(Reuters) – Match Group beat quarterly revenue estimates on Tuesday, as it added more subscribers to its popular dating app, Tinder. Tinder, which according to recent reports accounts for about two-thirds of Match’s overall valuation, reported 4.7 million average subscribers in the quarter, 1.3 million higher than last year. A recent redesign of Tinder, which […]
U.S. and Canadian stocks slid on Tuesday in a broad-based selloff, as escalating trade tensions between the United States and China triggered global growth fears and kept investors away from riskier assets. Beijing said on Tuesday that Chinese Vice Premier Liu He will visit the United States this week for trade talks, playing down U.S. […]
Farmers have described the brutality shown towards calves in holding facility Cherbourg as despicable. It comes as the ISPCA called for the immediate suspension of the export of calves from Ireland to France and the Netherlands following the release of footage of alleged abuse. IFA National Dairy Chairman Tom Phelan said that the footage was […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Concerns over trade relations between the United States and China dragged on global equity markets, oil futures and U.S. Treasury yields on Tuesday as investors fretted that the world’s biggest economies were far from agreement in an ongoing trade spat. Beijing said its top negotiator, Vice Premier Liu He, would go […]
Irish consumers shelled out €44m on Easter eggs and €29m on fresh lamb over the Easter break. Seasonal spending lifted the total value of grocery spending to €208.2m in Easter week, a record according to Kantar Worldpanel, which tracks the sector. Dunnes was the largest retailer for the eight consecutive period, but close rivals Tesco […]
BONN, Germany (Reuters) – Lufthansa will make an offer for Thomas Cook’s German airline Condor with an option to acquire the remaining airlines of the British travel group, Lufthansa’s CEO said on Tuesday. Lufthansa boss Carsten Spohr added it was unlikely a single buyer could acquire all Thomas Cook airlines due to antitrust regulations and […]
Breakfast, it's the most important meal of the day and Asda has just released a new style of crumpet that is sure to make your breakfast magical. The unicorn crumpets are sure to be a huge hit with kids, and adults a like. Asda recommends pairing them with raspberry jam for a 'magical breakfast', which […]
Asian shares staggered up from five-week lows on Tuesday but remained fragile after U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest threat to raise tariffs on Chinese goods shocked financial markets and fueled worries that trade talks may be derailed. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan edged up 0.1 percent, erasing earlier losses. It tumbled 2 […]
Equities around the world tumbled yesterday after US President Donald Trump threatened to raise tariffs on Chinese imports, creating further uncertainty as to whether a resolution in the long-running trade war can be achieved. Mr Trump said on Sunday that he would raise tariffs on $200bn (€178bn) worth of Chinese goods this week and target […]
Investor morale in the eurozone improved in May for the third month in a row to hit its highest level since November 2018, helped by a buoyant global environment and the danger of a disorderly Brexit being averted until October. The Sentix research group said its investor sentiment index for the eurozone rose to 5.3 […]