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AIB has announced it will reduce rates by 0.25% on two of its Fixed Term savings products after the European Central Bank decreased rates four times over the last year.

The European Union signalled its readiness to engage and negotiate with US President Donald Trump, warning of the need to avoid a trade conflict that would hurt both sides and the global economy.

Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino responded "be serious, be serious" today when asked in Davos whether he was concerned the US would invade after President Donald Trump said he would take back the Panama Canal.

The Irish Farmers Association has said that seeking to reduce environmental emissions by cutting farm production, would amount to "national sabotage".

A voice note recorded by a worker talking about "cocaine use, smoking joints" and having "h*es" on a subcontractor's site at Intel's Irish semiconductor plant has been produced as a "cover-up" for whistleblower penalisation, a lawyer has said.

Video game-makers used to make a big deal of their cutting-edge graphics, but they're not the selling point that they used to be, writes Adam Maguire.

Property prices rose by 9.4% in the 12-month period to last November, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office.

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that wholesale electricity prices fell by 6.2% in the month to December but were 53.9% higher compared to December 2023.

A carbon markets investor backed by Swiss-trading house Mercuria said today it had joined with two non-profits to raise an initial $1.5 billion to help protect the Amazon, by working with Brazilian states, farmers and local communities.

Shares in European wind power companies have fallen after US President Donald Trump suspended offshore leasing for wind on his first day in office, adding to pain in an industry that had turned to the US to help revive its fortunes.

Norway's financial supervision authority said today it had fined Danske Bank 50 million Norwegian crowns ($4.42m) for market manipulation.

Saudi oil giant Aramco's chief executive Amin Nasser has said he sees the oil market as healthy and expects an additional 1.3 million barrels per day of demand this year.

British finance minister Rachel Reeves said the country's finances were now in order following her October budget, and her future instincts were for lower taxes and less regulation.

Britain ran a bigger-than-expected budget deficit in December, swelled by debt interest and a one-off purchase of military homes, data showed today that underlined the fiscal pressure faced by finance minister Rachel Reeves.

UK pub group J D Wetherspoon said today its like-for-like sales rose 5% in the 25 weeks to January 19, helped by strong demand for its food and drinks during the holiday season.

US President Donald Trump has announced a private sector investment of up to $500 billion to fund infrastructure for artificial intelligence, aiming to outpace rival nations in the business-critical technology.

Netflix said it added nearly 19 million subscribers during Christmas to finish out last year with more than 300 million subscribers.

UK airline EasyJet has reported a smaller operating loss in its first quarter on easing fuel costs and strong passenger demand for travel and its holiday packages.

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Employers group Ibec has forecast that the economy will continue to expand in 2025 with employment growing by 2.4%.