Episode detailsWorld Service,07 Aug 2026,21 minsAvailable for over a yearWhat is driving the global shift towards economic protectionism? Will Bain is joined by Jennifer Pak, NPR's China correspondent, and Trevor…
When faced with the big decision of buying a new car, more Irish consumers are choosing to go fully electric. For the first time, battery electric cars have become the…
Not many people may have heard of Wildberries in the West. But the company is huge in Russia. The online retailer, set up in 2004 by entrepreneur Tatyana Kim, accounts…
Germany's Allianz has today posted a worse-than-expected 8.7% fall in second-quarter net profit as it booked restructuring expenses on IT assets as it readies itself for increased usage of artificial…
Kingspan raises profit forecast on booming data centre demand, shares jump Updated / Friday, 7 Aug 2026 17:31 Gene Murtagh, the CEO of Co Cavan-based Kingspan Shares in insulation and…
Vacation rental company Airbnb has beaten second-quarter revenue estimates, helped by strong global demand for travel and a boost from first time users during the FIFA World Cup hosted in…
Chinese exports and imports soared in July, official data showed today, as the manufacturing powerhouse benefits from a global AI boom lifting overseas demand for its tech products. The world's…
KBC has joined Dutch peer ING and several other European lenders in raising its annual outlook as a European bank rally rolls on, partly due to expectations of higher future…
Updated / Thursday, 6 Aug 2026 14:49 Hugh McGuire, the CEO of nutrition supplement maker Glanbia Shares in nutrition supplement maker Glanbia jumped 8% in Dublin trade this morning after…
Updated / Thursday, 6 Aug 2026 10:37 Getty Commerzbank CEO Bettina Orlopp Germany's Commerzbank has begun talks with UniCredit over a possible takeover by the Italian lender, it said today…
Budget airline Wizz Air said it expects revenue per seat to fall in the second quarter, as the Iran war has driven up fuel costs it has been forced to…
The country's services sector posted its fastest growth in eight months in July on stronger new business and employment, and easing inflationary pressure, a survey showed today. The AIB S&P…