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Pre-tax profits at the Irish arm of clothing retailer, River Island last year increased by 65% to €7.29m.

Oil prices softened today but were set for a second weekly gain as investors weighed the impact of hurricane damage on US demand against any broad supply disruption if Israel attacks Iranian oil sites.

€600 million was invested into Irish commercial property between July and September, new data shows.

Assurance, tax and consulting service providers RSM US and RSM UK have said they are in "advanced" discussions to merge.

BlackRock's assets under management hit a record high for the third quarter in a row, helped by surging inflows to the company's exchange-traded funds and a searing equity rally that boosted the value of its clients' investments.

Wells Fargo's third quarter profit fell as the bank's interest income was squeezed by subdued loan demand and higher payments to depositors.

JPMorgan Chase's profit dropped in the third quarter as a bigger provision for potential loan defaults offset gains from investment banking, the bank said today.

Hays has today warned that hiring market conditions could remain challenging in the near term as the UK recruiter forecast first half profits would be lower than the prior six-month period.

The average interest rate on new Irish mortgages remained unchanged for the third month running in August at 4.11%, new figures from the Central Bank shows today.

The latest AIB Spend Trend report shows that September saw three of the biggest selling days of the year for tourism and exhibits - September 16, 17 and 18 - as thousands attended the National Ploughing Championships at Ratheniska, Co Laois

France's government said today its 2025 belt-tightening budget was necessary to rein in its "colossal" debt burden as it faced criticism from the right and left for demanding unfair sacrifices on the French.

Donegal-based civil engineering company Source Civil has announced that it will grow its workforce to over 270 in the next 12 months with the creation of 50 new jobs.

Social media platform TikTok is laying off hundreds of employees from its global workforce, including a large number of staff in Malaysia, the company said today, as it shifts focus towards a greater use of AI in content moderation.

BP said a drop in refining margins would reduce its third-quarter profit by $400m to $600m from the previous three months.

Elon Musk has showcased a robotaxi with two gull-wing doors and no steering wheel or pedals at a splashy event and added a robovan to the roster as Tesla's goal shifts from low-priced mass-market automaker to robotics manufacturer.

Big fashion companies in Spain will start collecting discarded clothes from April next year as part of a voluntary pilot scheme to manage textile waste that anticipates EU regulations expected to come into force in 2026.

Britain's economy grew in August after two consecutive months of no growth, something that will reassure finance minister Rachel Reeves ahead of the new Labour government's first budget.

Stellantis has confirmed that CEO Carlos Tavares would retire at the end of his contract in early 2026 and announced major senior management changes as it struggles to turn around its lagging North American operations.

A three-day conference is taking place in Valentia, Co Kerry, discussing the security and resilience of the network of subsea cables on which the world relies for commerce, communications and technology.

Smartphones and watches are becoming the preferred payment method for many, new data shows.