Made in America by Edward Stourton: Patchy illumination of ‘dark history’ of Trump’s rise
The author turns to American history as a kind of grab bag but does not connect the dots needed to understand how we got here
US tariffs
Stories related to trade tariffs imposed by US president Donald Trump
‘Strong base from which to grow’: The rise, fall and revival of Irish whiskey
Spread of fake Irish whiskeys during US Prohibition hit sector, but in recent years it has bounced back
Amundi says it will cut exposure to US over coming year
€2.4tn asset manager is latest to voice concern over US policymaking and its impact on dollar assets
EU economic growth belies talk of malaise
GDP growth ahead of expectations is some much needed good news
Trump is learning he can’t always get what he wants. But neither can Ireland
Big American multinationals are ramping up their US investments - and this could have worrying implications for Ireland
How a global finance billionaire became Trump’s tariff champion
US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick is now Trump’s loudest and brashest defender but he wasn’t always a fan
Economy grows by almost 13% in GDP terms last year
Surge caused by multinationals frontloading goods into the US to avoid tariffs
SpaceX weighs June IPO timed to planetary alignment and Elon Musk’s birthday
Celestial calendar meets high finance, as billionaire’s personal impulses shape plans to raise $50bn in record listing
Taoiseach welcomes EU-India trade deal as ‘positive opportunity’ for Irish firms
Trade deal is expected to double EU goods exports to India by 2032
Ursula von der Leyen: Europe is not retreating behind tariff walls, but diversifying
The EU and India are showing a different way forward in today’s fractious world
Ryanair profits dented by Italy fine and the truth about AI at work
The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
Ireland in the crosshairs if European Union ever retaliates to any Trump tariff threat
Effective EU retaliation would sensibly target services from the United States, something that will hit the State’s corporation tax take
Taco Trump, Greenland and the slow erosion of US market trust
Political noise doesn’t necessarily translate into sustained market damage, but beneath the surface the narrative is shifting
How Davos 2026 forced Europe to confront an uncomfortable truth
While geopolitics may appear to be unravelling at times, many of the old reliable forces remain constant – not least Davos itself
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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