RTE Business

The draft Programme for Government includes a commitment to revise and improve the provisions of grants and financial supports for homeowners who wish to invest in retrofitting their homes, enhancing their energy efficiency, and reduce their energy costs.

The ESB has denied operating a blacklist after a former lineman claimed his involvement in a labour dispute nearly two decades ago may have been the reason he was not re-hired by the State utility.

The Programme for Government contains a commitment to tackle scam text messages.

The Programme for Government has set a target to create 300,000 extra jobs by 2030, supported by strategic investments, supportive enterprise policies, and a focus on fostering a vibrant economy.

A public inquiry into a controversial application for a gold mine in Co Tyrone has been suspended due to a lack of proper consultation.

The National Treasury Management Agency is seeking to raise €3 billion from a new 30-year bond, it said today after it hired a syndicate of banks and brokers to sell the security.

US consumer prices increased slightly more than expected in December amid higher costs for energy goods, pointing to still elevated inflation that aligns with the Federal Reserve's projections for fewer interest rate cuts this year.

Money remains the top motivator for changing jobs followed by flexible working arrangements, new research shows.

Goldman Sachs posted its best profit since the third quarter of 2021, driven by bankers who brought in more fees from dealmaking, debt sales and strength in trading, sending its shares up 3% before the bell.

Wells Fargo's profit climbed in the fourth quarter, buoyed by stronger investment banking earnings, it said today.

JPMorgan Chase has today posted record annual profit as its dealmakers and traders reaped a windfall from rebounding markets in the fourth quarter, sending shares of the biggest US bank up nearly 3% in premarket trading.

New figures from the Central Bank show that the average interest rate on new Irish mortgages fell to 3.97% in November - the lowest rate since May 2023.

A record 94 million foreign tourists flocked to Spain in 2024 as the sector drives the country's economy, the tourism minister has said.

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that exports in November last year hit €20.5 billion - the third month in succession where exports have exceeded €20 billion - and an increase of 28% on November 2023.

Iraq and British oil major BP will sign a mammoth deal covering four Kirkuk oil and gas fields by the first week of February, Oil Minister Hayan Abdel-Ghani told Reuters during a visit to Britain.

The new draft programme for government includes plans to cut the VAT rate to 9% for food services, entertainment and hairdressing in the next budget.

More than 900 million plastic bottles and cans have been returned since the Deposit Return Scheme was launched last year, operator Re-turn said today.

The European Central Bank is likely to keep easing policy this year but needs to be cautious as exceptional uncertainty, from a potential global trade war to domestic politics, cloud the outlook, two of the bank's top officials said today.

The German economy contracted for the second consecutive year in 2024, being the weakest economy again among euro zone peers.

TikTok reportedly plans to shut off its app for US users on Sunday, the day a ban comes into effect, unless the Supreme Court intervenes to block the move.