RTE Business

Chinese regulators will likely order business suspension for a big part of PricewaterhouseCoopers' auditing unit in mainland China for six months, as part of punishment for its work on troubled property developer Evergrande, five sources said.

France's economy benefited in August from a pick-up in business due to the Olympic Games as a sharp upswing in the country's services sector offset ongoing weakness in manufacturing, a survey shows.

Corre Energy has announced that Rune Eng has resigned as non-executive director and interim chair of the board from today.

Oil prices fell for a fifth session today as investors worried about the global demand outlook, despite a decline in US fuel inventories.

British sportswear retailer JD Sports Fashion has reported a 2.4% rise in second-quarter underlying sales, an improvement on the previous quarter, but said it was cautious on its outlook for the rest of the year with the overall market remaining volatile.

An Irish company has developed and patented a process to transform old plastic into sustainable fuel, including sustainable aviation fuel and wax.

Rising global trade tensions and direct competition for Foreign Direct Investment from large economies is already challenging Ireland's growth potential.

Parents of young adults attending third-level expect it will cost them €9,511 this year, when in reality if the student is living in rented accommodation they will need €16,100 - almost double the figure five years ago.

Parents of secondary school going children expect they will have to shell out €2,281 on their kids' education this year but are underestimating the reality by €800, new research has found.

US employers added far fewer jobs than originally reported in the year through March, the Labor Department said today, underscoring the growing concerns the Federal Reserve has about the health of the labor market as it gears up to start cutting interest rates in September.

The race between Man City and Arsenal for the 2023 Premier League title helped Sky Ireland's business to achieve revenues of £510m (€598.39m) last year.

McDonald's is to open more than 200 restaurants across Ireland and the UK over the next four years in a plan set to create around 24,000 jobs.

A woman who was penalised after making protected disclosures alleging financial "profligacy" by the youth charity she worked for has been awarded €75,000 by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC).

An early retiree and company owner has won a €300,000 income tax battle with the Revenue Commissioners concerning a €750,000 sale of zoned land at the edge of a village.

Irish businesses are preparing to take advantage of the influx of US visitors this weekend for the annual Aer Lingus College Football Classic to make connections and do deals.

Dublin based global aircraft asset manager, Airborne Capital, has closed a $20m financing offer.

Toll income on the country's busiest road, the M50, last year surged by 11% to €190m on the back of an inflation linked increase in toll charges and higher traffic volumes.

Macy's lowered its annual net sales forecast today, blaming higher promotions and weak demand for upscale apparel and accessories from deal-hungry consumers in the US, sending its shares down 12%.

Britain's competition watchdog has closed its existing investigations into Apple and Google's respective app stores, awaiting new laws governing digital markets.

Vhi Healthcare is set to increase the price of its health insurance plans by an average of 3.5% from the start of October.