Northern Ireland’s largest firms have reported a 46pc surge in pre-tax profits year on year, despite sales rising just 2.6pc.
Having been through the financial crisis and Covid, business owners – especially those in their mid-50s – are getting ready to “cut and run” as inflation surges and another slowdown looms.
Irish factory output and new orders fell for the second month in a row in July as demand took a hit due to rising costs and a global downturn in activity.
