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Shakira AbdiBusiness reporterGetty ImagesAn increase in demand for sports supplements likely driven by New Year's resolutions helped lift retail sales by more than expected to 1.8% in January.Continuing strong sales…
Faarea MasudBusiness reporterGetty ImagesChancellor Rachel Reeves has come under criticism for her public borrowing rulesA surge in capital gains tax, employers' National Insurance contributions and a boost in income tax…
Jamie MorrisSouth of England, BanburyBBCRegular volunteers said the extra pairs of hands had helped get people out of the cold quickerWorkers at a factory due to close in Oxfordshire are…
Starmer 'appeasing' big tech firms, says online safety campaignerBecky MortonPolitical reporterGetty ImagesA leading campaigner has accused the prime minister of "appeasing" big tech companies and being "late to the party"…
Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris said the Goverment is "monitoring the situation closely" following the US Supreme Court ruling on tariffs. The US Supreme Court today ruled that…
Thousands of businesses won a hard-fought victory when the US Supreme Court ruled to overturn the White House's emergency tariffs, but the process of getting refunds has only just begun.…
The number of employees who are working from the office is at its highest level since before the Covid-19 pandemic amid a further drop in the number of people working…
Laya Healthcare is increasing the prices of 65 of its health insurance policies by an average of 4.7%, which it said is the equivalent of around €80 per adult annually.…
SIPTU members in the National Ambulance Service (NAS) are being balloted for industrial action, up to and including strike action, in a dispute over salary scales. The union has accused…
Irish commercial property investment volumes are forecast to increase in 2026, according to a new report from Savills. The estate agent said stable interest rate expectations and resilient domestic economic…
US President Donald Trump has said he will impose a 10% global tariff for 150 days to replace some of his emergency duties that were struck down by the US…