Finance Matters

European equities markets were mostly higher Wednesday, but gains were limited by a report from ADP Employer Services said that the US added fewer new jobs in the private sector in June than had been expected, with a gain of only 13,000 new jobs, many fewer then the 60,000 that had been anticipated.
The FTSE 100 [...]

Earlier this month, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed a strong performance on the High Street for the month of May – boosted by the sales of televisions in the build-up to the World Cup tournament.
However, England’s early exit from the World Cup coincided with a heatwave and according to retail analysts, sales of [...]

Ireland has finally exited a prolonged recession after figures revealed the economy grew by 2.7% in the January to March period.
It was believed that Ireland had exited recession in the third quarter of last year but an initial estimate of growth was later revised to show a contraction within the economy.
As a result, Ireland is [...]