IMF raises growth forecasts but warns of risks from AI boom and Greenland

Global economy at risk of ‘potentially large shocks’ that could build up Kristalina Georgieva, managing director…

Boeing could suffer biggest blow from EU tariff backlash

Ryanair has ordered tens of billions worth of aircraft from the US plane maker In 2023,…

Shares in UK insurer Beazley soar as Zurich makes £7.7bn takeover move

Adrian Cox, chief executive officer of Beazley. Photo: Jose Sarmento Matos/Bloomberg Shares in London-listed insurer Beazley…

MEPs back plans for new ‘S.EU’ company type

German MEP Rene Repasi. Photo: Getty Members of the European Parliament have backed proposals for a…

Virgin Media owner in talks to buy Three Ireland

Three Ireland is the country’s second largest mobile operator, with almost a 28pc share of the…

Croatian central banker Boris Vujcic tapped as next ECB vice-president

New ECB vice-president Boris Vujcic. Photo: Bloomberg Alexander Weber and Mark Schroers Bloomberg Yesterday at 06:30…

Dear Vicki: ‘Should I tell clients to stop putting kisses at the end of emails? It makes me uneasy’

For some, sending a kiss is a small term of endearment; for others, it’s simply a…

Cairn Homes delivered just 5pc more housing units last year

With the Government awaiting final housing-completion figures for last year, due to be published by the…

Profits tumble 70.5pc at Ikea’s Irish arm

Accounts filed at the Companies Office show that pre-tax profits at Ikea Ireland Ltd decreased sharply…

Groceries tax-cut to become key issue as snap election called in Japan

Japan’s prime minister Sanae Takaichi. Photo: Reuters Sakura Murakami and Yoshiaki Nohara Bloomberg Today at 06:30…

Pressure on rival banks as second lender this year cuts its mortgage rates

PTSB will reduce its fixed rates by up to 0.45 of a percentage point. It comes…

Donal O’Donovan: Irish jobs now at serious risk as a trade war looks inevitable

‘Potentially much worse than the 2007 crisis’, says Donal O’Donovan Ireland is damned if we do…

Backing from new investors could value Yann LeCun’s AI lab at €3bn

Tech luminary Yann LeCun. Photo: Getty Yazhou Sun and Benoit Berthelot and Arno Schuetze Bloomberg Today at 06:30…

AI struggling to create labour savings for businesses as productivity remains linked to worker satisfaction, says expert

Artificial intelligence Illustration/Getty With AI not yet generating “actionable labour-cost savings”, employers have been urged to…

Job vacancies fell at the end of 2025 as rate of hiring steadied, report says

The report shows professional job vacancies fell by 11.9pc in the final quarter compared with the…

A record €177m in film tax credits were claimed last year, Revenue says

Netflix show ‘Wednesday’ among those to benefit Steve Buscemi, left, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jenna Ortega, Isaac Ordonez,…

Former CEO of a recycling non-profit conducted financial fraud of at least €3.3m, court told

Martin Tobin is also alleged to have used around €706,000 of European Recycling Platform (ERP) Ireland…

Three quarters of small firms not confident about passing surprise inspections

Only 6pc would feel completely confident, according to the research by the platform HRLocker, which indicates…

Adrian Weckler: Elon Musk’s sneers make it easy to brand social media and AI as immoral and predatory

Undressing women and minors online will be limited “in countries where it is illegal”. source

Oisin Fanning’s San Leon energy firm ‘could be insolvent’, says High Court judge

Firm is seeking an injunction to restrain a Nigerian-based oil industry construction company from presenting a…

X falls behind Threads in daily app usage as controversy over Grok continues

Figures from the industry research firm Similarweb show a long term decline in X’s usage X…

Former Munster, Ireland and Lions captain Peter O’Mahony tackles the zero-zero beer market

Newly retired rugby hero is taking the 0.0pc concept further with healthy additives Peter O’Mahony. Photo:…