Smurfit Kappa down despite acquisitions while Kingspan and Paddy Power both rise

DAX down more than 3%, FTSEurofirst 300 and Euro STOXX 50 lose 2%, Iseq down 1.5%

Irish oil explorer recently puts itself up for sale after breaching loan conditions

Both crude benchmarks are down by more than two-thirds since prices started tumbling in 2014

Banks report figures showing they paid combined $31m in corporation tax in 2014

Investors brace for the fallout of Fed’s first US interest rate rise in nearly a decade

Order book more than nine times oversubscribed

Music streaming service to list on Paris stock exchange at the end of October

Investors hunt for bargains in industrials and basic materials; mixed opening for Europe expected

Irish subsidiary that used to be State’s biggest bank has shrunk 96%

IPO set to be one of the largest in UK for four years, and will benefit all employees

Deal would copperfasten US-owned group’s position as Ireland’s largest pharmacy chain

Sale of 40% stake the start of €12bn privatisation programme

Nearly 1,300 firm shares suspended on China exchanges as shares fall between 4 and 5%

Government unveils another battery of measures to stem tide

Two-thirds of surveyed companies grew sales in last financial year, ‘Irish Times’ report finds

Deutsche Bank considering cutting down its UK operations if Britain leaves EU

Scale of Irish operation diminishes as assets fall to just €20bn, headcount falls by a third and bank pays dividend of $4.1bn to UK parent

Bank said the deal attracted a high quality mix of 139 investors

The iPhone maker issued $6.5 billion of debt Monday, locking in borrowing costs for as long as three decades

Shares rise 7% as Yahoo to spin off 15% stake in Alibaba

British oil giant BP announces 300 job cuts in its North Sea operations

Brent crude up to $60.20 a barrel after volatile session on Monday

Michael Noonan says AIB back in profit and has passed European Central Bank’s stress tests

Lender issues statement saying it will look into issuing the debt “in the near future”

BOI has an ‘unusual growth story’ and is enjoying ‘Singapore-like growth’ - Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Yield on 10-year Irish government bond drops to record low of 1.477% on the back of speculation the ECB will announce further stimulus

New R&D facility to focus on solutions for financial services

World’s third largest ad agency bids to get back on track after failed merger

Markets dragged down by travel shares as fears about Ebola hit companies in sector

Clearer picture should emerge when RBS publishes its third quarter results on October 31st

Rising property prices in Ireland contribute to positive outlook and improved results

Loomis Sayles bought Ireland’s government debt before the 2011 bailout but now favours Portgual

Cantillon: has the crowdfunding website left it too late to make it big here?

Dublin may be seen as an alternative to London, but given the outflow of business, could it cope?

BAML said to have taken on a direct competitor as a client

HSBC’s preliminary PMI for June suggests Beijing’s measures may be stabilising economy

Item will be shown for the first time in 2016 after Trinity College secures funding

Giant banking corporation shrinks its Irish assets in favour of London

Listing will test appetite for new offerings by retail firms