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Glut in oil comes as travel stops and economic activity stalls

Asia’s factory activity plunges as coronavirus shock deepens

China shows marginal growth as operations restart gradually

US stocks end quarter down 20% in biggest drop since 2008

S&P 500 finishes volatile period on sour note with late afternoon sell-off

US stocks suffer another rout as investors look to Fed

European markets also close sharply lower

Irish fintech Fenergo completes $80m fundraising round

Backers include Dutch bank ABN Amro and New York-listed DXC Technology

Facebook shares hit new high amid growing optimism for its 2020 prospects

Wall Street grows more positive on the company, with most analysts citing tailwind from growth in digital advertising market

HP rejects new offer from Xerox that ‘undervalues’ company

Unsolicited takeover offer was for $22 per share

SoftBank’s $3bn WeWork financing talks stall with Japan banks, sources say

Internal lending limits to firm complicate rescue package for WeWork

Fenergo records strong revenues as spending on R&D doubles

Irish software company continues to secure wins in new segments it is focusing on

US-China trade deal hopes boost global markets

Markets report: European shares clocked a sixth-straight week of gains on Friday

Sterling’s rally evaporates on doubts about getting Brexit deal approval

Sterling is still heading for its biggest rally over seven days since 1985

Irish 10-year bond rate dips below 0% for first time

Bond yields fall into minus figures as investors spooked by escalating US-China trade war

Painful path to curing Japan of its cash addiction

Japan developed technologies that other countries have deployed to leap ahead of it

Sterling down for third day before Conservative Party election outcome

Pound has has depreciated 11 weeks out of the past 12 against the dollar

AIB conducts internal CFO search as Donal Galvin tipped

Bank will select new chief financial officer ahead of annual results on March 1st, say sources

Sterling volatility the acid test on looming Brexit vote night

Same level of turmoil not expected as when Britain voted to leave

Some analysts expect the pound to hit $1.30 again

Sterling could pick up to $1.30 if PM May survives: Mizuho

Slow crisis stalks Japan’s overstuffed banking industry

Old-fashioned work practices, ultra-low interest rates and shrinking local populations just some of the problems

Fang stocks drag US indices, Asian shares hit hard

Concerns about tighter controls on the tech industry dented a brief global equities recovery

Brexit deadlock fears push sterling to one-week lows

Bets on UK currency have been shifting towards a breakthrough

Shares in Apple drop after iPhone launch

The iPhone X won’t be shipped until November while the 8 model will ship in September

Frankfurt for the banks, Paris for the culture, Amsterdam for a friendly regulator

As financial firms take Brexit positions, Dutch capital is winning new trading operations

Japan’s economy expands at fastest pace in more than two years

GDP expands at annualised rate of 4 per cent in second quarter on robust demand

Nomura picks Frankfurt as EU headquarters

The brokerage is expected to transfer fewer than 100 employees from London

Moody’s downgrades China, warns of fading financial strength

Credit rating cut to A1 - the first reduction in nearly 30 years - as debts continue to mount

Dutch courage: Japanese banks move into Amsterdam

Netherlands capital rivals Frankfurt, Paris and Dublin as a post-Brexit base for banks

World stocks ride to record high, dollar retreats

Expectations of fiscal stimulus in US supporting gains

Euro zone government bond yields edge back down due to US uncertainty

German 10-year bond yields now well above recent two-month lows of 0.16%

Toshiba shares punished for third day running

Financial worries mount as Japanese giant faces potential multibillion-dollar writedown

European stocks end at 11-month high on deals and Italy optimism

Dollar hits a 14-year high while Dow near 20,000 level in early trading

Dollar jumps and US markets bounce as FBI clears Clinton

Clinton’s election prospects boosted as FBI says it will not press charges over her emails

Sterling takes another hammering as Brexit woes persist

Worries about financial stress in aftermath of the UK vote sends markets into tailspin

Sterling falls as Brexit campaign enters final fortnight

Pound sinks to seven-week low to dollar as cost of hedging against swings in its value rise

German Bund yield hits new low as political risk mounts

Benchmark 10-year Bund yield pushed close to zero as ECB bond-buying scheme impacts on market

AIB recruits Colin Hunt and promotes Donal Galvin ahead of IPO

The State plans to sell 25% of AIB on the stock markets in Dublin and London in 2017

Ireland’s six-year bond issue seen as ‘attractive’

Analysts say today’s bond issue looks cheap; Moody’s upgrade now ‘probable’

Japan - the land where investors flock to 0% savings

It’s a strange world when bank accounts earning almost no interest are one of the most attractive investments around

Asian shares slip as bank fears add to global gloom

Markets worldwide have stumbled on fears over health of global economy

Bank stocks lead markets higher as financial fears ease

Bank of Ireland recoup some loses as shares rise sharply in Dublin

Asian shares edge higher as oil prices stabilise

European markets expected to open higher as oil prices pull above 2004 levels

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