PTSB bank has been put up for sale. Our Economics and Public Affairs Editor David Murphy explains its impact. What will this mean for consumers? In the short term, it…

Updated / Thursday, 30 Oct 2025 14:35 Plans to extend Luas services to Finglas were first announced in 2020 An Coimisiún Pleanála has approved the extension of the Luas network…

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The euro zone economy grew a touch more quickly than expected in the third quarter, lifted by buoyant growth in France and Spain that more than offset faltering exports and…

Estee Lauder beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter sales and profit today on strong demand for its Le Labo and Tom Ford fragrances and an uptick in China demand, in…

Starbucks posted its first quarter of gains in comparable sales after nearly a year and a half today, led by international markets, but margins took a hit from the surging…

An expensive course correction at subsidiary Porsche dealt Volkswagen a hefty blow in the third quarter, resulting in a 1.3 billion euro operating loss and piling billions more in costs…

Oil prices eased today despite US President Donald Trump saying he would lower tariffs on China after a meeting with President Xi Jinping in South Korea, as there was scepticism…

The most important meeting of US President Donald Trump's four-day Asia tour lasted just over an hour and a half, and ended with no formal press briefing and no formal…

Updated / Thursday, 30 Oct 2025 15:09 ECB President Christine Lagarde speaks during a press conference on Eurozone monetary policy in Florence. The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged…