Business This Week: results, indicators and meetings for the week ahead

Iseq in Dublin rose 1.2%, helped by good performances from some of its heavy hitters

Level of new business approved by Central Bank low despite Brexit boost

Iseq up 0.4% with Bank of Ireland and Dalata Hotel Group among the top gainers in Dublin

Iseq closes down 0.9%, with CRH, Green Reit and Ryanair among those to lose ground

Investors hold their breath as they wait for midterms results

National Analytics Conference takes place in Dublin, results due from Liberty Media

Newly filed accounts show revenues and profits up at both companies

Figures for car sales in July to give pointer to performance for remainder of year

Firming oil prices boost energy stocks globally; Iseq underperforms European peers

Market report: Dealmaking dominates activity in UK stocks with gains for Shire and Virgin Money

Employment law conference to address ‘increasingly restrictive’ legislation

Exit of Trump’s economic adviser rattles equity markets

Your upcoming week in business: Alltech Craft Brews and Food Fair event

Claims US tax overhaul will lure overseas firms countered by warnings of higher deficits

Device contained wires and nails but move a bid to extort millions from logistics firm DHL

Kingspan flags possible slowdown in orders from UK

There’s the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, plus results from Avis Budget and Trip Advisor

Profit driven by continued improvement in international air express volumes and revenue

The group is producing and selling its own elextric delivery vans

Hopes high for parcels market as fewer letters are mailed in post-Brexit Britain

A round-up of business events happening this week

Deutsche Bank climbs 2 per cent off record low as it agrees to sell UK insurance unit

Group continues to bounce back from downturn when it reported losses of €23m

Second-quarter operating profit at Deutsche Post jumps 40% to €752m

For your diary: BMW, Kerry Group and RBS to post results

A round-up of business events happening this week

Oil prices rise above $30 on hopes of deal to tackle a global supply glut

Serbian PM accuses Hungary of ‘brutal’ and ‘non-European’ behaviour on border

A round-up of business events happening this week

Dublin-based software group hails contract as new departure for business

A round-up of other business events happening this week

Christoph Mueller is set for one of the toughest jobs in aviation, turning around an airline that has lost two jets and 537 lives this year

Iseq underperforms the major indices, while sentiment later unravels in US trading

A round-up of business events happening this week

Decision to shut likely to be seen as emblematic of rift in West-Russia relations

Datalex is star performer in Dublin as it announces it is to pay its first dividend

Company benefits from increased online commerce and growth in emerging economies

On currency markets, sterling was boosted by a sharp fall in the unemployment rate from 7.6% to 7.4%