Covid, Brexit, rising energy costs and supply chain issues combined to put the squeeze on

ESRI/Department of Finance study estimates impact on trade in isolation of other drivers

Tech stocks decline on Wall Street, while Dublin market bucks trend

Party snacks galore from Marks & Spencer, SuperValu, Dunnes, Tesco, Aldi and Lidl

Do dogs really feel empathy for humans – and what is going through their minds every day?

The hope of a beautifully-lit advert-type Christmas crashes into frantic consumerism

Telecoms sector buoyant on KKR’s Telecom Italia dealmaking

Border issues cost retailer £13m in first half of the year

Energy stocks boost European markets

Company intends to grow its number of stores from 13 to 60 over the next five years

Several of this year’s festive campaigns have already arrived – even if the HGVs have not

Irish stores will not offer web orders for festive food due to Brexit-related supply uncertainty

Plans include scrapping checks, cutting red tape and getting sausages to Belfast from Britain

Kathleen O'Callaghan looks forward to a slow serene fashion scene

British Irish Chamber of Commerce says post-Brexit trading ties need strengthening

London-based retailer culled about 20% of its products in Ireland due to border controls

Brexit, Covid and container shipping issues mean we could be looking at supply shortages that extend well beyond our favourite M&S products

Retailer closing 11 franchise stores in France

NI start-up uses AI to increase animal welfare levels and reduce carbon emission intensity

Oil stocks up as US government tells majors it will buy their reserves

Retailer reassures Irish market it will continue to operate here despite concerns over EU import checks

Flutter Entertainment and Marks & Spencer among the risers as investors await Fed news

Vaccine OK raises hope of quicker recovery

Wall Street reached record highs as FDA backs Covid jab

Dublin outdoes other indices with insulation specialist Kingspan the star performer

Retailer believes performance improvement a result of its turnaround programme

Does a lack of staff have chicken fast-food chains operating on a wing and a prayer?

Emer McLysaght: It hurts to admit it, but they are ‘dragging the proverbial a**e’ out of Love Island

Joanne Hunt: Some six in 10 parents say preparing for return to school is a financial burden

We’re no better than Boris if we can’t resist our own version of obsession with the past

Brussels will be ‘flexible’ over deal but ‘will not renegotiate’, says Ursula von der Leyen

Chairman says Brexit protocol ‘never designed for a modern fresh food supply chain’

Dealers note a ‘lot of red on the screen’ as travel-related stocks in particular take a hit

Planet Business: Working to find sustainable models

Ford, M&S and tech stocks among the climbers, as Danone and Nordstrom fall

Group committed to Irish business despite brexit costs, says CEO

Global stock markets took comfort as US Federal Reserve officials reaffirmed a dovish monetary policy stance

Average transaction values said to be high as shoppers satisfy pent-up demand

Deirdre McQuillan on face masks, changing rooms, returns policies and more

EU Commission will ‘continue to monitor Amazon’s behaviour’ on corporate taxation