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Customers of PTSB are reporting technical problems with the bank's website and app.

US President Donald Trump blasted Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell today for not lowering interest rates, calling him "always TOO LATE AND WRONG".

Bank of Ireland is investing €7m to upgrade 22 of its branches across the country this year.

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show an increase in international travel in 2024 with the number of passengers using Irish airports hitting a new record high.

A tax on hotel rooms in Dublin is being developed by a county-wide local authority team, with suggestions it could be in place by September.

Pharmaceutical companies are worried about the threat of tariffs and what they would mean for investment in Europe, the Chief Executive of the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association has said.

Pre-tax profits at the Irish arm of clothing retail giant H&M more than doubled to €720,667 in 2023.

The 24 finalists of the 2025 EY Entrepreneur of the year Ireland programme have been revealed and include a range of sectors including consumer, technology, media, health, life sciences, manufacturing and financial services.

The Brexit experience offers timely and powerful pointers for organisations in how to future-proof themselves and survive uncertainty

Britain's Rentokil Initial said today its organic revenue grew 1.8% in the first quarter, as strength in its international pest control business helped offset sluggish North America business, which it is seeking to overhaul.

Sony Interactive Entertainment, the company behind the video console PlayStation brand, is to create 100 jobs as it opens a new office in Dublin.

Taiwan's TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, has logged a forecast-beating 60% leap in quarterly profit, though its outlook has been complicated by US President Donald Trump's unpredictable trade policies.

Chinese online marketplace Temu and fast-fashion retailer Shein, two of the biggest advertisers on US social media, are sharply cutting their US digital ad spending, industry data show, in a blow to tech companies such as Meta's Facebook and YouTube.

Meal delivery company Deliveroo said today that it had made a strong start to the year, with a 7% rise in orders beating the 6% recorded in the final quarter of 2024.

Gobal chip stocks were battered yesterday on fresh evidence of how US President Donald Trump's shifting trade policy was complicating the outlook for semiconductor and computing giants, including AI pioneer Nvidia and its rival AMD.

Sainsbury's, Britain's second largest supermarket group after Tesco, has today reported a 7.2% rise in annual profit but forecast little or no growth in its new financial year as it faces a step up in competition.

France's Hermes will carry out price hikes in the US to fully offset the costs from President Donald Trump's tariff policies, the company said, as it posted first-quarter sales below market expectations in a rare show of weakness.

Pernod Ricard has today reported a 3% decline in third-quarter sales, missing forecasts as tariff uncertainty rocks the already-struggling spirits sector.

Revolut has rolled out instant access savings accounts for customers of its under 18s app.

China will pay no attention if the United States continues to play the "tariff numbers game", China's foreign ministry said, after the White House outlined how China faces tariffs of up to 245% due to its retaliatory actions.