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Walmart joins $1tn club, trading like a tech stock
Discount retailer trades on multiples that are higher than Apple, Google parent Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft, Nvidia and Meta
Walmart’s market value hits $1 trillion for the first time
US retail giant joins club dominated by tech groups
European stocks handed boost as amid Nvidia reporting
Dublin market lagged behind neighbouring markets
European shares fall as US rate cut hopes wane and UK fiscal worries rise
In Dublin, the Iseq All-Share index ended the session down 1.4 per cent at 12,365.36
Edward McCloskey of Irish firm WaterWipes: The target is becoming a ‘billion-dollar brand’
WaterWipes has employees in Europe, the US and Australia as well as nearly 400 employees in Ireland
US retail giant Walmart warns of tariff-driven price hikes
US retail giant cautions about cost increases as company misses earnings targets
Donald Trump moves from Middle East opulence to spectre of empty supermarket shelves in US
Growing disquiet over tariffs forcing up prices could lead to hard landing for his acceptance of Qatar’s gift of a $400m jet
US shoppers to face price hikes as Trump tariffs hit Walmart
Consumers starting to feel effect this month, executives said, despite recent deal with China to pause the heaviest tariffs
Could boycotts be an effective way of protesting against the Trump administration?
The allure of America has already dimmed since the first Trump administration. As calls for boycotts grow in Europe, the second Trump administration may break the spell entirely
From woke to wooing: companies kneel before Donald Trump
Coca-Cola hit the headlines after gifting Trump with his very own personalised Diet Coke bottle for his inauguration
Bosses struggle to police workers’ use of AI
Staff are adopting large language models faster than companies can issue guidelines on how to do so
European stocks gain for third straight session as fears of US recession recede
Sentiment boosted by upbeat global economic data, although some analysts cautioned investors against complacency
Digital meatballs and virtual nuggets: why Ikea and McDonald’s are setting up shop in Roblox
A virtual Ikea store without any products might seem like good advertising – but is it any fun for the consumer?
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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