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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...

Bermuda is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, about 665 miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Over time, this subtropical paradise became especially popular among U.S. tourists looking for non-crowded white-sanded beaches, green water and coral reefs. However, there is much more to the...

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...

Ireland's left-wing Sinn Féin political party stated that it will come after Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) if the tech giant owes back taxes, after the ongoing European Commission investigation Apple Insider reported. A Sinn Féin spokesman told Bloomberg, "It's ridiculous in the extreme for the...

There are still pockets of weakness among the PIIGS (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spain), the countries previously and some still known as Europe's problem children, but investors should not outright shun opportunity with the PIIGS. These Little PIIGS Went To Market Entering Tuesday,...

In Europe, a complete overhaul of the region's fractured digital market has prompted officials to take a closer look at big name tech firms' operations to ensure they meet the changing standards. Recent standard changes are being implemented on everything from anti-monopoly rules to privacy...

The popularity of vaporizer pens, or e-cigarettes, has soared over the past few years, as smoking bans have been enacted and public preferences have shifted toward more health-conscious choices. The devices vaporize liquid nicotine, which is then inhaled by the user. These instruments are presumed...