US crackdown on Huawei rekindles concerns about worsening global trade

M&G has bought 95% of the lowest rank notes of a bond deal Bank of Ireland used this month to refinance buy-to-let mortgages

Investors book profits before Easter weekend

Market report: Iseq ends broadly flat with Hostelworld shrugging off dip in reported revenues

Singapore is growing more dependent on its older residents as birth rates fall and foreign labour is restricted

Subdued trading in Dublin with Kingspan, Total Produce and Dalata among gainers

Shares in Ryanair fly higher after deal with pilots, while CRH and Smurfit both tumble

Iseq benchmark index fell 1.57 per cent, outperforming European markets

Discussions with Round Hill Capital began last autumn but no agreement reached

European markets were buoyed by a truce in the trade dispute between US and China

Dublin traders say investors looking for ‘buying opportunity’ as stocks rise

Extreme fluctuations in US trading blight markets in Europe, though panic recedes

Financial sector a priority in talks with EU, British prime minister tells City bosses

UK banking group set to launch sale of €5 billion portfolio as early as February

US shares edge up as investors shrug off North Korea’s latest missile test

Apple results; Irish unemployment indicator; and UCD seminar on algorithmic consumers

For your diary: Results from Applegreen and VW; Tim Sanders speaks in Dublin

UK bank consortium to lend up to £12.5 billion for purchase of buy-to-let portfolio

Gambling firms in Ireland and UK under pressure after HSBC cuts ratings

Iseq down 1.2% with Kingspan, FBD and Bank of Ireland among worst performers

What’s happening in the business world this week

Development plan ignores how cameras see the city and distribute its image worldwide

European shares rise after three grim days, with financial stocks leading the way

Stocks fall as World Bank cuts global economic growth predictions to 2.4 per cent

Other bidders include Eir and Siro, a joint venture between ESB and Vodafone

Irish telco confirms it has financial backing of Australia’s largest investment bank

Kingspan most notable gainer in Dublin while Permanent TSB slips 7 per cent

FCA to see if insurers treated some customers fairly compared with new customers

Development designed to cash in on growing demand for offices and new homes

Buildings bought from property group controlled by IFSC developer Mark Kavanagh

Resources group tells stock exchange Australian suitor abandoning takeover bid

Move on yuan overnight brings down shares in mining, cars and luxury goods

A round up of business events happening this week

Reduction reflects a fall in profits at the group, particularly in its food retail arm

New business profit rises 17% to £1.5bn

A UCD graduate, Niall FitzGerald replaces Paul Haran who held the chair since 2005

Operating profit climbed 7% to £1.52bn

Firm announces extension of bancassurance partnership in Asia with Standard Chartered

Smurfit Kappa bounces back in quiet day on Dublin exchange