Three of the biggest US technology companies flagged plans yesterday to accelerate capital spending over the next year, but investors were most accepting of Google-parent Alphabet's ability to fund its…
Brittany Ferries has reported strong summer passenger volumes on its routes linking Ireland with France and Spain. The company's latest passenger performance figures show overall growth of 7.5% compared with…
A new report has said that Ireland's car dependent transport system is fuelling a slow-motion health and climate emergency, driven by physical inactivity, chronic illness and environmental degradation. It says…
PTSB bank has been put up for sale. Our Economics and Public Affairs Editor David Murphy explains its impact. What will this mean for consumers? In the short term, it…
Updated / Thursday, 30 Oct 2025 14:35 Plans to extend Luas services to Finglas were first announced in 2020 An Coimisiún Pleanála has approved the extension of the Luas network…
Puma's new CEO has set out his plan to turn around the beleaguered German sportswear brand, saying it must discount less, improve marketing and cut its product range as it…
The euro zone economy grew a touch more quickly than expected in the third quarter, lifted by buoyant growth in France and Spain that more than offset faltering exports and…
Estee Lauder beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter sales and profit today on strong demand for its Le Labo and Tom Ford fragrances and an uptick in China demand, in…
Starbucks posted its first quarter of gains in comparable sales after nearly a year and a half today, led by international markets, but margins took a hit from the surging…
An expensive course correction at subsidiary Porsche dealt Volkswagen a hefty blow in the third quarter, resulting in a 1.3 billion euro operating loss and piling billions more in costs…
Oil prices eased today despite US President Donald Trump saying he would lower tariffs on China after a meeting with President Xi Jinping in South Korea, as there was scepticism…
The most important meeting of US President Donald Trump's four-day Asia tour lasted just over an hour and a half, and ended with no formal press briefing and no formal…