New York Stock Exchange

Trading lacks direction across Europe, while dealers digested reports of slowing jobs growth in the US and mixed forecasts from tech giants

Downturn in euro zone business activity also dampened the mood

The argument that this is a mere bear market rally is getting harder and harder to maintain

Stoxx 600 records best winning streak since April as tech and mining stocks boost index

Global jitters over impact on household finances of hawkish tone of latest Federal Reserve minutes

US stocks outperformed because they got more expensive over time relative to their non-US brethren

Among the heavy hitters in Dublin, Paddy Power Betfair parent Flutter Entertainment finished the day up 2.9%

Q&A: Shareholders need to engage with the company’s US share registrar if they want to keep receiving any dividends in euro

Building materials giant plans move to primary US listing in September

Pan-European benchmark Stoxx 600 index dips 0.19 per cent as investors pause ahead of ECB and Fed meetings

But rally in major tech stocks pushes US indices higher

US President Joe Biden looked set to continue talks with congressional leaders on raising the country’s debt limit later this week

US consumer price index comes in marginally below expectations, with core prices as expected

AIB and Bank of Ireland enjoy positive sentiment

Energy stocks among the fallers, while Dublin’s Iseq closes lower

Iseq creeps up with Smurfit jumping 4.7%

European shares nudge upwards for first time in three days, but oil majors drag FTSE 100 lower

Gambling giant says work on secondary Wall Street listing will take the rest of the year

Up to 75% of group profits come from North America and group wants to tap ‘golden age of construction’ in US

Strong tech results ease Wall Street concerns about lenders

Euronext Dublin outperforms European peers as a number of its heavy hitters drag it up almost 1.5%

Investors’ fears about stress in the banking system eased during the trading session

Deutsche Bank leads sell off across Europe

But Wall Street equities rally, led by tech giants, following a turbulent session the day before

Online retailer is set to raise $2bn in a new funding round this month

Iseq rises, supported by Smurfit Kappa and AIB

Mining giants and luxury goods groups make gains after strong economic data from China

Brera Holdings controls amateur football team with ‘mixed’ competitive performance

Unemployment rate in States slides to historic low of 3.4% in sign of labour market resilience

Joe Brennan: Move has yet to get regulatory approval in US

Companies selling things people want are outperforming those selling things people need which is a good sign

US presidents tend to stimulate the economy so the labour market is looking healthy in the six-month run-up to election time

Planet Business: Microsoft’s AI investment, Merriam Webster’s Quordle deal, a scary NYSE glitch and a much-quoted week for Taylor Swift

North Atlantic Acquisition Corporation had listed in New York two years ago

Markets also unsettled by coronavirus-infection numbers in China

On Wall Street, Tesla touched a two-year low as boss Elon Musk’s promise to not sell his shares for at least two years did little to reassure

Investors had hoped signs of cooling inflation would pave the way for central banks to end their aggressive rate-hike trajectory

Wall Street stocks inched up ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s meeting

Airbus, Apple and Tesla among the stocks under pressure on Wednesday

But Amazon shares climb in New York amid expectations of strong Cyber Monday sales