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Bitcoin touched a fresh record high today, with its sights set firmly on the $100,000 barrier, in a stellar rally for the cryptocurrency sparked by expectations of a more friendly regulatory environment under a Donald Trump administration.

Cybersecurity service provider Paradyn said it plans to create 20 new jobs in Cork and Dublin over the next two years to meet increased demand for its services.

Irish Residential Properties REIT, Ireland's largest private residential landlord, has reported occupancy levels of 99.4% for the third quarter of this year, down slightly from 99.6% in the second quarter.

Gap has raised its annual sales forecast and said the Christmas season was off to a "strong start", sending the Old Navy parent's shares up 15% in extended trade on Wall Street last night.

Germany's economy grew less than previously estimated in the third quarter, the statistics office reported today, in further bad news for a country set to be the worst performer among the Group of Seven rich democracies this year.

British retail sales fell by 0.7% in October, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed today.

Northvolt, the Swedish maker of battery cells for electric vehicles, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US, dealing a blow to Europe's hopes that its most developed battery player would reduce Western car makers' reliance on Chinese rivals.

Most consumers do not trust Black Friday deals, according to new research by the Competition and Consumers Protection Commission.

New research from hiring platform IrishJobs has shown that the competitive hiring market has led to increased workload and stress for recruiters, putting many of them at risk of burnout.

A truck driver fired for clocking off for the night and leaving a load of concrete to go hard in a lorry has won €2,000 for unfair dismissal.

Irish workers living overseas who return home to take up jobs would get an initial €5,000 grant and a tax break of €10,000 if they stay in the job for several years, under a proposal by Aontú.

Enable Ireland, which provides services for people with disabilities, has warned that delays in implementing a pay deal for its staff are impacting its operations.

New figures from EirGrid show that Ireland recorded a new peak of 5639 MW for electricity demand yesterday evening at 5.28pm due to the cold weather.

Work started on 4,249 homes last month, which represents an increase of 62% on October 2023, according to official figures from the Department of Housing.

Dublin Airport has announced plans to recruit up to 100 new security officers over the coming months.

The IDA warned the Government that competition for foreign direct investment was becoming "more intense and aggressive" than ever as Ireland grappled with its own infrastructure frailties.

The financial woes of one of the world's biggest genetic testing firms has raised serious privacy issues around the valuable user data it holds, writes Adam Maguire

Dublin headquartered airline Emerald Airlines last year almost halved its pre-tax losses to €11.52m as its revenues more than doubled to €166.74m.

Tesco Ireland has announced a 3% pay increase of most of its hourly paid workers from January 1.

Bitcoin's march toward $100,000 gathered pace today as investors continued to bet that a friendlier US regulatory approach to cryptocurrencies under President-elect Donald Trump will unleash a boom era for the asset class.