Business News Ireland

Ireland's services sector growth slows in April

The AIB S&P Global Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) was 53.3 in April, down from 56.6 in March, which is the slowest rate of growth since January...

Repayment terms agreed for 85% of Covid-deferred business taxes

There were fears that the May 1st deadline could lead to a spike in business failures...

Irish Times Group acquires RIP.ie website

The Irish Times Group has acquired leading Irish digital death notice website RIP.ie...

Trump awarded 36 million more Trump Media shares worth $1.8bn

Mr Trump was awarded the shares based on the company’s stock hitting certain price benchmarks....

Boris Johnson to co-chair ex-Tory MP’s net zero initiative

The former UK prime minister has announced he will join ex-net zero tsar Chris Skidmore’s company, Better Earth...

Podcast host Vogue William's media firm accumulates profits of €2.87m

New accounts filed by the Dubliner’s Howth Media Ltd show that the post tax and dividend profits of £1.13 million (€1.32 million) in the 12 months to the end of July last are more than double the company’s post tax and dividend profits of £479,161 for the prior year....

EV sales down nearly 20% this year despite growth in new car market

Sales of new electric cars are down 20 per cent so far this year, with EV registrations for April falling by over 41 per cent on last year...

Fast-fashion giant Shein wants to sell skincare, toothpaste and toys, too

Fast-fashion giant Shein wants to sell skincare, toothpaste and toys, too...

Samsung reports 10-fold increase in profit as AI drives rebound for memory chips

Revenue rose by nearly 13%, driven by higher prices for memory chips and robust sales of its flagship Galaxy S24 smartphones....

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao faces sentencing for allowing money laundering

Zhao pleaded guilty to failing to prevent money laundering and stepped down as Binance chief executive....