View this email in your browser THE IRISH TIMES Business Today Monday, 08 June, 2026 Editor's Note Good morning, reader South Korea’s stock benchmark plunged nearly 9 per cent on Monday, tripping circuit breakers, after robust US jobs data lifted bets on a Federal Reserve rate hike and unleashed a selloff in the tech-heavy market that had powered the broader AI rally. Delays to the completion of a power line linking the Irish and French electricity networks could increase the costs of the project to about €2 billion from €1.62 billion previously, according to some calculations. Barry O’Halloran has the details. More than 6,000 retired staff who formerly worked for the State-owned CIÉ bus and rail companies should receive their first pension increases in nearly 18 years in the coming weeks, Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien has indicated. Martin Wall reports. Continue Reading Ciarán Hancock   TOP BUSINESS STORIES Markets Circuit breakers triggered as South Korean market craters nearly 9% Business Irish-French power line could cost €2bn due to delays Business Can the company that shaped cancer treatment reinvent itself? Business Retired CIÉ staff set for first pension increase in nearly 18 years ‘in coming weeks’ Business Fewer than one in four interested in investment accounts, survey shows Keith Butler The window to opt-out of auto enrolment opens in July: should workers stay or go? MORE BUSINESS STORIES Business Dublin Airport passenger cap may be axed within weeks Business Ballymore granted permission to build 159 homes at former Bray golf club Business Auditing watchdog opened four investigations into potential legal breaches last year Business Big fall in US tech shares as AI stocks are hit Do you have questions about becoming an Irish Times subscriber, or about your subscription? You'll find handy guides in our FAQs, and you can manage many aspects of your subscription in the My Account section. Never miss a business story Subscribe now for just €1 for your first month SUBSCRIBE