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…
Mark SavageMusic correspondentGetty ImagesOlivia Dean's The Art of Loving was one of 2025's best-selling albumsTo almost no-one's surprise, Taylor Swift dominated the UK music charts in 2025.The star's 12th album,…
Protests and strikes in Iran over inflation and currency devaluation have spread from the capital, Tehran, to several other cities on a third day of unrest.The protests began on Sunday…
Archie MitchellBusiness reporterGetty ImagesOctopus Energy is set to spin off its Kraken Technologies arm as a standalone company after a deal to sell a stake in the platform valued it…
A decade on from Wales' nuclear turbines falling silentGareth Wyn WilliamsBBC WalesGetty ImagesIn 2015, Wylfa's last reactor was closed down and it began the long process of being decommissioned, ending…