RTE Business

Business leaders are relatively upbeat about their economic prospects for the year ahead, according to the inaugural Azets Barometer.

Private investment firm, Starwood Capital, is to buy a 50% stake in Echelon Data Centres for €850m.

A former employee of Astronomy Ireland says she was stripped of any work regarding financial matters because she "started to ask questions about the legality of some of the ongoings" at the organisation.

A developer has lost his €288,897 income tax battle with Revenue that centred around the treatment of a $11.2m loss in a US business venture.

For the second time in less than a year, the directors of Ireland's largest private landlord are under intense pressure.

From charity drives to tech start-ups, crowd-funding has become a major source of finance for many, but campaigns don't always go smoothly, writes Adam Maguire.

An employer has been ordered to repay €2.24m in Covid-19 wage supports to the Revenue Commissioners.

US retail sales fell more than expected in January, pulled down by declines in receipts at car dealerships and fuel service stations.

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said that the Government will support employees at gaming firm Blizzard Entertainment in Cork who are being made redundant.

Rocket company SpaceX has moved its state of incorporation to Texas from Delaware, CEO Elon Musk said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has told the Dáil that "RTÉ's capacity is very significantly reduced," adding that the national broadcaster's coverage of global events is "not what it should be".

The first estimates for 2023 from the Central Statistics Office show that exports were valued at €197 billion last year, a decrease of 6%, or €11 billion, when compared with 2022.

Air fryers, gin and disposable vapes are among the items that have been added by the Central Statistics Office to the basket of goods and services that determine the annual rate of inflation.

The annual rate of inflation fell to 4.1% in the 12 months to January from 4.6% in December, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show today.

The average Interest rate charged on new mortgages in Ireland was 1.5% higher in December than in the same month a year earlier, according to the latest data from the Central Bank.

The European Commission has today revised down its expectations for the performance of the Irish economy in its Winter 2024 Economic Forecast, which was published today.

Stellantis has today warned of a turbulent year ahead after its operating profit fell 10% in the second half of 2023 when strikes caused long stoppages at its operations in North America, its profit powerhouse.

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said the exit package given to former RTÉ Chief Financial Officer Breda O'Keeffe should be reassessed.

Euro zone economic data indicates that inflation is heading back towards target as earlier predicted but the European Central Bank still needs more information before it can be sure, ECB President Christine Lagarde said today.

Europe's Airbus has today unveiled a special dividend after posting higher 2023 results, buoyed by resurgent demand for jetliners and despite a fresh charge of €200m at its troubled Space business.