Italy's Monte dei Paschi di Siena has launched simultaneous, independent all-share takeover bids worth about €34 billion in total for rival Banco BPM and wealth manager Banca Generali, escalating a…
British retail sales fell back as expected in July after a surge in June when hot weather boosted demand for fans and air conditioners and supermarkets offered promotions alongside the…
Met Éireann has said Ireland could have a greater chance of wetter and windier weather over the coming months as the El Niño effect developing over the Pacific Ocean continues…
The Government is taking a step-by-step approach to fuel subsidies, Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has said, following confirmation that the planned reversal of excise duty fuel cuts in September…
Oil prices climbed to three-week highs today, driven by concerns that the impasse in the Iran war will continue to disrupt supply from the key Middle Eastern producing region. Brent…
Dublin and California-headquartered payments firm Stripe said it had agreed to buy OpenRouter, which helps businesses route and optimise token usage, its latest bet on the fast-growing AI industry. While…
The US will impose "the toughest sanctions in history" on Iran, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, a focus on economic measures he suggested would lessen the need for new major…
Hours before the deadline, President Donald Trump did not say whether a definitive deal had been agreed, but that it was "moving along"."We should be able to have a deal…
The US national debt has more than doubled in a decade to reach a milestone $40tn (£29.4tn), Treasury figures show. The rise reflects years of heavy spending under both the…
Long-term borrowing costs in the US rose again despite an announcement from the government that it would intervene to try to lower them. Earlier this week, the Treasury Department said…
Royal Mail has once again missed its delivery targets for first and second class post, but said it is making progress towards the goals as its turnaround plan continues. The…
The government borrowed more than expected in July, according to figures published as Chancellor John Healey draws up his first Budget.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said borrowing, the gap…