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US freezes five big offshore wind projects, shares dive

The Trump administration has suspended leases for five large offshore wind projects that are under construction off the US East Coast over what it called national security concerns, sending shares of offshore wind companies plunging.

Business • 23 Dec

'Cat and mouse' - What happens when you call a scammer?

Bank customers are being warned to be vigilant of increasingly sophisticated scams circulating this Christmas.

Ireland • 22 Dec

Amazon blocks 1,800 North Koreans from applying for jobs

US tech giant Amazon said it has blocked over 1,800 North Koreans from joining the company, as Pyongyang sends large numbers of IT workers overseas to earn and launder funds.

Business • 23 Dec

Govt announces extension to housing investment fund

The Government has announced a new €400m equity programme in the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) to deliver new homes.

Ireland • 22 Dec

China hits EU dairy with tariffs, broadening trade row

China will impose provisional duties of up to 42.7% on dairy products imported from the European Union, the latest in a series of measures against EU exports widely seen as retaliation for the bloc's electric vehicle tariffs.

Business • 22 Dec

Ellison gives $40.4 billion guarantee for Warner Bros bid

Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison has stepped in to personally guarantee $40.4 billion in Paramount Skydance's latest effort to pry Warner Bros Discovery away from selling its prized Hollywood assets to streaming giant Netflix.

Business • 23 Dec

Behind the Story: The highs and lows of AI in 2025

As 2025 comes to a close, Behind the Story takes a look back at some of the biggest stories around artificial intelligence.

Behind the Story • 4 hrs

The UK's gross domestic product grew by only 0.1% in the third quarter of this year, the Office for National Statistics said today

UK consumers feel pinch from tax hikes as economy slows

Britain's economy grew by 0.1% in the July-to-September period of this year, the Office for National Statistics said today, in line with its initial estimate.

Business • 22 Dec

Interim examiner appointed to rescue KC Capital Property

Debt of more than €53 million has led to KC Capital Property Group being unable pay its creditors, the High Court heard today.

Business • 22 Dec

Oil rises as US ramps up action against Venezuela tankers

Oil prices rose today after officials said the US had intercepted an oil tanker in international waters off the coast of Venezuela, raising fresh supply uncertainty.

Business • 22 Dec

Profits dip at Irish arm of Indeed to €606m this year

Pre-tax profits at the Irish arm of recruitment giant Indeed this year decreased by 6% to €606.83m against the background of an "uncertain economic environment".

Business • 22 Dec

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 11: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk delivers remarks as he join U.S. President Donald Trump during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump is to sign an execut

Musk wins appeal that restores 2018 Tesla pay deal

Elon Musk's 2018 pay package from Tesla, once worth $56 billion, has been restored by the Delaware Supreme Court, nearly two years after a lower court struck down the compensation deal as "unfathomable."

Business • 22 Dec

Peter Kazimir, the Slovak central bank governor

ECB is ready to step in again if needed, Kazimir says

The European Central Bank is happy with the outlook for inflation in the euro zone but it is ready to step in again if needed, ECB policymaker Peter Kazimir said today.

Business • 22 Dec

New cars parked ready for export in a German port with a ship in the background

German auto exports hit hard by Trump tariffs - study

German car exports to the US slumped by almost 14% in the first three quarters of 2025, making it the hardest-hit branch of German industry in US President Donald Trump's trade war, according to a study seen by Reuters today.

Business • 22 Dec

Monthly wholesale electricity prices up 22% in November

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that wholesale electricity prices rose by 21.9% in November compared with October but were 16% lower than November of last year.

Business • 22 Dec

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US freezes five big offshore wind projects, shares dive

'Cat and mouse' - What happens when you call a scammer?

Amazon blocks 1,800 North Koreans from applying for jobs

Govt announces extension to housing investment fund

China hits EU dairy with tariffs, broadening trade row

Ellison gives $40.4 billion guarantee for Warner Bros bid

Behind the Story: The highs and lows of AI in 2025

UK consumers feel pinch from tax hikes as economy slows

Interim examiner appointed to rescue KC Capital Property

Oil rises as US ramps up action against Venezuela tankers

Profits dip at Irish arm of Indeed to €606m this year

Musk wins appeal that restores 2018 Tesla pay deal

ECB is ready to step in again if needed, Kazimir says

German auto exports hit hard by Trump tariffs - study

Monthly wholesale electricity prices up 22% in November

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