When the Covid pandemic hit, factories in China shut down and global shipping traffic slowed. Within a matter of a few weeks, products began disappearing from U.S. store shelves and…
Oil prices are falling. Economists are cutting forecasts for global economic growth. Oil giants are reporting lower profits.But on Saturday, eight countries that belong to the oil cartel known as…
As companies scramble to respond to President Trump’s ever-changing tariff policies, some of the pressure has fallen directly on a tiny corner of the consulting world.Known as pricing strategy, it…
Before Zygmund Furmaniuk’s aunt Mary died in 2023, she set up a trust to hold her assets and to distribute her estate, which was valued at nearly $1 million.A retired…
The expansion of the loophole for tariff-free shipments of goods nearly a decade ago gave rise to Temu, Shein and other low-cost online retailers offering items straight from Chinese factories…
The two largest U.S. oil companies reported their lowest first-quarter profits in years on Friday as they braced for the economic fallout from President Trump’s trade war, which has weakened…
Digital powerhouse Uber now accepts cash for faresKevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentGetty ImagesTaxi app giant Uber is now allowing passengers across most of the UK to pay in cash.Following trials,…
Warren Buffett has announced he will retire as chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of the year.The veteran investor, known as the Oracle of Omaha, told his company's…
Getty ImagesA 25% import tax on engines, transmissions and other key car parts has come into force in the US, raising pressure on an industry finding its way through a…
Sakshi VenkatramanBBC NewsWall Street has clawed back losses incurred after President Donald Trump imposed global tariffs a month ago, capping the longest winning streak in two decades for US stocks.Shares…
Influential billionaire investor Warren Buffett has said he would retire from leading his Berkshire Hathaway business group by the end of the year and that he would recommend his chosen…
Minister for Housing James Browne faces a monumental task, after a dreadful year for housing in 2024 when the Government missed its target for residential construction. But the Fianna Fáil…