It has been a week since the US and Israel began air strikes on Iran, prompting retaliation from Tehran and a spike in energy prices. RTÉ's Economics and Public Affairs…
The Trump administration is ruling out deploying the Treasury Department to trade oil futures for now, Bloomberg News reported today, citing a person familiar with the matter. Officials discussed getting…
Universal Music Group, the world's biggest music label, has put plans for a stock market listing in the US on hold, citing market uncertainty. UMG said market conditions had pushed…
Enterprise software company Oracle is planning thousands of job cuts as it faces a cash crunch from a massive AI data centre expansion effort, Bloomberg News has reported. Long a…
Lufthansa said today it was shifting capacity from 10 cancelled Middle Eastern destinations to routes such as Singapore and Bangkok as it contends with disruption from the US-Israeli war on…
Legislation has been signed for Ireland's participation in a new EU-wide 'one-stop-shop' for business information. The European Single Access Point (ESAP) is an online portal that provides a centralised free…
The Pentagon has formally notified Anthropic that the company and its state-of-the-art AI products have been designated a supply-chain risk, US media reported, escalating a bitter dispute over AI safeguards.…
New research from hiring platform IrishJobs shows that based on their role, skills and experience, men expect a median salary of €64,000, compared to €53,000 for women, a 17% gap…
The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) had called for sustained strong leadership to further grow the number of women employed in the sector. The CIF said it is essential to support…
Analysis: Business parks can deliver strong performances and spread opportunities across the country, but success requires a regional-first mindset By John Paul Clifford and Frank Crowley, UCC Ireland's debates about…
Analysis: Markets do not determine the course or duration of a war, but they do shape the economic environment in which political decisions are made By Daniele D'Alvia, Queen Mary…
Grafton Group, the owner of Woodie's, Chadwicks and MacBlair, has reported pre-tax profits of £180.1m for the year to the end of December, up 0.7% on 2024. Grafton said its…