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Google parent Alphabet has reassured jittery tech investors that its AI investments were powering returns at its crucial ad business, downplaying any impact from global economic uncertainty, for now.

New research from hiring platform IrishJobs has revealed a cautious approach to hiring among firms in the science and IT sectors ahead of the US tariffs announcement.

China is considering exempting some US imports from its 125% tariffs and is asking businesses to identify goods that could be eligible in the biggest sign yet that Beijing is worried about the economic fallout from its trade war with Washington.

Chipmaker Intel is to cut jobs in a bid to streamline the organisation and eliminate management layers to enable faster decision-making.

Consumers in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland expect a weaker economy, less favourable job prospects, and higher inflation over the next five years, a new survey suggests.

A new report has found no evidence linking increasing numbers of properties listed on Airbnb and falls in new tenancies in the wider rental market.

Chipmaker Intel said it is taking actions to streamline the organisation and eliminate management layers to enable faster decision-making.

British online fashion retailer ASOS is well-placed to cope with the fallout from US tariffs, it said on today, and while it was too early to call, its flexible model and lower exposure to sourcing from China could help drive growth.

Shares of International Business Machines fell nearly 7% in early US trade today after the company said some of its federal contracts were suspended, while an uncertain economy poses a further threat to its consulting business.

The Workplace Relations Commission carried out 5,156 inspections in 2024 with €2.15m recovered in unpaid wages.

Oil prices recovered some losses today as investors weighed a potential OPEC+ output increase against conflicting tariff signals from the White House and US-Iran nuclear talks.

Tariffs pose a "significant" risk to growth in the euro zone's largest economy Germany, ECB policymaker Joachim Nagel said in Washington today.

American Airlines withdrew its 2025 financial forecast today, mirroring its peers, as concerns over discretionary budget amid tariff pressures and government spending uncertainties hinder carriers' ability to predict travel demand.

Businessman Denis O'Brien has received €5.8 million from the State Claims Agency for his legal costs in relation to the Moriarty Tribunal dating back as far as 2001, it has been confirmed.

Financial technology companies have been caught in the whirlwind of US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, as investors in the likes of digital payment apps, fear worsening consumer finances.

The latest figures on home building from the Central Statistics Office show there was a 2% increase in the number of completions in the first three months of this year in comparison to the same time last year.

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that wholesale electricity prices dropped by 6.4% in March when compared with February, but are 52% higher than March of last year.

At the US Social Security Administration, lawyers, statisticians and other high-ranking agency officials are being sent from the Baltimore headquarters to regional offices to replace veteran claims processors who have been fired or taken buyouts from the Trump administration.

An Bord Pleanála has granted planning approval to Gyproc, Ireland's only domestic manufacturer of plaster and plasterboard products, for a quarry in Co Monaghan.

The Online Safety Commissioner has warned about the rise of AI-generated child sex abuse images.