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Canada's economy contracted in the fourth quarter, coming way below expectations, as manufacturers heavily dipped into inventories to meet demand instead of producing fresh goods, data showed today, closing out…

German inflation unexpectedly eased to 2% in February, pushed down by falling energy costs, provisional data showed today, following a softening of price growth across the euro zone and expectations…

India's economy grew 7.8% in October-December from the same time a year earlier, down from an 8.4% expansion in the previous quarter as growth in government spending and investment slowed,…

Updated / Friday, 27 Feb 2026 12:17 EU chief Ursula von der Leyen The European Union will implement a mammoth trade deal with the South American Mercosur bloc while waiting…

Two health insurance companies, Irish Life Health and Level Health, have announced price increases for customers from April. Irish Life Health said it will increase its premium prices by an…

New provisional figures from the Central Statistics Office show that retail sales rose by 1.5% in January from the previous month and were 3% higher than a year earlier, rising…

US pharmaceutical company Viatris has announced plans to wind down and close its manufacturing plant in Damastown in west Dublin, which employs around 340 people. The company said there will…

A UK toy firm will bag £20m after striking a deal to sell the almost 70-year-old slot car racing brand Scalextric. Hornby has agreed to the sale of the business…

British recruiter Hays has announced the departure of CEO Dirk Hahn and slashed its dividend by 84% as a tough hiring market caused by economic and political uncertainties dented its…

The latest figures show that almost 320,000 people were in arrears on their electricity bills in December last year, an increase of over 20% on the previous year. Meanwhile, nearly…