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The Minister for Transport is to call on the European Commission to examine imports of biofuels from outside the EU as concerns grow about sustainability.

SpaceX successfully "caught" the first-stage booster of its Starship megarocket using giant metal arms as it returned to the launch pad after a test flight, a first in the company's quest to build reusable a moon and Mars vehicle.

Four years ago, Hulk actor Mark Ruffalo was enlisted by the Green Party to round up support of members for going into government with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. He weighed into Irish politics again this week, but this time to attack the Greens.

The time has come around for the European Central Bank's decision makers to meet again to ponder monetary or interest rate policy.

New EU cybersecurity rules are due to come into force in the coming days which could have major implications for Government bodies and businesses, writes Correspondent Brian O'Donovan.

Halloween isn't the only scary thing due at the end of October, it's tax returns season.

Ireland is to the miss a deadline to transpose a new EU cybersecurity directive into Irish law.

A federal watchdog criticised the Federal Aviation Administration's oversight of Boeing airplane production, saying it does not have an effective system to oversee the planemaker's individual manufacturing facilities.

A former Iceland employee who was left unable to claim maternity benefit because of a six-month delay in providing her with necessary forms after being laid off while seven months pregnant has won €51,000 for gender discrimination.

Revenues at the UK arm of the Smyths Toys family retail business last year increased by 3% to a record £938.7m (€1.12bn).

Port and logistics firm DP World has paused a 1 billion pound investment in Britain after ministers criticised practices at its subsidiary P&O, in a blow to the government on the eve of a flagship investment summit.

Pre-tax profits at the Irish arm of clothing retailer, River Island last year increased by 65% to €7.29m.

Oil prices softened today but were set for a second weekly gain as investors weighed the impact of hurricane damage on US demand against any broad supply disruption if Israel attacks Iranian oil sites.

€600 million was invested into Irish commercial property between July and September, new data shows.

Assurance, tax and consulting service providers RSM US and RSM UK have said they are in "advanced" discussions to merge.

BlackRock's assets under management hit a record high for the third quarter in a row, helped by surging inflows to the company's exchange-traded funds and a searing equity rally that boosted the value of its clients' investments.

Wells Fargo's third quarter profit fell as the bank's interest income was squeezed by subdued loan demand and higher payments to depositors.

JPMorgan Chase's profit dropped in the third quarter as a bigger provision for potential loan defaults offset gains from investment banking, the bank said today.

Hays has today warned that hiring market conditions could remain challenging in the near term as the UK recruiter forecast first half profits would be lower than the prior six-month period.

The average interest rate on new Irish mortgages remained unchanged for the third month running in August at 4.11%, new figures from the Central Bank shows today.