Analysis: Disputes over the Suez Canal in 1956 and the Strait of Hormuz 70 years later show geopolitical power is often no match for economic power By Eoin McLaughlin, Heriot-Watt…
Irish consumers are better off than 30 years go but are more pessimistic about their financial wellbeing, according to the latest monthly Credit Union Consumer Sentiment Index. To mark the…
EasyJet faces opposition from unions over its £5.7 billion takeover by Apollo, though the airline says it remains on track to complete the deal before the end of the first…
The Taoiseach has denied that the Irish draft seven-year EU budget will make it more difficult to secure the agreement of member states by the end of the Irish EU…
From today insurers are required by law to disregard a previous cancer diagnosis when assessing applications for mortgage protection insurance, provided the cancer survivor has completed active treatment and been…
Analysis: Dealing with bills, insurance forms, subscriptions and other low-grade bureaucratic life admin with friends can make things feel more doable This article is now available as a Brainstorm podcast…
A new version of Tesla's Roadster electric sports car, equipped with thrusters which apparently allow it to hover and turn in mid-air, has been unveiled in Texas."You're going to see…
Fuel costs are also having a "noticeable impact" for tree surgeons, Jonathan Le Maistre Ltd.Darren Hopkins, from the firm, said "we depend on our vans, trucks, chippers, stump grinders, and…
ByJoshua CheethamThomas Copeland and Alison BenjaminBBC VerifyThe number of ships that have reported being attacked in and around the Strait of Hormuz has hit a record high, BBC Verify analysis of data…
