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Frasers, the British sportswear and apparel retailer that owns the Sports Direct brand, reported a 13.1% rise in annual profit and forecast more growth in its new financial year as it benefits from a plan to shift the group upmarket.

Italy's antitrust agency has launched an investigation into online search giant Google and its parent company Alphabet over alleged unfair commercial practices, the regulator said today.

TSMC has today posted a 36% jump in second-quarter net profit that beat market expectations as the Taiwanese chipmaker rides a wave of demand for semiconductors used in artificial intelligence applications.

Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia said today its operating profit fell 32% in the second quarter, as demand for 5G telecom equipment remained weak.

British wages excluding bonuses - a key gauge of inflation pressure for the Bank of England as it considers when to cut interest rates - grew by 5.7% in the three months to the end of May compared with a year earlier, official data showed.

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) quotas should not be mandatory according to almost three out of every five directors.

The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to leave interest rates unchanged when it meets later today.

Irish-based communications agency 360 has officially become FINN Partners Ireland following its acquisition in 2021.

Members of the Irish Airline Pilots Association will begin voting today on whether to accept or reject Labour Court proposals aimed at resolving a long-running pay dispute with Aer Lingus.

Ireland exported €53 million worth of dual-use products to Israel between October and June, the Department of Enterprise has confirmed.

The general manager of an international company based in Ireland has told the High Court that he suffered an acute mental breakdown due to an unmanageable workload and work stress.

A new campaign backed by British retail consultant and television personality Mary Portas has launched an online petition calling on the new Labour government to block fast fashion retailer Shein from listing its shares in London.

Top US Federal Reserve officials today touted interest rate cuts as getting "closer" after taking note of inflation's improved trajectory and a labor market now in better balance, remarks that appear to set the stage for a first reduction at the central bank's meeting in September.

Dublin City Council has refused planning permission for a new luxury seven storey guesthouse planned for Lower Baggot Street.

Cork and Dublin ports are set to receive multi-million euro grants in EU funding for sustainable, safe and smart transport infrastructure.

A spend of €2.06m in redundancy payments resulted in multi-award winning animation studio firm Brown Bag Films recording pre-tax losses of €1.14m last year.

Johnson & Johnson has today beaten estimates for second-quarter profit and revenue, driven by strong sales of its drugs, including cancer treatment Darzalex and blockbuster psoriasis drug Stelara.

The destruction and damage caused by future storms, flooding and heatwaves will have a massive impact on both sectors

Dundrum Town Centre in Dublin is to get a new bowling alley, along with new entertainment and leisure attractions.

Two busy weekends, a rise in domestic and international tourism and the start of the school holidays saw spending rise across multiple sectors of the economy in June, new figures from online bank Revolut show today.