RTE Business

Paddy Power owner, Flutter Entertainment, is in talks to buy UK gambling technology firm Playtech's Italian unit Snaitech, the companies said today.

The High Court has allowed Denis O'Brien to add more than 370 names to defamation proceedings the businessman has brought over a series of allegedly fake, malicious and misleading advertisements featuring him that were posted on platforms operated by Meta.

Two major shareholders in a construction group have won a €4.8m Capital Gains Tax (CGT) and income tax battle with the Revenue Commissioners concerning a €30m rezoned land deal.

Pre-tax profits at the main Irish arm of biopharma giant, Sanofi last year increased by 82% to €308.29m.

Oil prices were broadly steady today, as concerns that conflict may spread in the Middle East and threaten production in one of the world's major regions for crude production eased slightly.

A landlord who refused to sign an application form for a Housing Assistance Payment (HAP), despite repeated requests over several years, has been ordered to pay €7,500 compensation to a tenant.

US consumer prices rebounded as expected in July, but the trend remained consistent with subsiding inflation and did not change expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next month.

Swiss bank UBS has posted a quarterly profit twice as high as the market forecast, buoyed by investment banking and larger-than-expected savings from the integration of its one-time rival Credit Suisse.

Irish mortgage rates eased further in June, while deposit rates hit their highest level in over 15 years.

There are around 20 million cancer survivors across Europe, and new research suggests that many are facing "financial toxicity" from financial institutions which are denying them loans, mortgages, health and travel insurance.

There are around 20 million cancer survivors across Europe, and new research suggests that many are facing "financial toxicity" from financial institutions which are denying them loans, mortgages, health and travel insurance.

Residential property prices rose by 8.6% nationally in the year to the end of June, new data from the Central Statistics Office shows.

There was a 74% increase in the volume of investment fraud attempts in the first half of the year, according to a new survey.

Stock markets are not expected to continue to rise in the way they have in recent years as there is a lot of uncertainty and a "completely different geopolitical situation", the CEO of Norway's $1.7 trillion wealth fund has said.

Apple supplier Foxconn has reported a 6% rise in second-quarter net profit, driven by strong AI server demand as the company touted "strong growth momentum" from the technology boom.

Danish brewer Carlsberg has lifted its forecast for full-year operating profit growth despite posting weaker-than-expected sales for the second quarter hit by bad June weather.

The decline in electric vehicle sales is "very worrying" from a climate perspective, an expert has said.

The decline in electric vehicle sales is "very worrying" from a climate perspective, an expert has said.

Europe's largest tour operator TUI beat third-quarter operating profit expectations thanks to strong summer travel demand and a boost from German rival FTI's bankruptcy.

British consumer price inflation increased for the first time this year in July, official figures showed today, but the rise was smaller than expected as services prices - closely watched by the Bank of England - rose much less sharply.