US job growth beats expectations in September
US job growth accelerated in September, but the unemployment rate rose to 4.4% and the economy shed jobs in the prior month, suggesting labour market conditions remained sluggish. Non-farm payrolls…
US job growth accelerated in September, but the unemployment rate rose to 4.4% and the economy shed jobs in the prior month, suggesting labour market conditions remained sluggish. Non-farm payrolls…
Sinn Féin's Finance Spokesperson Pearse Doherty has said the number of people who have fallen into arrears on their energy bills is "nothing short of alarming". The Commission for the…
A Spanish court has ordered Facebook owner Meta to pay €479m to Spanish digital media outlets for unfair competition practices and infringing European Union data protection regulation, a ruling the…
Walmart has today raised its annual forecasts for the second time this year after another strong quarter led by surging online sales, in a signal of confidence headed into the…
Asda has agreed to sell a raft of supermarket stores and a depot in order to bolster its finances. The debt-laden UK grocery giant said it would secure £568m through…
Updated / Thursday, 20 Nov 2025 15:11 The unemployment rate reached 5.3% in the third quarter of this year, new CSO figures show today The unemployment rate for 15 to…
Lenovo said today it has signed long-term contracts for memory chips to ensure supplies amid rising memory prices because of surging AI demand. "We signed the optimal contract with key…
Minister Troy first Irish minister to open markets at London Stock Exchange Updated / Thursday, 20 Nov 2025 11:21 Robert Troy, the Minister for Financial Services, is the first Irish…
The Department of Social Protection has warned that some employers are trying to avoid the new pension auto-enrolment system by forcing employees to join less favourable pension schemes. The pension…
The former CEO of the Peter McVerry Trust has accused the previous board of the company of providing him with financial details that "could not have been further from the…
The European Commission will propose measures to boost supplementary pensions amid concerns that a shrinking workforce and ageing populations will mean that national pensions will become stretched over time. The…
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ25) on Thursday closed up +165 (+3.34%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25) closed up +83 (+2.19%).Cocoa prices rallied sharply on Thursday as a weaker…