be on a recommended offer to take the London-listed Irish fintech private.
American private equity firm TA Associates’ takeover offer values the data analytics business at €637m, a rare deal in a year when risk appetite for big deals has been sapped by the volatility triggered by Mr Trump’s policy shifts.
Irish drinks group C&C, also London-listed, has full-year results due on Wednesday. The owner of brands such as Tennent’s, Magners, Five Lamps and Orchard Pig has a newly-appointed chief executive in Roger White. But a battered share price, as well as external pressures on its UK business in particular, means he has started on the back foot.
In New York, an earnings report from semiconductor giant and artificial intelligence bellwether Nvidia on Wednesday will be a big focus. Nvidia will be the last of the Magnificent Seven megacap tech companies to report results for this period. Its shares have slipped this year after two years of massive gains as AI enthusiasm waned and the Trump administration’s moves to isolate Chinese access to cutting edge technology take shape.
The company said last month it would take a $5.5bn charge after the US capped exports of its H20 chip to China.
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At home, the Global Economic Summit is returning to Killarney for the second year from Monday to Wednesday. Speakers will include Micheál Martin, Michael McGrath and Sinéad Fitzmaurice of Transfermate.
On Wednesday and Thursday, the Dublin Tech Summit will be held at the RDS.
The Future Health Summit – looking at investment into the health sector – at the same venue on Wednesday, will see an address by Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill.
Dublin will also see the Offshore Wind Conference from Tuesday to Thursday.
“European energy independence has never been more critical. Ireland has six offshore projects within a combined capacity of 4.1GW, that are awaiting planning decisions,” it said.
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) will release data on the country’s earnings and labour costs for the first quarter on Tuesday, followed by the retail sales index for April on Wednesday.
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