The Central Bank has said it will be "challenging" for the Government to meet its target of building 300,000 homes by the end of 2030. The bank modestly increased its…
NAMA's lifetime contribution to State increases by €100m to €5.6 billion Updated / Wednesday, 17 Dec 2025 11:58 NAMA has today announced the substantial completion of its wind-down programme The…
Warner Bros Discovery's board has today rejected Paramount Skydance's $108.4 billion hostile bid, saying it failed to provide adequate financing assurances. In a letter to shareholders, disclosed in a regulatory…
A new report from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) says that although energy related emissions in Ireland have fallen by 16% since 2018, the country has not broken…
Lean hog futures were steady to 40 cents higher on Friday, as February was a tick lower this week. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $67.45 on Friday afternoon,…
How much of one’s success is ultimately dictated by luck? Probably quite a bit. Probably more than we’d like to admit. But I’d posit that a lot of it –…
The wheat complex was mixed on Friday, with the KC wheat market being the weakest. Chicago SRW futures were up 1 to 2 cents to round out Friday, as March…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Friday closed up by +0.88%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up by +0.38%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up by +1.31%. …
Corn futures are trading with fractional to penny losses across most contracts on Friday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down a penny to $3.99 3/4. Export sale commitments were…
March arabica coffee (KCH26) on Friday is down -4.45 (-1.29%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF26) closed up +4 (+0.11%).Coffee prices settled mixed on Friday, with arabica falling to a…
March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26) on Friday closed down -89 (-1.50%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26) closed down -43 (-0.99%).Cocoa prices extended this week's losses on Friday, with…
The dollar index (DXY00) climbed to a 1-week high on Friday and finished up by +0.19%. The dollar rose on Friday amid yen weakness. Also, upbeat comments on Friday from…