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Hardware chain B&Q has announced it will buy three Homebase stores in the Republic. The British retailer confirmed on Tuesday that it purchased the Homebase stores in Letterkenny, Navan and Waterford in a deal worth €3.7 million. The three stores…

OSHA settles with Amazon over working conditions The settlement requires that Amazon adopt “corporate-wide ergonomic measures” to reduce the risk of injuries to workers. Sourse: abcnews.go.com Rate this item:1.002.003.004.005.00Submit Rating No votes yet. Please wait…

Accumulated profits at the media firm owned by actor, TV, and radio presenter, Laura Whitmore, have this year climbed to €3.8 million (£3.16 million). New accounts show that Whitmore’s Yer Wan Ltd has recorded post-tax profits of €251,168 (£208,677) in…

Thousands of Amazon workers go on strike ABC News’ Faith Abubey reports on what the Teamsters union is calling the “largest strike against Amazon in U.S. history.” Sourse: abcnews.go.com Rate this item:1.002.003.004.005.00Submit Rating No votes yet. Please wait…

Consumer sentiment softened slightly in December as increased concerns about the economic outlook were offset by easing worries around household finances, a survey showed on Monday. The Credit Union Consumer Sentiment index fell to 73.9 in December from 74.1 in…

Teamsters announces nationwide strike against Amazon to begin Thursday The Teamsters said the strike will begin Thursday at several facilities, including in New York City, Atlanta, California and Illinois. Sourse: abcnews.go.com Rate this item:1.002.003.004.005.00Submit Rating No votes yet. Please wait…

Bitcoin soars on hopes of bitcoin strategic reserve ABC News’ Alexis Christoforous discusses how the reserve would work, as well as next steps for cryptocurrency. Sourse: abcnews.go.com Rate this item:1.002.003.004.005.00Submit Rating No votes yet. Please wait…

Fed expected to cut interest rates before Trump takes office ABC News’ Alexis Christoforous reports on the impending move that would mark the final interest rate decision before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. Sourse: abcnews.go.com Rate this item:1.002.003.004.005.00Submit Rating…

A deal has been struck to save troubled Belfast shipbuilder Harland and Wolff with Spanish state-owned business Navantia stepping in to buy it. The company was placed into administration in September for the second time in five years. Harland and…

Around 225 orders, involving payments by customers of €1 million in deposits, were unfulfilled at the time provisional liquidators were appointed to DK Windows and Doors Ltd, the High Court has heard. The Dublin-based company, which provided uPVC windows and…