Barclays

Social media group seeks alternative revenue streams as popularity of its main products falls

Earnings growth of 68% is driven by soaring energy revenues but is strong in most sectors

Iseq index advances 1.5 per cent to 7,289.09

Irish index bucks trend and closes marginally lower

AIB and Bank of Ireland both end session up 2 per cent at €1.98 and €5.80

Shares fall 3.6% as bank’s planned £1bn buyback is delayed until the second quarter

For now, Barclays reckons a European recession remains unlikely

Compliance officers say rules will require firms to set out where responsibility lies

Brexit prompted Barclays to chose Republic as its EU base

Barclays Bank Ireland swung into net profit of €195m last year

Dawson House delivering €263,000 in annual rent from tenants led by Caffé Nero

Banks, industrial stocks and travel companies fare poorly

Market is panicking now as it had not been pricing in the risk of a major military conflict

A number of big names suffer on Irish market amid uncertainty over Ukraine

Board freezes unvested share awards worth millions of pounds to former CEO pending outcome of the Epstein probe

Rising interest rates worldwide to lift income, bank says