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Charlie (20) also following in footsteps of his mother Minister Pippa Hackett

Daingean and Kilmalogue (West Portarlington) have been named as the Offaly towns to benefit under the Town Centre First policy, as part of an announcement on Friday by Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys.

Congressional candidates take center stage at forum in Greenville County

(Bloomberg) — Stocks rose as a solid earnings season propped up the market despite bets the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates higher for longer. After pulling back for the most part in April, equities staged a rebound toward the end of the month. Early results from the reporting season suggest that over 80% of…

Meta’s big planned spending on AI unnerved the market and put a spotlight on AI costs for other big tech players, especially Microsoft and Alphabet that report earnings after the bell today.

(Bloomberg) — Big tech sold off in late hours after Meta Platforms Inc.’s disappointing outlook raised concern on whether the industry that has powered the bull market in equities has run too far. A $250 billion exchange-traded fund tracking the Nasdaq 100 (ticker: QQQ) got hit after the close of regular trading as the Facebook…

(Bloomberg) — Big tech sold off in late hours after Meta Platforms Inc.’s disappointing outlook raised concern on whether the industry that has powered the bull market in equities has run too far. A $250 billion exchange-traded fund tracking the Nasdaq 100 (ticker: QQQ) got hit after the close of regular trading as the Facebook…

Wall Street struggled to gain traction as traders gearing up for key economic data and awaited Facebook parent Meta’s result, which sent the stock tanking in after-hours trading.

Members fired up to get out and canvass for local and European elections

ASX to slip after Israel-Iran tensions fail to escalate. China widely expected to leave rates on hold. ECB says oil hike won’t delay cuts. Follow here for more.