RTE Business

Shipping group AP Moller-Maersk has today reported first-quarter operating profit above expectations and kept its full-year profit guidance unchanged.

US President Donald Trump said that he would announce a "major trade deal" later today with a "big, and highly respected country", amid reports that a deal is to be announced with the UK.

The Department of Agriculture is expected to announce new proposals today at an emergency meeting to prevent the spread of bovine tuberculosis.

The European Union has confirmed it is proposing to introduce tariffs on a "broad range of industrial and agricultural products" imported from the US which would be worth €95bn.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin will meet the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels today, with discussions focused on the EU's response to US tariffs, EU-UK relations and Gaza.

The Government has published new guidelines for the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the public service.

The US Federal Reserve held interest rates steady this evening but said the risks of both higher inflation and unemployment had risen, further clouding the economic outlook as it grapples with the impact of Trump administration tariff policies.

The European Union intends to propose tariffs on Boeing planes, as it prepares to retaliate further if trade talks with Washington fail, the Financial Times reported today.

The Keelings fruit and vegetable group has failed in an attempt to have allegations of whistleblower penalisation and multiple employment rights breaches by a former employee heard entirely behind closed doors.

Uber Technologies missed its quarterly revenue estimates as growth in its lift-hailing unit slowed to its weakest since the pandemic, stirring fears of slowing demand against the backdrop of a murky economic outlook and clouding an upbeat forecast.

Significant growth in digital revenues last year helped to deliver a €968,000 increase in overall revenues to €23.37m at the radio group which operates Cork's 96FM and FM104 in Dublin.

Minister for Housing James Browne has said anyone who is appointed to run the Housing Activation Office will have to be "forthright about any conflicts of interest".

Walt Disney's quarterly results topped Wall Street expectations today as visitors to its US theme parks increased spending in the first three months of the year and the company saw an unexpected rise in Disney+ streaming customers.

Investment advisory firm GillenMarkets is to join Quilter Cheviot Europe, the Irish subsidiary of Quilter Cheviot.

The European Commission said in a statement it had decided to take the Czech Republic, Spain,Cyprus, Poland and Portugal to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing to implement the Digital Services Act (DSA) effectively.

Bank of Ireland has introduced voluntary blocks on debit cards for customers who want to stop using gambling operators.

RTÉ News has appointed Fergal O'Brien as its new Business Correspondent.

An Bord Pleanála has given the green light to daa, the operator of Dublin airport, for a planned expansion of the airport's existing US Customs Pre-Clearance and Border Protection facility.

WW International, has formerly known as WeightWatchers, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a bid to cut its debt after hugely popular obesity drugs upended its business model.

Danish jewellery maker Pandora has cut its annual profit margin guidance due to a decline in the US dollar and said it is preparing for scenarios related to US tariffs that could add tens of millions of dollars to its costs.