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Euro zone retail sales grew less than expected in November, confirming that consumption remains in the doldrums and adding to a recent string of gloomy data about the health of the currency bloc's economy.

A number of Irish startups are jostling among thousands of the brightest inventors and entrepreneurs to get attention for their creations at the the world's largest tech event, the CES in Las Vegas.

German exports and industrial production rose more than expected in November, but the outlook for the euro zone's largest economy remains anything but rosy.

A specially designed smartwatch for children, which is loaded with safety features and a "kid-safe" version of ChatGPT has been unveiled at CES in Las Vegas.

Wearable devices have come a long way from counting steps or heartbeats, with new tech offering the ability to track blood oxygenation, glucose levels and blood pressure, though its reliability remains a matter of debate.

China's consumer prices barely rose in 2024 while factory gate prices extended into a second year of declines in a row, official data showed today, weighed by persistently weak domestic demand.

Whether detecting rising anxiety or managing a full-blown panic attack, the tech industry is offering an array of new tools designed to support mental health.

Chinese companies have turned out in force again at this year's CES in Las Vegas, with their prospects overshadowed by the threat of steeper tariffs from incoming US president Donald Trump.

Shell will write down around $400m over an oil discovery offshore Namibia that it deemed commercially unviable in a blow to the southern African country's efforts to become a crude producer.

Sweden's Volvo Group is proceeding with its planned $700m heavy-truck factory in Monterrey, Mexico, CEO Martin Lundstedt has said, even as President-elect Donald Trump threatens to impose US tariffs on imports of vehicles and other goods.

Marks & Spencer has reported a better-than-expected 8.9% rise in like-for-like food sales and a 1.9% rise in clothing, home and beauty in the Christmas trading period, making it one of the best performers on the UK high street.

Tesco has kept its full-year profit outlook as it reported a 4.1% rise in underlying UK sales for the key Christmas trading period, in line with analysts' expectations, winning market share from rivals.

Here we are at the beginning of 2025 and some clear trends in the property market are visible, most of which point to prices continuing to accelerate.

First-time buyers are taking on more debt in proportion to their incomes than purchasers in the UK for the first time since the Celtic Tiger, according to a report by property website MyHome.ie in association with Bank of Ireland.

First-time buyers are taking on more debt in proportion to their incomes than purchasers in the UK for the first time since the Celtic Tiger, according to a report by property website MyHome.ie in association with Bank of Ireland.

The estimated annual salary of a stay-at-home parent has been calculated to be €57,140, according to new research.

Events venues in Belfast are to eliminate single-use plastic cups in a first for Ireland and the UK.

The European Union has rejected a claim by the head of Meta that the bloc is engaged in "censorship" because of its technology regulations.

Multiple new websites are being launched as potential alternatives to RIP.ie since the popular online death notices platform introduced a new €100 charge last week.

Post tax profits at the firm which operates Ireland's only oil refinery at Whitegate in County Cork increased by 10% to $128.4m (€124.5m) in 2023.