Behind the Story: The business year in review
Concerns around US tariffs dominated the first half of the year in 2025. While on the domestic front, the debate around working from home continued as many businesses insisted their…
Concerns around US tariffs dominated the first half of the year in 2025. While on the domestic front, the debate around working from home continued as many businesses insisted their…
Gold made its biggest jump since the 1979 oil crisis in 2025 - with prices doubling in the last two years - a performance which might previously have meant forecasts…
Updated / Monday, 29 Dec 2025 11:20 Stock markets are closely monitoring tech giants Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Nvidia, and startups like OpenAI, amid fears of a speculative bubble…
Updated / Monday, 29 Dec 2025 11:19 Repak is encouraging people to consider which bin packaging waste from Christmas should go in Approximately 102,000 tonnes of packaging waste will be…
Four retailers - SuperValu, Centra, ALDI Ireland Lidl Ireland - have announced a cut in the price of their own brand butter ranges. Musgrave, which owns SuperValu and Centra, said…
Sol HydeNearly 200,000 people under the age of 35, including Sol Hyde (pictured), moved abroad in the year to JuneWith rising rents, a tough job market and pay cheques stretched…
Liv McMahonTechnology reporterMany in the UK who unwrapped a new drone this Christmas may face a rude awakening next week, when they will have to take a theory test before…
Rachel ClunBusiness reporterAn evening surge in shoppers keen on Boxing Day bargains drove a decade-high increase in footfall for the annual sales, figures suggest.It was up by 4.4% across all…