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Declan Byrne

Corporate Affairs Reporter

1537 Articles

About Declan

Declan covers the corporate beat: earnings seasons, mergers and acquisitions, boardroom changes and restructurings. He reads the filings so readers don't have to, and prefers the footnotes to the press release. His test for a company story is simple: what changed, for whom, and does the money agree.

Areas of Expertise

Earnings M&A corporate strategy governance

Latest Articles

Why Work Context, Not Talent Alone, Decides Performance
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Why Work Context, Not Talent Alone, Decides Performance

Brazilian HR commentator Sofia Esteves argues companies stop managing talent the moment they hire it — and pay for it in...

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Iran War Buys BP Breathing Room but Complicates O'Neill's Turnaround
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Iran War Buys BP Breathing Room but Complicates O'Neill's Turnaround

A wartime surge in oil and gas prices delivered BP its strongest quarter since 2022, but CEO Meg O'Neill still faces inv...

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Newmark Buys Altus Group's Development Advisory Arm as Altus Pivots to Pure-Play Tech
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Newmark Buys Altus Group's Development Advisory Arm as Altus Pivots to Pure-Play Tech

Altus Group sells its global development advisory business to Newmark, its second disposal this year, as the Argus maker...

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Palantir Beats Q2 Views: Profit Triples, Sales Jump 93%, Shares Up 15%
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Palantir Beats Q2 Views: Profit Triples, Sales Jump 93%, Shares Up 15%

Palantir crushed Q2 forecasts with revenue up 93% to $1.94B and EPS more than tripled to $0.41; shares jumped nearly 15%...

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Caterpillar Q2 Beat Eases AI Spending Worries as Backlog Hits Record $72B
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Caterpillar Q2 Beat Eases AI Spending Worries as Backlog Hits Record $72B

Caterpillar's Q2 sales hit $20.5B and backlog reached a record $72B on data center demand, sending shares up 11% premark...

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Best Buy Names Anne Bramman CFO, Completing Leadership Team Ahead of CEO Transition
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Best Buy Names Anne Bramman CFO, Completing Leadership Team Ahead of CEO Transition

Best Buy names former Nordstrom and Carnival CFO Anne Bramman to succeed Matt Bilunas, completing the executive team tha...

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Wayfair Bets on Luxury as Q2 Revenue Hits Post-COVID High
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Wayfair Bets on Luxury as Q2 Revenue Hits Post-COVID High

Wayfair posted its best U.S. growth since COVID in Q2 2026 as luxury brand Perigold grew 35%+, with guidance for high si...

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BGMEA and BTMA Join Forces Behind Bangladesh's $100 Billion Garment Export Goal
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BGMEA and BTMA Join Forces Behind Bangladesh's $100 Billion Garment Export Goal

Bangladesh's two biggest textile trade bodies will co-host the BITMA machinery show in Dhaka to attract investment and p...

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Why Europe's Digital Product Passport Could Be a Market-Access Test for Apparel SMEs
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Why Europe's Digital Product Passport Could Be a Market-Access Test for Apparel SMEs

Digital traceability is becoming a prerequisite for selling apparel in the EU — and exporters still running on spreadshe...

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Ladakh's Women-Led Pashmina Cooperatives Push to Keep More Value at Home
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Ladakh's Women-Led Pashmina Cooperatives Push to Keep More Value at Home

Two Ladakhi textile ventures and a new state board are working to keep pashmina's value — and its weavers — inside the r...

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HSBC Beats H1 Profit Forecasts but Buyback Comes Up Short
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HSBC Beats H1 Profit Forecasts but Buyback Comes Up Short

HSBC's first-half pre-tax profit rose about 23% to $19.5bn, beating forecasts, yet smaller-than-expected buybacks show m...

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Cotton Yarn Firms Up in South India as Raw Material Costs Climb
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Cotton Yarn Firms Up in South India as Raw Material Costs Climb

Cotton yarn prices rose in Mumbai and Tiruppur as mills passed on higher cotton costs. Traders see volatile raw-material...

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SpaceX Beats Revenue Estimates and Narrows AI Loss in First Post-IPO Report
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SpaceX Beats Revenue Estimates and Narrows AI Loss in First Post-IPO Report

SpaceX posted $7.8B revenue and a narrower-than-expected $1.26B AI loss, but a looming lock-up expiry and a rich valuati...

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ONGC Q1 Profit Falls 43% as HPCL Refining Losses Offset Crude Price Windfall
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ONGC Q1 Profit Falls 43% as HPCL Refining Losses Offset Crude Price Windfall

ONGC's consolidated Q1 FY27 profit fell 43% to ₹6,554 crore as HPCL's ₹12,265 crore refining loss offset a standalone pr...

