Bitcoin, the world's biggest cryptocurrency, extended its price slump today to trade under $70,000 for the first time since Donald Trump's presidential election victory in November 2024. The digital currency…
The Grand Emperor Hotel in Macau said it had ripped up the real gold bricks from its distinctive lobby floor and sold them for around $13m, cashing in on the…
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.7% in January after data for the preceding months were revised down. The CSO said…
The High Court has been told that Kenny Jacobs and daa have reached an agreement to settle their dispute, under which he will "voluntarily step down" from his role as…
The Communications Workers' Union (CWU) is to stage a protest outside Leinster House next Tuesday over delays in the payment of pension increases for 20,000 retired workers at An Post…
The European Commission said today that Apple's Maps and Ads services will not be designated as gatekeepers under the EU’s Digital Markets Act, citing their relatively low usage and limited…
Danish shipping giant Maersk said today that falling freight rates driven by container-vessel overcapacity and gradual resumptions of shorter Red Sea routes could pressure earnings in 2026, dragging its shares…
March arabica coffee (KCH26) on Wednesday closed down -8.45 (-2.66%), and March ICE robusta coffee (RMH26) closed down -49 (-1.29%).Coffee prices extended their week-long plunge on Wednesday, with arabica falling…
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26) today is down -0.19 (-1.30%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26) is down -7.00 (-1.68%).Sugar prices are falling today on the outlook…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Wednesday closed down -0.51%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.53%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -1.77%. March E-mini S&P…
The dollar index (DXY00) on Wednesday rose by +0.19%. The dollar moved higher on Wednesday, following the end of the partial US government shutdown after President Trump late Tuesday signed…
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26) on Wednesday closed down -0.19 (-1.30%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26) closed down -5.80 (-1.39%).Sugar prices were under pressure on Wednesday…