
Euro zone economic confidence slips for 11th straight month
- Economy
- November 29, 2018, 10:39
Euro zone economic confidence slipped for an 11th straight month, further damping expectations that the currency bloc would rebound from a sharp growt(...)

In 2014, as evidence mounted about the harmful effects of diesel exhaust on human health, scientists in an Albuquerque, New Mexico, laboratory conduct(...)

The Spanish town where Twitter reigns
- Business
- June 20, 2016, 12:00
When José Antonio Rodríguez Salas’s daughter Martina was born in April, he turned to social media to share the news. However Rodríguez Salas, the may(...)

UK economy loses momentum in first quarter
- Economy
- April 27, 2016, 15:10
The UK economy lost momentum in the first quarter as services posted their weakest performance for almost a year and industrial production continued (...)

OECD upgrades Irish GDP forecasts for 2015/2016
- Economy
- November 9, 2015, 11:10
The OECD increased its growth forecast for Ireland on Monday, noting that the economy will continue its strong expansion in the next two years, as it(...)

Mario Draghi can’t catch a break
- Economy
- November 9, 2015, 08:50
Mario Draghi can’t catch a break. After overcoming a recession, Greece’s debt crisis and a damaged financial system, the European Central B(...)

Grifols’ move to Ireland hits tax and political buttons
- Economy
- November 3, 2015, 09:10
One part of the move had been long in the works by Grifols, a big Spanish medical company. The other came as a politically fraught surprise. When Gri(...)

EU to make Starbucks, Fiat pay €30m each in back taxes
- Economy
- October 21, 2015, 10:26
Starbucks and Fiat Chrysler must each pay as much as €30 million in back taxes after the European Union said they were handed illegal fiscal deals by (...)

Inflation remains flat across OECD membership
- Economy
- August 4, 2015, 14:51
Global inflation rates remained flat during the year to June, according to new figures compiled by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Devel(...)

In Hong Kong, grandma has to find a job
- Economy
- February 24, 2015, 08:42
Eighty-six years old and still job hunting. Wong Siu-ying had to stop passing out leaflets on a Hong Kong flyover when she hurt her knee in August. Wi(...)