Abbott Laboratories has today maintained its annual profit forecast and announced $500m in manufacturing and research investments in the US in the face of tariff-induced uncertainty. The company, which makes…
Updated / Wednesday, 16 Apr 2025 15:44 The WTO said it expected trade in goods to fall by 0.2% this year, down from its expectation in October of 3% expansion.…
US retail sales surged in March as households boosted purchases of motor vehicles ahead of tariffs, though concerns about the economic outlook are hurting discretionary spending. Retail sales increased 1.4%…
Half of employees are feeling positive about their career prospects over the next six months, a new survey shows. The data from Hays Ireland reveals a rise in workplace optimism.…
Updated / Wednesday, 16 Apr 2025 19:33 The interconnector will deliver up to 500MW of power into the national grid A major new electricity interconnector linking Ireland and Wales is…
Dublin Airport operator daa expects 460,000 passengers to pass through the airport this Easter bank holiday weekend. This includes around 232,000 departing passengers. "Easter is always a busy weekend at…
Lyft is buying mobility platform FreeNow from German automotive giants BMW and Mercedes-Benz for €175m to expand into the European lift-hailing market, the US company said today. Under pressure from…
PwC shut operations in nine Sub-Saharan African countries last month following a strategic review, the Big Four accounting firm said, in response to a media report that said the company…
Updated / Wednesday, 16 Apr 2025 13:02 Wavin Ireland has announced plan for new logistics centre, customer facility and offices at a site in north county Dublin Wavin Ireland has…
New figures from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, show that euro area annual inflation fell to 2.2% in March from 2.3% in February. Euro zone inflation had…
UK house prices jumped by 5.4% in the year to February - the fastest rate in more than two years, new official figures show. The annual rate increased from 4.8%…
Cotton futures are showing midday gains of 27 to 72 points on Wednesday. Crude oil futures are up $1.07/barrel at midday, with the US dollar index back down $0.717 to $99.245.The…