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Riskier assets were in favour on Wall Street in early afternoon trading. Photograph: Bloomberg
Stock markets rise globally as investors cheer gridlocked US Congress

Stock markets rose globally on Wednesday as investors cheered the outcome of the US midterm elections, which, in delivering a gridlocked Congress, eas(...)

Crushing margin of prime minister Matteo Renzi’s defeat stirred alarm among investors in Italian stock markets. Photograph: Alessandro di Meo/EPA
European markets shrug off impact of Italian vote

European markets pushed ahead on Monday, brushing aside concerns that the euro zone may be hit by a fresh bout of economic uncertainty triggered by t(...)

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were weighed down by Netflix and health insurers, but the losses were offset on the Dow by Johnson & Johnson’s strong results. Photograph: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
Stocks slip on earnings and global growth worries

Global equity prices ticked lower on Tuesday as investors took stock of some disappointing US earnings reports and signs that Britain’s decision to le(...)

Andrew Keating, chief finance officer, and Richie Boucher, chief executive of Bank of Ireland: the bank stocks rose over 5 per cent to €0.26 after it reported an underlying pre-tax profit of €1.2 billion for 2015, an increase of 30 per cent on the previous year. Photograph: Cyril Byrne / The Irish Times
Stocks gain as oil jumps and sterling falls on EU exit fears

Global stocks rallied on Monday, boosted by a rise in oil and commodity prices, while the euro and the pound fell sharply against the dollar on fears (...)

Mike Pearson: hard-driving boss Valeant boss ensured the group has, over the past eight years, bought one drug company after another. Photograph: Scott Eells/Bloomberg
Massive increases in medicine prices leave nasty taste

What is the right way to build up a drug company? Do you take the traditional route, investing in your own research and development and seeking to dis(...)

Fyffes gave up Tuesday’s gains, closing down nearly 2 per cent at €1.49
European shares end marginally up ahead of ECB meeting

European shares crept higher yesterday as expectations of a positive close to the year and continued central bank support before an ECB meeting tod(...)

Aetna signage displayed outside of the company’s corporate headquarters in Hartford, Connecticut. Photographer: Ron Antonelli/Bloomberg
US health insurer Aetna buys rival Humana in $35bn deal

Aetna has agreed to buy rival health insurer Humana paying about $35 billion in cash and stock for the second-largest US provider of private health pl(...)

Investors were awaiting a statement from the Federal Reserve about the timing of a possible interest rate increase in the US. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images
Poor US growth data triggers global sell-off

European stocks tumbled the most since September, pulling back from their recent highs after a report showed the US economy grew by just 0.2 per cent(...)