SpaceX overtakes Amazon to become world’s fifth most valuable firm
2 hours agoArchie MitchellandOsmond Chia,Business reportersReutersElon Musk's SpaceX has overtaken Amazon to become the world's fifth most valuable company after a surge in its share price.Days after joining New York's…
Cadbury chocolate-owner Mondelez defends staying in Russia
5 hours agoDearbail JordanBusiness reporterGetty ImagesDirk Van de Put, chief executive of Mondelez The boss of Cadbury chocolate-maker Mondelez has defended its decision to continue doing business in Russia but…
Pizza Hut to be sold by Yum! Brands for $2.7bn
Struggling Pizza Hut chain to be sold for $2.7bn 7 hours agoFrancisco VelasquezBusiness reporterGetty ImagesYum! Brands is selling its struggling Pizza Hut chain in a deal worth $2.7bn (£2bn), the…
Funds available to help with back-to-school costs
17 hours agoJulia GregoryChannel IslandsBBCThe Back to School Bonus scheme offers a one-off payment to help parents with the cost of school essentials such as uniform and stationeryFamilies can now…
Do online saving methods really work?
Can social media savings challenges actually leave you worse off?Iona Bain looks at viral budgeting trends, from no-spend months to the 1p challenge, and explains how to make them work…
Doubling hotel levy in Dublin ‘sends wrong signal’ – IHF
A move by Dublin City Council to double the development levy on the construction of new hotels, hostels and aparthotels has been criticised by the Irish Hotels Federation. Last week,…
Manna’s Dundrum drone hub refused planning permission
Contentious plans for a drone aerial delivery hub for Dundrum, which were opposed by a senior Dublin Catholic cleric, have been refused. This follows Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council refusing planning…