If the election campaign rhetoric develops into concrete action, Ireland stands out as potentially one of the big losers over the next four years of US Republican rule, writes John Whelan

Many were hoping for a stable European market but the reality in Germany and France proves otherwise

Billionaire Howard Lutnick is the global chief executive of financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald which has a significant presence in Ireland

The thing that keeps pharmaceutical executives awake at night is the Trump appointment of Robert F Kennedy Jr to head up the healthcare portfolio

Regionalisation, where inventory is located closer to the customer,  and using AI to predict which products are in demand are key to the retail giant's growth

The EU sells more goods to the US than it buys, leaving the US with a deficit of €158bn last year. Ireland accounted for €32bn of the deficit, as our US exports rapidly grew

The EU sells more goods to the US than it buys, leaving the US with a deficit of €158bn last year. Ireland accounted for €32bn of the deficit, as our US exports rapidly grew

Ireland is operating close to capacity with a labour market at full employment

A higher value euro could hurt profit margins of Irish firms, many of which have signed long-term fixed price contracts with clients in the US

Given Ireland’s dependence on crude imports, the country's economy will be boosted by a drop in oil prices and falling transport costs