Business

Lego has achieved record sales as the toymaker said it was ahead of a shrinking market and working hard to “stay relevant” amid new partnerships with Nike and Formula 1. The Danish firm said its revenue rose 13% to 74.3…

A cybersecurity expert has said it would be “unsafe to point fingers” at Ukraine after Elon Musk’s claim that the X glitch was linked to the country. Mr Musk said the social network had been subjected to a “massive cyberattack,”…

A Meath pub owner has decided to set his prices back to two years ago because he is “tired” of price increases from suppliers. The Royal Meath pub in Navan has reduced the price of pints of some draught beers…

Companies looking for opportunities in the Irish market need to “remain calm” in light of possible US tariffs, the Prime Minister told a key conference in Texas. Michael Martin said he intends to convey to President Donald Trump the message…

Boohoo’s parent company has rebranded itself as Debenhams Group, highlighting changes to the department store it bought from receivership three years ago. Boohoo said it had successfully completed a major overhaul of Debenhams since acquiring the brand in 2022 and…

The High Court has overturned a previous ruling that could have resulted in hundreds of thousands of euros in compensation being paid to former Debenhams employees. Judge Anthony Barr has overturned an Labour Court decision which ordered a clothing retailer…

Ireland’s pharmaceutical sector will be protected from US President Donald Trump’s tariffs thanks to a long-term multilateral agreement, the business minister has said. However, Peter Burke also noted that there is a plan that will be activated if the US…

Saudi Arabia’s state oil company Aramco has posted profits of $106.25 billion (€100 billion) in 2024, down 12 percent on the previous year, as falling energy prices now curb the kingdom’s multi-trillion-dollar development plans. Aramco, formally known as Saudi Arabian…

US President Donald Trump on Sunday announced five digital assets he intends to include in the country’s new strategic cryptocurrency reserve, causing their market value to surge. Trump announced on social media that his executive order, issued in January, would…

Microsoft said it would “retire” its online messaging and voice calling service Skype in May. The US tech giant said the move would allow it to focus on its cutting-edge online communications platform Teams, which provides virtual meeting tools as…