Pat Doherty's Harcourt Development Group last year recorded pre-tax profits of €156.82m. New consolidated accounts filed by Marzocco UC show that the bumper profits arose mainly from the group booking…
The UK's FTSE 100 has had its best year since recovering from the financial crisis, outperforming global rivals as shares soared against broader economic and political uncertainty. Mining, defence, and…
The scale of profits recorded by the former owners of the Citywest hotel in Saggart in west Dublin from accommodating refugees have been revealed for the first time. The former…
Trump Mobile has pushed back plans to deliver its gold-coloured smartphone by the end of the year, the Financial Times reported today. Donald Trump's family business licensed its name to…
Precious metals were the standout performers among commodities this year, with silver outperforming most major equity indexes and currencies, while gold hit record highs on economic and geopolitical risks. Industrial…
Oil prices crept higher today but were heading for a fall of more than 15% over the course of 2025, as expectations of oversupply increased in a year marked by…
Nvidia is in advanced talks to buy Israel-based AI startup AI21 Labs for as much as $3 billion, the Calcalist financial daily has reported. A 2023 funding round valued AI21…
The average value of second-hand homes nationwide increased by 6.8% this year, new figures from estate agent Sherry Fitzgerald show today. While this represents a moderation from the 7.2% growth…
Chinese President Xi Jinping said today that the country's economy is expected to have grown "around 5%" in 2025, despite "pressure" during a year he described as "very unusual", state…
Pre-tax profits at the main Irish arm of property advisory firm Savills last year increased by 34.5% to €5.5m. Recently filed accounts for Savills Commercial (Ireland) Ltd show that the…
New figures from Dublin Airport operator daa show that passengers at the airport ate an Irish breakfast every 50 seconds on average during 2025. The daa statistics also show that…
The US Federal Reserve agreed to cut interest rates at its December meeting only after a deeply nuanced debate about the risks facing the US economy right now, according to…