Retail group expects 200,000 more job losses over Covid-19 pandemic
Retail Excellence has forecast that another 200,000 people will be out of work by the end of this week because ...
Read More US Federal Reserve cuts US rates to near zero
The US Federal Reserve has tonight cut rates back to near zero, restarted bond buying and launched other measures from its crisis-era ...
Read More Fears for flow of goods after EU border closures
The European Commission (EC) will encourage member states to co-ordinate border closures amid fears that unilateral closures by individual countries could inhibit ...
Read More 140,000 workers laid off due to coronavirus
It is estimated that around 140,000 people have been laid off work in Ireland because of the measures taken to tackle ...
Read More Oil rises 2% but set for biggest weekly drop since 2008
Oil prices were set for their worst weekly drubbing since the 2008 financial crisis, despite eking out a 2% today, ...
Read More European markets posted their worst one-day drop in history
European markets posted their worst one-day drop in history today, as investors reacted to US President Donald Trump’s decision to ...
Read More Telecoms firms prepared for increased network demand from remote working
Telecoms companies have said they are equipped to handle any increase in traffic over their networks that may come as a ...
Read More EU warns against ‘economic disruption’ after Trump Europe travel ban
The EU will today assess the travel ban on Europe imposed by US President Donald Trump, European Council President Charles ...
Read More World market emerge from rout as stimulus hopes calm panic
Europe’s main stocks indices opened higher this morning, a day after markets suffered their biggest losses in more than a ...
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