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The iShares MSCI Ireland ETF (NYSE: EIRL), the lone U.S.-listed exchange traded fund dedicated to Irish equities, is up 6.34 percent year-to-date, an impressive performance considering the Brexit backdrop. With the U.K.'s departure from the European Union looming, some analysts and market...

U.S.-based third-party logistics provider Seko Logistics has launched its operation in Ireland after years of working with a local freight agency, the company said today. Seko said its new office and warehouse facility is located at Dublin Airport, located in Harristown. It moved in at the start of...

Demand for direct ferry sailings out of the Republic of Ireland has increased by 20% this year and is most likely will continue increasing post-Brexit, particularly if the United Kingdom leaves the European Union without a deal. Ireland's traditional music and dance called the ceilidh commonly...

In all honesty, the idea of Brexit and the complexities surrounding the now-imminent European divorce of the U.K. was seldom subject to international media scrutiny to the extent that it has been post-referendum. Then again, Brexit was not expected to come about, as even many amongst the silent...

The people of the United Kingdom voted in the 2016 referendum to leave the European Union, and after a long wait, a draft of the Brexit separation deal is on the table. What Happened The U.K. and EU reportedly reached a preliminary agreement that must be ratified and approved, Bloomberg reported. U...

Exchange-traded funds providing exposure to European equities have been getting plenty of attention this year. National elections earlier this year in the Netherlands and France, and in Germany in a few days, were among the events turning investors' attention across the Atlantic. Italy's...

Among single-country exchange traded funds tracking European economies, the iShares MSCI Ireland Capped ETF (NYSE: EIRL) often goes overlooked. That's particularly true this year with investors instead focusing on the many Eurozone nations where potentially market-moving national elections are...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is perpetually in the spotlight, now has one more reason to be in the news. Ireland is set to formally table its appeal against the multi-billion-euro fine imposed by the European Commission on the company in late August this year. Irish Finance Minister Michael...

As recently as last year, the iShares MSCI Ireland Capped ETF (iShares MSCI Irld Cp Invstb Mrkt Indx Fd (NYSE: EIRL)) was a leader among single-country Europe exchange-traded funds, posting a 2015 gain of nearly 23 percent. That was by far the best showing among the ETFs tracking PIIGS economies. A...

The fact that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is said to owe more than $14 billion in back taxes to the government of Ireland isn't necessarily a confusing concept. The fact that Ireland doesn't want the cash is. Shares of Apple were down more than 2 percent Tuesday, but recovered to close at...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s battle with Ireland over taxes continues to gain steam with Tim Cook's latest comments berating the European Commission. "The European Commission has launched an effort to rewrite Apple's history in Europe, ignore Ireland's tax laws and upend the international tax system...

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) is the latest big-name tech company to answer questions regarding its tax bill. This week, the U.S. Justice Department filed a petition to force Facebook to comply with an investigation into property the company transferred to an Ireland subsidiary for tax purposes back in...

Prior to the Brexit decision, the iShares MSCI Ireland Capped ETF (NYSE: EIRL), the lone exchange traded fund dedicated to Irish equities, was struggling. Along comes the Brexit stunner and EIRL was among the many Europe single-country ETFs that sank more than 10 percent last Friday. Even after...

On a year-to-date basis, the Global X MSCI Greece ETF (Global X Funds (NYSE: GREK)) is the only single-country exchange-traded fund tracking a PIIGS economy that is trending upward. Then again, none of those ETFs have been nearly has bad as the iShares MSCI Italy Index (ETF) (NYSE: EWI). The...