Global markets buoyed by hopes for US Covid stimulus package

Trading subdued across Europe due to US shutdown for Martin Luther King jnr Day

Strong showings from leading stocks help Irish market outperform most in Europe

Concerns over a contested US election may add volatility to markets, says analyst

Planet Business: Recapping the week ‘in a very specific and limited way’

Travel and leisure stocks outperform in August, adding nearly 15%

Names of victims read aloud at demonstration near site of explosion that killed at least 171

Story of Nubian princess became known in 19th century after hieroglyphics translated

Europe Letter: With the West in decline and China rising, old certainties are crumbling

Kenneth Cuccinelli’s remarks condemned by those opposing new immigration rules

The massive infrastructure project aims to connect China with the rest of the world, by land and sea

OxyMem wins innovation award for project that took nearly 15 years to come to market

In Dublin, Paddypower still goes up despite UK’s restrictions on betting terminals

Latest chapter in Marvel cinematic universe more than another superhero film

Railways authority says train to Alexandria hit back of another at small station

Current effort to oust Assad follows many failed attempts to topple him

Ralph Steadman spent days trying to find Hunter S Thompson for their first assignment, the landmark article ‘The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved’. The result changed journalism forever

Forward’s six goals and two assists propel Coleman’s side to France

Collection estimated at €700-€1,200 contains images ‘of Egyptian and Islamic interest’