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Angela Merkel and Leo Varadkar have had a number of conversations in the past 24 hours

Merkel 'unequivocally' supports Ireland over Brexit

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A Government source has said Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has held a number of conversations with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the past 24 hours, and she had "unequivocally" reaffirmed her support for Ireland.

The Chinese economy grew 6.5% in the third quarter from a year earlier, new figures show today

China's Q3 GDP growth slowest since 2009

PayPal completed the purchase of Swedish payments firm iZettle, its largest ever acquisition, last month

PayPal's third quarter profit beats estimates

Political wrangling over the budget in heavily indebted Italy has seen the euro weaken over 1% against the dollar this week

Euro stuck at 2-month low as EU challenges Italy budget

ISME's chief executive Neil McDonnell said the survey results remain 'unsatisfactory'

Increased demand for credit by SMEs, ISME survey shows

Baked goods group Aryzta has proposed plans for an €800m capital increase

Proxy advisors back Aryzta's plan for capital increase

Ryanair has struggled with labour relations since it bowed to pressure to recognise unions for the first time almost a year ago

Ryanair agrees deal with Portuguese pilots

The Government deficit - and the country's debt - rose in the first half of this year, but so did Exchequer revenue

Government deficit rose to €2.2bn in Q2

Markets More

All Market Reports

Your money.

There was no one big winner from Budget 2019 with everyone making small gains

Budget '19: Winners, losers and mitigating tax changes

Fewer than half of all workers have an occupational or private pension to supplement their state pension

6 things you need to know about starting a pension

When we refer to vulture funds, what we're essentially talking about are various forms of private equity firms and pension funds

So, a vulture fund bought your mortgage, what's next?

A credit card can be a high-interest burden or a free loan - it all depends on how you use it

Making your credit card work for you

An additional 22,000 people took up private health insurance policies last year bringing the total insured to 2.174 million at the end of 2017

Health insurance; no switching, no saving

The maximum saving on the scheme is €495

How to save with the cycle-to-work scheme

Small changes in your banking habits can make a big dent in the fees you pay

Ten clever ways to reduce your bank charges

Two of Netflix's plans allow subscribers to view content on multiple screens at the same time

Does your home need more than one Netflix subscription?

Travel insurance is not just about medical bills

What's on your travel insurance checklist?

Virtually all Irish used car imports are coming from the UK

Buying a car in the UK - is it worth it?

Unions have threatened more strike action at the airline in the weeks to come

What I need to know if my Ryanair flight is cancelled

Bitcoins are created by a process known as mining

Do you know what a Bitcoin is? Will Goodbody explains

Analysis & Comment.

Where now for broadband plan following resignation?

Analysis and Comment

Dude, where's my surplus?

Most criticism aimed at what is absent from Budget

Analysis and Comment

A pre-Budget shock and what it entails

Analysis and Comment

No votes for doing the right thing in Budget 2019

Brexit talks.

Angela Merkel and Leo Varadkar have had a number of conversations in the past 24 hours

Merkel 'unequivocally' supports Ireland over Brexit

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar speaking at the EU summit in Brussels today

'Real risk' of violence if hard-border re-emerges

Dublin Port Company getting Brexit ready

May accepts that backstop cannot be time-limited

No plans for Brexit summit in November - EU official

More Brexit talks

Morning Ireland business.

The app generates a map through a web portal and from there draws on all of the locations of current Airbnb properties in Dublin

Airbnb usage-tracking app aims to tackle housing crisis

Floris Mreijin said the rise of fintech companies would put pressure on the banks to improve service levels

Bankers' oath driving culture change in Dutch banking

Julie Sinnamon, Enterprise Ireland CEO, said companies are going to have to adjust to a new trading scenario and a longer transition period would be useful to put those changes in place

EI welcomes suggestion of a longer Brexit transition

The Credit Union topped the poll for the fourth year running

Credit Union tops customer experience poll

Davide Dattoli, CEO and founder of Talent Garden, tells Brian Finn the Talent Garden initiative works by putting all the best talents in digital together in the same space

Intel to develop AI incubator programme in Dublin

Martin Dalby, CEO of Center Parcs UK, said the the company is confident it will attract 1,000 people in Co Longford

Center Parcs hold Midlands recruitment drive

John Finn, managing director of Treasury Solutions, tells Adam Maguire that traders focus is on the US

World markets react to US interest rate hike fears

Adam Maguire gets the lowdown on Budget 2019 at the KPMG Budget Breakfast briefing today

Views on Budget 2019 from the business world

Budget 2019 looks set to be focused on people and services, according to EY's head of tax Kevin McLoughlin

Businesses urged to keep Budget expectations low

Martha Stewart and Anne Finucane at the Global Forum in Dublin

Dublin event aims to help female entrepreneurs

The latest moves came after the Dow Jones hit a record high earlier in the week

Shares fall, bond yields up; should investors switch?

Minister Denis Naughten said he had never been directly involved in the procurement process

Minutes of Naughten's New York dinner meeting released

Technology Headlines.

The app generates a map through a web portal and from there draws on all of the locations of current Airbnb properties in Dublin

Airbnb usage-tracking app aims to tackle housing crisis

PayPal completed the purchase of Swedish payments firm iZettle, its largest ever acquisition, last month

PayPal's third quarter profit beats estimates

The European Commission withdraws European Court of Justice action against Ireland over delays in recovering the disputed Apple taxes

Commission withdraws court action over Apple tax delays

Ericsson said it was making solid progress towards its long-term financial goals

Ericsson tops Q3 forecasts as savings, 5G sales kick in

The proposal is asking Facebook's board to make the role of board chair an independent position

Proposal to remove Zuckerberg as Facebook chairman

IBM CEO Ginni Rometty has been refocusing the company towards faster-growing cloud and analytics services

IBM revenue misses as server, software sales slow

Netflix gained almost seven million new users worldwide in the latest quarter, to bring its total membership to more than 137 million

Netflix surges on user gains, strong profits

The Mate 20 series includes an X version with a whopping 7.2in screen

Mate 20 series unwrapped by Huawei at London launch

Paul Allen died just two weeks after revealing that the non-Hodgkin's lymphoma he fought into remission in 2009 had returned

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies aged 65

Managing Director of AMI Philip McMichael

Irish IT disposal firm acquires ADISA accreditation

Eir has apologised to customers for the inconvenience

Service restored to Eir customers hit by outage

Handy Technologies has been sold for an undisclosed sum to US firm Angi Homeservices

Handy Technologies sold to Angi Homeservices in US

Business features.

How will Brexit impact on Irish universities?

Business Highlights

Why are so many shops going out of business?

Business Highlights

How much has changed in Ireland since the economic collapse?

Broker Reports

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A world without oil?

Business Highlights

Budget 2019 - At a Glance

Business Highlights

RTÉ Archives - The Budget Day photo-call

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