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Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD's net profit leapt 73.1% in the fourth quarter of 2024 to a record 15 billion yuan ($2.1 billion), it said on Monday, reaping the rewards of lower prices and higher sales than rivals.

German software company SAP overtook Danish healthcare company Novo Nordisk as Europe's largest company by market capitalisation today.

Central Bank Governor Gabriel Makhlouf has said that "many interventions" have already been made in the housing market.

A new report has warned that US tariffs could disrupt Ireland's €72bn pharmaceutical exports.

Health unions have accused the Health Service Executive (HSE) of having a 'cavalier' attitude to planned industrial action next week in a dispute over staffing numbers.

Dun & Bradstreet has entered an agreement to be acquired by private equity firm Clearlake Capital in a $7.7 billion deal, the data and analytics provider said today, sending its shares up about 3% before the bell.

Tesla EV sales in Europe have fallen in February behind legacy brand Volkswagen and the BMW group, as well as rivals from China, data by research platform JATO Dynamics showed today.

A new survey has found that three-bed semis in Dublin's suburbs are reaching sale agreed in just days as mortgage-approved buyers chase family homes rather than city centre apartments.

The Central Bank has published a new consumer protection code aimed at modernising the set of rules that businesses must abide by when dealing with consumers.

Activity across the UK's private sector has grown at the fastest rate for six months after strong trading in the service industry, according to new data.

The shut-down of Heathrow Airport last week is a reminder to companies that they need to expect the unexpected and prepare accordingly.

The High Court has ruled that a report error concerning a bat located in a barn outside Ennis is not sufficient to halt contentious plans for a new 200MW €1.2 billion data centre campus.

Euro zone business growth remained weak in March despite expanding at its fastest pace in seven months supported by an easing in the long-running manufacturing downturn but held back by slower growth in services, a survey showed.

The case for another European Central Bank interest rate cut is strengthening, ECB board member Piero Cipollone said today, just days after another prominent policy dove made a similar argument.

Genetic testing firm 23andMe said it has filed for filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US to help the $50m company sell itself and that co-founder and CEO Anne Wojcicki had resigned after multiple failed takeover bids.

Former taoiseach Leo Varadkar is to take up an advisory role with US-based public relations firm Penta Group, which bought Irish PR firm Hume Brophy in 2022.

Britain will stick to its fiscal rules despite global upheaval, finance minister Rachel Reeves said over the weekend, raising the prospect of thousands of public sector job cuts in this week's budget update which is likely to include further savings.

Klarna's upcoming US initial public offering could help unlock a pipeline of British fintech flotations after a barren period for new technology listings, investors, lawyers and an executive told Reuters.

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Japan's factory activity fell at the fastest pace in a year in March, dragged by declines in production and new orders in a worrying sign for the economy, a private-sector survey showed today.