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Nearly three dozen global pharmaceutical companies, in a letter to the head of the European Commission, demanded help to maintain operations in the EU despite threatened US tariffs on imports, French business newspaper Les Echos has reported.

The AA Ireland Fuel Survey for April shows that fuel prices remained steady during the month, with petrol and diesel remaining consistent for a third consecutive month.

Oil prices fell about 1% today, as shifting US tariff policies fuelled uncertainty, prompting traders to weigh the potential impact of the US-China trade war on economic growth and energy demand.

Employers forcing workers back to the office when they no longer have a desk (or office) are making some obvious and less obvious mistakes

UK business supplies distributor Bunzl today cut its 2025 forecast and paused its share buyback programme, citing pressure on its North American business, sending its shares down 25.7% to a near four-year low.

ASML, the world's biggest supplier of computer chip-making equipment, said today that tariffs were increasing uncertainty around its outlook for 2025 and 2026, but stood by its annual guidance as the race for AI rages on.

Britain's Financial Reporting Council has opened an investigation into EY over its audit of Post Office Limited, it said today, amid the lingering fallout from one of the country's worst miscarriages of justice.

Overall gas demand in March rose by 13% compared to February, and by 4% compared to the same month last year, new figures from Gas Networks Ireland show today.

Heineken has today reported a 0.9% increase in first-quarter organic net revenues, just exceeding analysts' expectations for a slight decline even as tariff uncertainty bites.

Nvidia has said it would take $5.5 billion in charges after the US government limited exports of its H20 artificial intelligence chip to China, a key market for one of its most popular chips.

British inflation slowed to its weakest in three months in March according to official figures that showed other measures closely watched by the Bank of England cooling too.

The disruption and confusion caused by Trump's on-off tariffs have already impacted worldwide energy prices

China's first-quarter economic growth beat expectations, underpinned by solid consumption and industrial output even as policymakers brace for the impact of US tariffs that analysts say pose the biggest risk to the Asian powerhouse in decades.

Global supply constraints on sunflower oil and a spike in the price of olive oil have meant home-produced rapeseed oil has become more common on Irish supermarket shelves.

Ornua has reported robust retail sales of Kerrygold in the United States last year, further strengthening its position as the second most popular butter brand there.

US President Donald Trump's tariffs will likely push up prices and constrain growth, and could put the Federal Reserve in the unenviable position of having to choose between tackling inflation and unemployment, the central bank's chair said.

A top Chinese economic official has said that US tariffs were putting "pressure" on the country's economy and trade, even as it unveiled forecast-beating first quarter growth.

The Government has approved new legislation that would allow for the increased sharing of collision data and eliminate the need for paper motor tax discs.

Ali Hewson and other Killiney residents have won their planning battle to halt a luxury residential scheme for the grounds of Montebello House.

Citigroup has today beaten Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit as its traders reaped a windfall from volatile markets that fueled client activity.