THE northern operation of Dunnes Stores recorded a significant swing back into profit last year, a new set of company accounts have showed.

LISBURN-based OKTO Technologies has been awarded contracts worth £20 million to develop its ‘smart building’ tech for hospitality, residential and commercial office projects in London.

BELFAST'S first working distillery since the era of Prohibition will open to visitors this November.

FOOD-to-go company Around Noon has pledged to double down on its investment in Newry after posting a strong recovery in sales last year.

A SHAREHOLDERS’ Agreement is a private contract between the shareholders of a company that can only be amended unanimously.

LISBURN engineering company Rock Extraction has secured £500,000 funding to further develop the Volt 100K, an innovative rock-breaking tool offering a cleantech alternative to explosives for the global mining industry.

The Bank of England said it will intervene in the bond market after a recent sell-off and surge in bond yields.

DANSKE Bank has downgraded its expectations for the Northern Ireland economy next year.

Motorists will be hoping the decision could see petrol forecourts reduce prices by up to 10p a litre.

RATES are rising for sure, and with the Bank of England’s announcement that the base rate will now rise by 0.5 percentage points to 2.25 per cent, the highest level since 2008, home-owners and investors alike will really be counting the pennies.