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Ed Sheeran, his record label Warner Music and music publisher Sony Music Publishing persuaded a US appeals court today to uphold a decision that his 2014 hit "Thinking Out Loud" did not illegally copy Marvin Gaye's 1973 classic "Let's Get It On."

The insurance bill for the Irish arm of Foot Locker, one of the well known global retail brands that suffered looting in the November 2023 Dublin riots, increased almost five fold to €216,563.

Renewables provided just over 40% of the country's electricity in October, new data shows.

12% of domestic electricity customers and 14% of domestic gas customers switched supplier last year, new figures show.

US job growth slowed sharply in October amid disruptions from hurricanes and strikes by aerospace factory workers, but the unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%, offering assurance that the labour market remained on solid footing ahead of Tuesday's election.

The Office of Public Works (OPW) was hoping the €336,000 bicycle shed at Leinster House could become a model design to be adapted and reused at other historic properties.

New figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) show that new car registrations for October rose by 9.7% to 2,423 when compared to the figure of 2,208 the same month last year.

Cork Airport is starting a new four-times weekly service to Glasgow in Scotland, which will be operated by Emerald Airlines on behalf of Aer Lingus Regional.

Stormont MLAs will vote before Christmas on whether to extend the post-Brexit trading arrangements that apply to Northern Ireland.

Exxon Mobil has today beaten Wall Street's third quarter profit estimate, boosted by strong oil output in its first full quarter that includes volumes from US shale producer Pioneer Natural Resources.

Chevron has today beaten Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profit, helped by higher oil and gas output, but its overall earnings fell compared to the year-ago level.

Tesco said today that it intended to return £700m to shareholders through an incremental share buyback, as it had completed its banking operations sale to Barclays.

British house prices rose by a marginal 0.1% in October, slowing sharply from a 0.6% monthly increase in September but the market remained resilient and was likely to gain momentum as borrowing costs fall, mortgage lender Nationwide said today.

Striking Boeing workers will vote on Monday on an improved contract offer that includes a 38% pay rise over four years, a larger signing bonus and carries the endorsement of their union, which told members it had extracted all it could from the planemaker.

Intel last night expressed optimism about the future of its PC and server businesses, forecasting current-quarter revenue above estimates but warning that it had "a lot of work to do."

Amazon.com has posted third-quarter profit and sales above Wall Street estimates, helped by favourable retail sales, sending its shares up 5.7% after the closing bell.

Sales of Apple's AI-enhanced iPhone made a strong start, pushing quarterly sales ahead of Wall Street expectations, but a modest revenue forecast raised questions about whether that momentum will hold over the Christmas sales season.

Online fashion retailer Boohoo has today appointed Dan Finley as its new CEO, effective immediately, to succeed John Lyttle, a week after top investor Frasers wanted its controlling shareholder Mike Ashley in the role.

Those behind plans to expand Waterford Airport have called on the Government to commit to fund the project, saying it will help take pressure off Dublin with its passenger cap.

Labour productivity levels have declined in key SME sectors, a new report warns.