RTÉ admits overpaying Late Late show host Ryan Tubridy
The Irish broadcaster has admitted the top presenter was paid €345k more than was declared publicly.
2023-06-23 00:51
Japan raises view on employment in June for first time in 11 months
By Kaori Kaneko TOKYO Japan's employment trends showed "improvement recently", the government said in its latest monthly assessment
2023-06-22 14:53
US Supreme Court to hear government appeal in credit report dispute
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a bid by President Joe
2023-06-20 22:27
Fed see key services inflation elevated with few signs of easing
By Howard Schneider Inflation in key parts of the U.S. service industry "remains elevated and has not shown
2023-06-16 23:16
What are junk fees and how might Biden tackle them?
The president says airlines, banks, hotels and concert vendors are playing Americans "for suckers".
2023-06-16 09:58
US State Department identifies 'rapidly growing and troubling trend' of forced labor linked to cyber scams
The US State Department identified a "rapidly growing and troubling trend" of "forced labor as a result of cyber scam operations," as it launched its annual human trafficking report, US Ambassador at Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Cindy Dyer said Thursday.
2023-06-16 02:52
U.S. House Republicans target deeper spending cuts, raising shutdown threat
By David Morgan WASHINGTON U.S House of Representatives Republicans on Thursday adopted government spending targets for the next
2023-06-15 22:28
Navan zinc mine temporarily lays off 650 staff
Parent company Boliden says Tara zinc mine is "currently cash flow negative".
2023-06-14 05:54
US solar power installations soar in Q1 on easing panel import gridlock
U.S. solar energy installations soared 47% in the first quarter, according to an industry report published on Thursday,
2023-06-08 12:15
Ireland 'needs influx of construction workers'
An economic watchdog warns "significant immigration" of construction workers could be needed to address a housing shortage in the Republic of Ireland.
2023-06-07 19:21
With these many jobs, do we no longer have to worry about a recession?
US recession worries aren't dead. But they may have passed into a coma at 8:30 am ET on Friday with the May nonfarm payrolls report and the unexpectedly large jobs number.
2023-06-03 19:23
The job market held up in May. But the Fed may have already decided to pause
The US labor market picked up momentum in May, once again defying expectations of a slowdown. But Federal Reserve officials are still likely to suspend rate hikes in their upcoming policy meeting because of broader trends pointing to a weakened economy later in the year.
2023-06-03 04:29