Glut in oil comes as travel stops and economic activity stalls

China shows marginal growth as operations restart gradually

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

European markets also close sharply lower

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

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

Unsolicited takeover offer was for $22 per share

Internal lending limits to firm complicate rescue package for WeWork

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bets on UK currency have been shifting towards a breakthrough

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

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

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

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

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

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

Expectations of fiscal stimulus in US supporting gains

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Markets worldwide have stumbled on fears over health of global economy

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

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