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Dabur drops '100 per cent' labels after FSSAI ban on honey, ghee and more
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Dabur drops '100 per cent' labels after FSSAI ban on honey, ghee and more

Dabur says it is already replacing '100 per cent' labels and ads flagged by India's food regulator, and is taking legal ...

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CIMC Vehicles Faces 213% Preliminary US Duty Blow on China-Made Trailers
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CIMC Vehicles Faces 213% Preliminary US Duty Blow on China-Made Trailers

US trade probe into van-type trailers hits CIMC Vehicles' Qingdao unit with steep preliminary duties; a completed US fac...

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SpaceX Loses Over Half Its Value in First Month as a Public Company
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SpaceX Loses Over Half Its Value in First Month as a Public Company

SpaceX shares have fallen more than 50% since its record IPO, wiping out over $500 billion in market value. Investors no...

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Czech Executive Richard Singer Builds AI Leadership School With Bhutan's King
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Czech Executive Richard Singer Builds AI Leadership School With Bhutan's King

Richard Singer, who survived an aortic dissection, is now building a $200 billion leadership-training bet from inside Bh...

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SpaceX Beats in First Public Earnings, but Record AI Spending Sinks the Stock
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SpaceX Beats in First Public Earnings, but Record AI Spending Sinks the Stock

SpaceX beat expectations in its first quarterly report as a public company, with Starlink driving profits — but $18.4 bi...

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SpaceX Revenue Nearly Doubles in First Public Quarter, But Subscriber Revenue Per User Falls
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SpaceX Revenue Nearly Doubles in First Public Quarter, But Subscriber Revenue Per User Falls

SpaceX's debut earnings since its June IPO show revenue nearly doubling to $7.8 billion and operating losses narrowing, ...

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Adweek Names 2026 Media Plans of the Year: Bold Bets, Real Results
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Adweek Names 2026 Media Plans of the Year: Bold Bets, Real Results

From racing Wienermobiles to a KFC-vs-AI taste test, Adweek's 2026 Media Plan of the Year winners show how platform-nati...

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Cimed CEO's Makeover Prescription for E-commerce Franchise Yeet: Know Your Customer
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Cimed CEO's Makeover Prescription for E-commerce Franchise Yeet: Know Your Customer

Cimed CEO João Adibe's mentorship of Yeet exposes why the e-commerce franchise spends R$50,000 a month on recruitment wi...

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PwC's US CEO backs consulting careers for his kids even as AI reshapes hiring
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PwC's US CEO backs consulting careers for his kids even as AI reshapes hiring

PwC is hiring fewer consultants and more data specialists as AI shifts the profession. US CEO Paul Griggs explains why h...

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Alpha Dhabi Net Profit Climbs 48% to $2.7 Billion in First Half
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Alpha Dhabi Net Profit Climbs 48% to $2.7 Billion in First Half

ADX-listed Alpha Dhabi Holding posted a 48% rise in H1 2026 net profit to AED 9.8 billion ($2.7 billion), with revenue u...

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BTMA and BGMEA Sign MoU to Launch New BITMA Machinery Exhibition in Dhaka
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BTMA and BGMEA Sign MoU to Launch New BITMA Machinery Exhibition in Dhaka

Bangladesh's two biggest textile and garment trade bodies will jointly stage the BITMA machinery expo to accelerate auto...

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Riopele Ties Growth to Faster Nearshoring for Fashion Brands
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Riopele Ties Growth to Faster Nearshoring for Fashion Brands

Portugal's Riopele is pushing its integrated garment-development model as brands demand quicker turnarounds, after posti...

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IMAX Stock Hits All-Time High After ‘The Odyssey’ Drives Record July Box Office
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IMAX Stock Hits All-Time High After ‘The Odyssey’ Drives Record July Box Office

IMAX shares topped $50 after Christopher Nolan's “The Odyssey” powered the company's biggest box-office month ever, with...

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Willie Walsh Takes Charge as IndiGo CEO With a Mandate to Go Global
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Willie Walsh Takes Charge as IndiGo CEO With a Mandate to Go Global

The former IAG and British Airways chief formally took the helm at India's biggest airline this week, tasked with intern...

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Ather Energy Reports 89% Revenue Jump as EV Demand Runs Ahead of Supply
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Ather Energy Reports 89% Revenue Jump as EV Demand Runs Ahead of Supply

Ather Energy nearly doubled quarterly revenue and swung to positive EBITDA, with pre-orders up 158% and a mass-market sc...

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Qantas in Talks to Move Up to 1,000 Jobs Offshore as AI Push Accelerates
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Qantas in Talks to Move Up to 1,000 Jobs Offshore as AI Push Accelerates

Qantas is in early talks with Accenture on Project iQ — a plan that could send up to 1,000 back-office roles offshore or...

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