Sam FrancisPolitical reporterWatch: Ed Miliband rejects a "postcode lottery" for energy billsEnergy secretary Ed Miliband is "considering" plans to introduce regional pricing for power that could lead to lower bills…
Faarea MasudBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesMajor retailers have welcomed the government's review of a rule that allows small parcels to enter the UK duty-free, saying it gives overseas firms such…
Emma GlasbeyBBC News, YorkshireReporting fromHalifaxChildren have been injured and patients left stuck in hospital because of a lack of carpet in their homes, a charity has said.The Noah's Ark Centre,…
João da SilvaBusiness reporter, BBC NewsThe price of Donald Trump's cryptocurrency has soared after the US president promised to host two special events for its top investors.The website for the…
Chipmaker Intel said it is to cut jobs in a bid to streamline the organisation and eliminate management layers to enable faster decision-making. The company did not announce a specific…
British online fashion retailer ASOS is well-placed to cope with the fallout from US tariffs, it said on today, and while it was too early to call, its flexible model…
Shares of International Business Machines fell nearly 7% in early US trade today after the company said some of its federal contracts were suspended, while an uncertain economy poses a…
Pre-tax profits at the operator of the chain of agri-superstores Liffey Mills last year increased by 48.5% to €8.27m. New consolidated accounts lodged by Laptop Ltd show that the business…
The Workplace Relations Commission carried out 5,156 inspections in 2024 with €2.15m recovered in unpaid wages. The WRC's annual report for last year shows that successful prosecutions were up 27%…
PepsiCo has today cut its annual profit forecast and warned of higher production costs and volatility from a global trade war sparked by President Donald Trump's expansive tariffs. Its shares…
Oil prices recovered some losses today as investors weighed a potential OPEC+ output increase against conflicting tariff signals from the White House and US-Iran nuclear talks. Brent crude futures were…
Tariffs pose a "significant" risk to growth in the euro zone's largest economy Germany, ECB policymaker Joachim Nagel said in Washington today. "We are relatively certain that the impact on…