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New Zealand's central bank cut its benchmark rate today, as widely expected, signalling a greater readiness to lower borrowing costs further as the economy faces headwinds from weak demand and trade barriers.

European and Asian stocks extended a slide on Wall Street this morning as President Donald Trump pressed ahead with whopping 104% tariffs on Chinese goods, pummelling oil prices to four-year lows as global recession fears gripped financial markets.

Business support services company DCC said today it was making some changes to its management team after its said last November that it will focus on the energy sector.

The Volkswagen Group more than doubled its deliveries of battery-electric cars in Europe in the first quarter to over 150,000 from 74,400 in the same time last year, the carmaker said today, in another sign that EV demand is picking up.

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Follow developments as US President Donald Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs on dozens of countries have come into effect.

US President Donald Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs on dozens of countries have come into effect, including 104% duties on Chinese goods and 20% on goods from the EU, deepening his global trade war even as he prepared for negotiations with some nations.

US President Donald Trump has said the United States will soon announce a "major" tariff on pharmaceutical imports.

Tánaiste Simon Harris has travelled to Washington DC for a meeting with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, a key critic of the Government's fiscal policies.

A national study by the Economic and Social Research Institute has found that farmers, people living in rural areas, and urban residents are all worried by climate change and equally willing to take action to help stop it.

A new report on internet safety for children is calling for greater online protections.

A Land Development Agency (LDA) report has identified 102 publicly owned sites that could deliver between 11,000 and 71,000 homes.

An estate agent who denied he meant he was quitting when he told his boss "I don't feel like going into work today" has lost a claim for unfair dismissal.

As President Trump's sweeping tariff policy on imported goods sends the stock market into shock and sparks fear of widespread inflation, what can washing machines tell us about his view on tariffs?

Founder and MD of New York based construction group, Highline Group LLC, Mark Dobbin is to invest €10m in a redeveloped stud farm in Co Kildare.

A slaughterhouse safety manager, who said a "toxic" workplace environment where she was called a "prostitute" and a "doll" facilitated alleged "bully-boy behaviour" towards her by a State employee, has won €48,000 in compensation after she was penalised for making a complaint.

As US lenders begin to report earnings this week, investors' focus will likely shift from profits to bank bosses' remarks on the economy after President Donald Trump unveiled steep tariffs and triggered a market selloff.

Permanent TSB Group Holdings has appointed Hugh O'Donnell as an Independent Non-Executive Director with immediate effect.

US President Donald Trump will sign executive orders today aimed at boosting the nation's coal industry, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Land sales across Ireland reached €121 million between January and March this year, the strongest three month period since 2019.