Consumers can expect the humble spud to possibly double in price over the next year according to suppliers, as the hot weather this summer means the crop is down 25pc this year. While the country basked in sunshine and heatwave conditions throughout the summer months, the potato crop became dormant in the soil as it […]

Despite efforts by President Trump and congressional Republicans to hobble the Affordable Care Act, the health insurance marketplace it created is still standing. Open enrollment started Thursday — in most places it runs through Dec. 15 — and people in at least a dozen states who want to buy or renew policies have more choices […]

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PARIS (Reuters) – China’s online giants Alibaba (BABA.N) and JD.com (JD.O) are taking their battle for relevance in the lucrative luxury goods market to a new level, as they aim to crack e-commerce tie-ups with top brands that usually shun selling through third parties. From Hugo Boss (BOSSn.DE) to La Perla underwear, the online shopping […]

Healthy fast food chain Sprout & Co plans to add up to five outlets across Dublin over the coming years. The business, which was established by brothers Jack and Theo Kirwan two-and-a-half years ago, also has plans for expansion outside of the capital with Cork and Belfast mooted as possible destinations. Sprout opened its seventh […]

Aer Lingus last week offered top pilots €5,000 in extra pay – as well as 10 days’ extra holidays – to captain flights to the US on their day off in a bid to avoid chaos in its transatlantic schedule, the Sunday Independent has learned. The airline’s Airbus A330 captains – who pilot the airline’s […]

(Reuters) – The oil market’s two-year bull run is running into one of its biggest tests in months, facing a tidal wave of supply and growing worries about economic weakness sapping demand worldwide. After topping out at more than $75 and $85 a barrel just a month ago, both U.S. crude and Brent benchmark futures […]

LONDON (Reuters) – A report suggesting an all-UK customs deal will be written into the legally binding agreement governing Britain’s withdrawal from the EU to avoid the need for an Irish backstop is “speculation”, Prime Minister Theresa May’s office said. The Sunday Times said the plan would avoid the need to treat Northern Ireland differently, […]

LONDON (Reuters) – More than 70 business figures are calling for a public vote on the final terms of Britain’s exit from the European Union, warning that the country faces “either a blindfold or a destructive hard Brexit”, the Sunday Times reported. Firms are increasingly worried about the prospect of Britain leaving the world’s biggest […]

(Reuters) – U.S. stocks fell for the first time in four days on Friday after White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow deflated optimism over Sino-U.S. trade talks and as Apple dragged technology stocks lower following a disappointing forecast. While President Donald Trump would meet China President Xi Jinping later this month, he has not asked […]