John CampbellBBC News NI business and economics editorIreland's goods exports to the United States surged by 34% to €72.6bn (£60.4bn) in 2024 while its imports from the US fell slightly…
President Trump’s policies could threaten many big green energy projects in the coming years, but his election has already dealt a big blow to an ambitious California effort to replace…
Felicity EvansMoney editor, BBC Wales NewsGetty ImagesThe local authority in Gwynedd charges a 150% council tax premium on second homes or holiday letsHouse prices in a county where the council…
When Beijing sidelined Jack Ma, China’s most prominent entrepreneur, by slamming the brakes on his business in 2020, it sent an unmistakable message that no company was above the Chinese…
João da SilvaBusiness reporterJean MackenzieSeoul correspondentReporting fromSeoulSouth Korea has banned new downloads of China's DeepSeek artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, according to the country's personal data protection watchdog.The government agency said…
Holiday Inn owner IHG has today reported 3% growth in its annual room revenue, above market expectations, boosted by a pick-up in demand in the US. Analysts, on average, had…
Lily JamaliNorth America Technology CorrespondentReutersOpenAI's board of directors has officially rejected Elon Musk's nearly $100bn offer for the maker of what is the world's best-known artificial intelligence (AI) tool, ChatGPT.But…
Updated / Tuesday, 18 Feb 2025 07:49 Kerry Grooup said that while a number of its markets remained subdued, 2024 represented a more 'normalised' year relative to recent history Food…
Shari VahlReporter, You and YoursBBCPaul was told bailiffs were chasing an advertising debtA man has described how criminals pretending to be bailiffs almost tricked him into paying thousands of pounds…
New figures show that jobs in client companies of Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland and Údarás na Gaeltachta, are now at their highest ever level, at over 546,763 jobs, which is…
Australia's central bank cut its key interest rate today for the first time in more than four years, but warned global turmoil could derail further easing. The Reserve Bank of…
Analysis: Mid-contract price hikes may be legal, but the practice has been criticised as being unfair to consumers during a cost of living crisis Many consumers have found of late…