Markets close: S&P 500 hits new record high while Iseq outperforms most euro-zone peers

EU regulator ‘hates’ America, Trump claims

Iseq underperforms European peers but rises almost 0.7% on the day

In Dublin, Iseq fell 0.6%, with poor performances from some larger financial stocks

Markets report: CRH, Smurfit and AIB gain as Bank of Ireland and PTSB lose ground

US crackdown on Huawei rekindles concerns about worsening global trade

Increased pressure on Huawei comes days after US trade war with China escalated sharply

Irish market up 1.2 per cent as banks climb

Political polarisation and economic uncertainty will impact but growth predicted

Will represent Ireland at 2019 international Science and Engineering Fair in Arizona

Chinese tech giant projects annual R&D budget will rise to as much as $20 billion

Global markets remain unsettled by fear of trade war sparked by threat of US tariffs

Move follows decision by US president Donald Trump to block deal

Bid for Qualcommwas blocked by Trump, citing national security grounds

Stoxx little changed after six days of gains, S&P futures rise

US president rejects proposed $117 billion deal on grounds of national security

In Dublin the Iseq is flat, while GKN drags the FTSE 100 into the red

Market report: Iseq closes down despite rally as FTSE gains amid reignited concerns about Brexit and as the euro held onto most of its gains against sterling last week

Bank of Ireland drops as lender disappoints with guidance on its net interest margin

Bid to bridge valuation gap for what would be largest technology deal in history

Strong results help boost miners and banks

Chipmaker is still fending off Broadcom’s hostile takeover

Broadcom said its latest offer was ‘best and final’ and that it has shareholder support

‘Best and final’ offer is latest attempt to force what could be the largest-ever tech deal

Chipmaker paid ‘billions of dollars’ to Apple so that it wouldn’t buy from rivals, EU says

Aryzta continues rise even after shareholders oppose executive pay deal at Dublin agm

Singapore-based group proposed overthrowing entire board of its rival chipmaker

Kingspan flags possible slowdown in orders from UK

Unsolicited offer ‘dramatically’ undervalues company, US chipmaker says

Deal would make Broadcom third-largest chipmaker behind Intel and Samsung

Ryanair falls nearly 2% in Dublin on UBS downgrade

Sale of flash business critical to loss-making Japanese conglomerate’s survival

Tech giant said to be keen to take stake of more than 20 per cent in troubled firm

Shares in Fyffes surge almost 49% after news Sumitomo is to acquire the fruit distributor

Iseq down 0.5 per cent as drop for building materials group CRH drags down index

Revenue in the first three months of the year will be $50-$53bn, the company said

Aquisition marks an acceleration in efforts to move beyond the shrinking PC business

Helping people to navigate while they are inside buildings is the next big battle

Shareholders of chipmaking firm Altera will receive $54 a share in cash

Rise in the shares shows markets want euro zone to continue, says analyst