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Goldman Sachs faces significant loss on $835m Banco loan
KPMG refuses to approve BES accounts, warns of further loss
Asia stocks slip as China service data sours mood
Regional shares hit by unexpected weakness in China services PMI as Wall Street gains
Profits almost wiped out at Credit Agricole
Third-largest French bank suffers due its holding in Portugal’s bailed-out Banco Espirito Santo
Portugal’s turn to play ‘good bank, bad bank’
Banco Espírito Santo’s woes a reminder of the worst of the financial crisis
European equities led lower by Swiss stocks
Declines for Nestlé and Novartis cancel out positive reaction to Portugal bank bailout
Espírito Santo split into ‘good’ and ‘bad’ banks in €4.9bn rescue
Central bank leaves shareholders and junior bondholders holding only toxic assets
Juncker plays down prospect of full write-off for Greece
New European Commission president praises Greece as example to Argentina
Portugal spends €4.9bn to rescue its biggest bank
Junior bondholders and shareholders to bear losses from the Banco Espirito Santo
Investors cheer Portuguese bank rescue
Lisbon announces €4.9bn rescue of Portugal’s largest listed bank Banco Espirito Santo
Portugal uses EU bailout money in €4.9bn rescue of Espirito Santo bank
Troubled lender will be shut down, and its healthy businesses transferred to a new bank
Portugal to rescue BES using remaining bailout money
Banco Espirito Santo is expected to be split into “bad” and “good” banks
Former Banco Espírito Santo chief executive arrested
Prosecutors say Salgado detained in connection with money laundering and tax evasion
Ukraine violence weighs on global markets
Late afternoon sell-off sees Bank of Ireland shares fall more than 4%
Markets lifted by gains for mining, bank and tech stocks
Time Warner surges on news of takeover interest from 21st Century Fox
Markets retreat on fresh Espirito fears
Trade mixed in Dublin with Ryanair down, despite its new app, and Paddy Power up
Bonds sink after forced sale of Banco Espirito Santo stake
Nomura Holdings threaten to seek immediate repayment of €100m
European shares rise, boosted by Shire bid
Shire said it was ready to recommend a new £31 billion takeover offer from AbbVie
Portuguese bank urged to replace top team quickly
Banco Espirito Santo’s executive committee should be replaced ‘as soon as possible’
Portugal tries to reassure bank customers
Trading in Banco Espírito Santo shares suspended after fall of 17% on Thursday
European stocks halt five days of losses
Equity markets in London, Frankfurt and Paris nudge upwards as Portugal fear recedes
Banco Espirito Santo insists losses will not put bank at risk
Shares in Portugal’s largest listed bank were suspended on Thursday after falling 19 per cent
European values slide after Portugal’s Banco Espirito Santo reignites debt fears
Iseq closes session out almost 1% down as investors fret over developments in Portugal
Mounting alarm over Espirito Santo roils Portugal’s markets
Trade in country’s biggest publicly-traded bank by market value has been suspended
Banco Espirito Santo plans €1bn rights offer
Shares in Portugal’s biggest publicly traded bank decline 13 per cent
Little change in markets ahead of US results
Ryanair up 1.03% in busy day’s trading in aviation stocks across Europe and the US
European stocks little changed after rally
Ryanair drops 2.7 per cent, reflecting weakness in aviation stocks across Europe
European stocks retreat from highs
Bond yields drop after sources indicate ECB rate cut next month very likely
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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