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Swedish truck maker AB Volvo has forecast stagnant demand next year and posted a bigger-than-expected slide in quarterly adjusted earnings, after reduced freight and construction activity limited vehicle sales.

Euro zone firms have recorded a further slowdown in business momentum but overall economic growth is likely to remain positive as expansion in services offsets a manufacturing recession, a European Central Bank quarterly survey of firms showed.

Finland's central bank said today it had started the process of recruiting a new governor as current chief Olli Rehn's seven-year term expires on July 12 next year.

British betting and gaming firm Evoke has today reported a 3% growth in third-quarter group revenue, helped by market share gains in its key international markets, and reaffirmed its expectations for the next fiscal year.

Heidi Davis, CEO of Peri, has won the Enterprise Ireland High-Potential Start-Up (HPSU) Founder of the Year award for 2024.

Japanese inflation slowed in September with prices up 2.4% year-on-year, not including volatile fresh food, official data showed today.

British retail sales unexpectedly rose by 0.3% in September, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed today, boosted by the launch of the latest iPhone and other technology products.

British online fashion retailer Boohoo said its CEO would step down as the group announced a review of its strategic options to try to improve performance after sales slumped.

China's economy grew at the slowest pace since early 2023 in the third quarter, and though consumption and factory output figures beat forecasts last month a tumbling property sector remains a major challenge for Beijing as it races to revitalise growth.

Netflix picked up 5.1 million streaming subscribers in the third quarter, topping Wall Street estimates by more than 1 million, and said it expected higher customer growth around Christmas when Korean drama "Squid Game" returns.

The value of venture capital deals in Ireland dropped 59% between July and September, compared to the same period last year.

Families and workplaces are being urged to take a 24-hour break from the online world by putting away their devices from 5pm this evening until 5pm tomorrow.

New research has found that income inequality is very similar in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland despite marked differences in demographics, working patterns, wage levels and the tax-benefit system.

New university research has found that menopause remains a hidden and taboo subject in the workplace.

Netflix has said that it added more than five million subscribers in the third quarter of this year but signalled slowing growth.

A new grant scheme has been launched for the installation of high-powered fast-charging hubs for electric vehicles on the national road network.

Paddy Power owner Flutter has said it remains concerned about unintended consequences of the Gambling Regulation Bill, which completed its passage through the Oireachtas yesterday.

Misleading information has been removed from a prominent car rental booking engine, following a sweep of platforms by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) and EU counterparts.

Cairn Homes has confirmed that it is to lodge a new Large Scale Residential Development (LRD) planning application to Dublin City Council for its €107.5m former RTÉ site next year.

French billionaire and LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault has teamed up with energy drinks company Red Bull to buy a controlling stake in French second-tier soccer club Paris FC, the Arnault family office said today.