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If there's a pattern to some of the news this week, it includes job losses and the suggestion that something is slowing the labour market. Ciara O'Brien writes in the Irish Times that, having invested hugely in AI, companies are now looking for a dividend in terms of lower costs to keep shareholders happy.

Tech behemoth Amazon is culling 14,000 jobs globally. Meanwhile, in a crowded market for delivery firms, The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) says some of its members are owed more than €100,000 by Fastway, which entered receivership late on Tuesday.