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STOCK MARKETS in Dublin, Europe and the US went higher on their first day of trading of 2012, boosted by lower-than-expected unemployment figures in Germany and strong manufacturing figures in the US.
On the first day of trading this year, the ISEQ index in Dublin closed up just over 2 per cent, with airlines Ryanair (4.2 per cent) and Aer Lingus (3.9 per cent) helping the gains.
Smurfit Kappa saw its share price raise by almost 4 per cent, while the building materials provider Kingspan saw shares rise by 3 per cent.
In London, the FTSE 100 index closed up by 2.3 per cent, while France’s CAC 40 index gained by 0.7 per cent.
Frankfurt’s DAX exchange closed up by 1.5 per cent – propelled by the low unemployment numbers – while even the Italian market gained 1.25 per cent.
Spain – which saw its unemployment rate rise to its highest of the current crisis – joined in the fun, seeing the IBEX exchange in Madrid gain by 0.1 per cent.
In the US, the Dow Jones closed up by 1.47 per cent, while the broader S&P 500 index gained 1.5 per cent. The NASDAQ also benefited, up by 1.67 per cent.
Commodities were up – gold by 2.5 per cent, oil by 4.3 per cent – while the dollar fell against the euro, yen and sterling.
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Could they not provide any description of the suspects? This report is incredibly light on details especially given it is an “exclusive”.
@Steve Lennon: some taxi driver probably gave him the ‘exclusive’ in the cab that he got to work
@JimmyMc: it is quite stunning that a crime can be committed at this close quarters and no description given. Either that or the journalist has omitted such pertinent details.
@Steve Lennon: ‘news for the dumb’. Most people are here for the laugh in the comments
@Steve Lennon: it’s because they are black.
@james cullen: I can’t see any other reason why the journalist would cover up the description other than he is a PC journo looking to protect a non-national.
@james cullen: spot on was looking for the description in the article ‘ journal these men are criminals and the public wants to know their description what were they wearing what were their accents what is their ethnic group
So journal do your job properly and report the news as it is
@Steve Lennon: i thought all taxis had cameras no??
The new Irish ?
Advised to avoid picking up or dropping off in the area???
Collective punishment because of the recalcitrant behaviour of a tiny minority!
By who?
And if these two move to O’Connell St and Stephens Green should we shutdown the Taxi industry?
Plenty of cameras around Gardiner Street and several around Clonee area, should the Garda not concentrate on identifying and arresting the culprits?
@Jarlath Murphy: first three words of the article will answer your last question
@Jarlath Murphy: Taxi drivers with any sense will stop picking up young men of a certain ethnicity behind this spate of crime – and then be identified and vilified in the media as being racist. No wonder people are so fed up and angry with all this.
@Paul: And while they investigate should the Taxi industry shut?
@Jarlath Murphy: “should the Garda not concentrate on identifying and arresting the culprits?”
And what evidence or reason do you have for thinking they aren’t doing so?
I guarantee the gardai know the cameras better than you do.
Now, do you realise that the journalist that wrote this article is not the investigating garda? Yes or no
It’s been going on a few months now. There is a gang of BLACK Teenagers doing it.
@Nicky Ryan (allegedly a journalist): are the suspects black? Why no description provided?
@Steve Lennon: cause the journal “journalists” have no liathroidi.
Dirtbags.
BLACKS. These two people were BLACK. The main part of the description. So the article should advise the taxi drivers to stop picking up young BLACKS.
Joxer Brown ~ of course not ! Most black people in Ireland are decent and hardworking, but unfortunately like all races, colours, creeds, there is an underbelly of thugs and gangs and if you lived in certain areas you would know ! or if you get taxis you would know , it is good journalism to say they were Black, just as it would have been to say they wore blue Nike runners, had Dublin accents, were 5ft 7′ with thick country accents , this is how people are caught, get real.
‘Exclusive’ it’s reported on other sites – get a grip journal
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