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Xiaoyu Fan smiled as she looked around a bustling China Pavilion at the CES in Las Vegas as gadgets like bladeless fans were displayed and deals were being made.

One of the Brennan hotelier brothers said today that the price of doing business here is now "off the wall" when compared to other European countries.

Privacy activist Max Schrems' advocacy group Noyb has expanded its complaint about Meta Platforms' paid no-ads subscription service as it urged Austrian authorities to investigate the difficulty users face in seeking to avoid being tracked.

Gerald Bruton's campaign to cut energy costs and emissions involved both new technologies and behavioural change

US consumer prices increased more than expected in December as rents maintained their upward trend, which could delay a much anticipated interest rate cut in March from the Federal Reserve.

Lifetime loans lender, Spry Finance has said it expects Ireland's equity release lending market to more than double in size over the next three years.

Many small and medium sized businesses may struggle to retain existing staff due to upcoming changes to the required salary thresholds for some workers from outside the European Economic Area coming into Ireland on work permits, a leading immigration services provider has warned.

Britain's departure from the European Union has reduced the size of its economy by 6% so far - an annual cost of £140 billion - London mayor Sadiq Khan said today, with the shortfall seen reaching 10% by 2035.

The savings rate among households here has fallen back to pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office.

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the seasonally adjusted Live Register total for December fell by 0.3% from November.

Former bank manager Patrick Challoner, who stole €2.7m from Allied Irish Banks after he created fictitious undocumented loan accounts for customers when their own legitimate applications were delayed or refused, has been jailed for two years.

The National Treasury Management Agency has raised €3 billion through the sale of 10-year debt today after receiving more than €44 billion worth of orders, and the issue could cover as much as half of its annual funding needs.

The European Court of Justice has delivered an opinion in favour of a number of big Irish-based online service providers in a dispute with the Italian government.

Some relief may be in store for Irish households and businesses when it comes to energy costs, with one analyst predicting the short-term power market price in Ireland could fall by over 18% this year.

Ryanair passengers have not shown any concern about flying on Boeing aircraft since the grounding of some 737 MAX jets after a cabin panel blowout on an Alaska Airlines flight, group chief executive Michael O'Leary said today.

Alphabet unit Google's €2.42 billion EU antitrust fine should be upheld by Europe's top court, an adviser to the court said today.

A Japanese technology giant is in the crosshairs of British politicians for building the faulty accounting software that led to what has been called the country's biggest ever miscarriage of justice.

Alphabet's Google said it is laying off hundreds of employees across multiple teams, with Fitbit co-founders James Park and Eric Friedman also leaving the company, as the tech giant continues to cut costs.

Woodie's DIY and Chadwicks owner Grafton Group has reported a "resilient" performance in subdued markets over the Christmas period.

Consumers are more optimistic about the outlook for the economy than was the case a year ago, according to the latest Reflecting Ireland survey from PTSB.