Updated / Sunday, 2 Aug 2026 00:01 Getty Companies are also obliged to make it clear if customers are dealing with an AI chatbot as opposed to a human (stock…

This weekend Ireland's bad bank closes its doors for the final time. Amid huge controversy and public protests, National Assets Management Agency, or NAMA, was born in late 2009 at…

Microsoft added nearly $450 billion in market value last might, the largest one-day gain on record for a company, after it forecast stronger-than-expected cloud growth and signaled continued cash generation…

The Swiss National Bank has today reported a large increase in quarterly profit, thanks to rising equity markets, which compensated for a plunge in the price of gold. The central…

BP puts UK North Sea oil and gas assets up for sale as CEO pushes overhaul Updated / Friday, 31 Jul 2026 11:22 Meg O'Neill, the CEO of BP, is…

Canadian retailer Alimentation Couche-Tard said today it plans to buy Poland's Zabka for about $8.7 billion, marking its largest acquisition and expanding its presence in Central and Eastern Europe after…

ITV, the British broadcaster that has agreed to sell its channels and streaming platform to Comcast's Sky, said today it had a "solid" first half, with the football World Cup…

NatWest has today reported a better than expected first-half operating profit before tax of £4.3 billion and raised its performance guidance for the year, as it grew income while keeping…

Bank of Ireland has reported a 33% jump in pre-tax profits for the six months to the end of June and said it was upgrading its guidance for the full…

Aer Lingus has reported an operating loss of €34m for the first half of 2026 compared to an operating profit of €80m the same time last year. Earlier this month…

Aer Lingus and British Airways owner IAG has trimmed its 2026 capacity outlook to flat, after reporting a 16% drop in second-quarter profit hit by soaring fuel costs and weaker…