Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science James Lawless has said that €847,820 in funding will be available to support 36 projects taking place nationwide as part…
Euro zone inflation remained stable in August, revised official data showed today, as a bigger drop in energy costs led to the lower estimate. Inflation in the single currency area…
Dublin City Council has said it is working with the Department of Housing, the Land Development Agency and Approved Housing Bodies to build as many homes as possible for first-time…
Three new start-ups have joined the ESA BIC Ireland initiative at NovaUCD in Dublin. The companies, Better Futures, Polliknow and Restore Blue, have joined the two-year business incubation programme which…
The Federal Reserve has cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point and indicated it will steadily lower borrowing costs for the rest of this year, as policymakers…
Updated / Wednesday, 17 Sep 2025 14:00 Organisers said 78,500 people attended the first day of the Ploughing Championships yesterday The Minister for Agriculture has said his number one priority…
The dollar index (DXY00) on Wednesday rose by +0.22%. The dollar whipsawed higher on Wednesday after recovering from a 3.5-year low. The dollar initially retreated on Wednesday after the FOMC…
October Nymex natural gas (NGV25) on Wednesday closed down -0.003 (-0.10%).Oct nat-gas prices fell from a 1-week high on Wednesday and settled slightly lower on expectations for a larger-than-average build…
December arabica coffee (KCZ25) today is down -27.70 (-6.77%), and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX25) is down -321 (-6.71%).Coffee prices today are sharply lower, with arabica dropping to a 1-week…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.04%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.48%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -0.12%. September E-mini S&P futures…
Wednesday, September 17, 2025The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) today reduced the Fed funds rate by 25 basis points (bps), as expected. It said the rising downside risk to employment…
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ24) Thursday closed down -128 (-1.65%). September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24) closed down -92 (-1.62%).Cocoa prices posted moderate losses on Thursday as forecasts for rain…