The first premises on Achill Island have now been connected to high-speed fibre broadband. National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company rolling out the National Broadband Plan (NBP) has today hosted…
Updated / Wednesday, 9 Jul 2025 12:45 The average Irish mortgage rate for May was 3.66%, down slightly on the April rate of 3.72%, new Central Bank figures show Irish…
Higher milk prices, rising livestock and crop values, as well as a fall in the cost of fertiliser, saw agricultural entrepreneurial income increase by 73% last year - from €1.5…
Updated / Wednesday, 9 Jul 2025 12:13 Grok said in a post on X that it was working to remove the 'inappropriate posts' Grok, the chatbot developed by the Elon…
Updated / Wednesday, 9 Jul 2025 10:46 An appeals court ruled that the ads by the German supermarket chain Lidl were deceptive (stock image) German supermarket chain Lidl faces a…
Merck will buy UK-based Verona Pharma for about $10 billion, the companies said today, strengthening the US drugmaker's respiratory treatments as part of efforts to reduce dependence on its blockbuster…
Cotton futures fell another 50 to 75 points lower on Tuesday. Crude oil was up another 32 cents/barrel at $68.25, with the US dollar index $0.014 higher to $97.155. Weekly Crop…
Soybeans are posting 5 to 8 cent losses across the nearby contracts on Wednesday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 8 cents at $9.73. Soymeal futures were down $1.20/ton,…
Cotton futures are back up 30 to 45 points on Wednesday, with July expiring today. Crude oil is up another 47 cents/barrel at $68.80, with the US dollar index $0.043…
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25) today is up +0.42 (+2.60%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25) is up +17.80 (+3.74%).Sugar prices today are sharply higher, with NY…
September arabica coffee (KCU25) today is up +0.70 (+0.25%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25) is down -85 (-2.38%).Coffee prices today are mixed, with robusta falling to a 1.5-week low.…
Cotton price action is up 22 to 50 points on Wednesday morning, as July expires today. Futures fell another 50 to 75 points lower on Tuesday. Crude oil was up…