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The UK and Irish governments have been pressed to keep in mind Northern Ireland's unique circumstances in their response to US president Donald Trump's tariffs.

As a new book shows, growth and success has turned optimistic tech startups into corporate cesspits of greed, manipulation and contempt

Delta Air Lines has today forecast a lower-than-expected profit in the current quarter, saying travel demand has "largely stalled" due to economic uncertainty caused by US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs.

Downside risks have materialised since March that support the case for cutting interest rates at the European Central Bank's April meeting, ECB policymaker Olli Rehn said today.

The interest rate on new mortgages offered by banks are half a percentage point lower than they were a year ago, according to new data from the Central Bank.

Irish drinks brands are facing falling sales in the US, according to a leading distiller, despite the sector likely dodging targetted tariffs.

What exactly is behind the dramatic price increase in beef - and what are the implications of this for farmers and consumers?

Oil prices fell for a fifth day to their lowest since February 2021 today on looming demand concerns fuelled by an escalating tariff war between the US and China, the world's two biggest economies, and a rising supply outlook.

Saga, Britain's over-50s travel and insurance group, said today it expects profit for fiscal 2025/26 to be lower than the prior year, citing weaker cash flow and near-term restructuring costs.

US media giant Comcast Corp will build its first Universal theme park and resort in Europe in Bedford, north of London, opening in 2031, the British government has said.

A firm owned by former Monaghan senior Gaelic football manager Séamus 'Banty' McEnaney has secured the green light to convert the building where James Joyce's The Dead was set into apartments.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has today lowered its key repo rate for a second consecutive time and changed its monetary policy stance signalling room for more cuts ahead, as it seeks to boost the sluggish economy in the face of fresh US tariffs.

New Zealand's central bank cut its benchmark rate today, as widely expected, signalling a greater readiness to lower borrowing costs further as the economy faces headwinds from weak demand and trade barriers.

European and Asian stocks extended a slide on Wall Street this morning as President Donald Trump pressed ahead with whopping 104% tariffs on Chinese goods, pummelling oil prices to four-year lows as global recession fears gripped financial markets.

Business support services company DCC said today it was making some changes to its management team after its said last November that it will focus on the energy sector.

The Volkswagen Group more than doubled its deliveries of battery-electric cars in Europe in the first quarter to over 150,000 from 74,400 in the same time last year, the carmaker said today, in another sign that EV demand is picking up.

The US president's actions are driven by nostalgia rather than reality - and nostalgia is not a sensible basis for forming economic policy

Follow developments as US President Donald Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs on dozens of countries have come into effect.

US President Donald Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs on dozens of countries have come into effect, including 104% duties on Chinese goods and 20% on goods from the EU, deepening his global trade war even as he prepared for negotiations with some nations.

US President Donald Trump has said the United States will soon announce a "major" tariff on pharmaceutical imports.