Irish banks rise as cautious optimism creeps into sector

Former presidential candidate wonders whether 1987 controversy led US down road to Trump

Banking stocks worst affected on Iseq

Paddy Power Betfair fell more than 2 per cent in London, as fears of a UK government clampdown weighed on gambling sector

Oil-well giant’s current-quarter might not be as strong as its latest quarter

Iseq down in third straight session of decline

For your Diary: Ryanair, McDonald’s and the banks to reveal trading figures

For your Diary: More challenging times ahead for Twitter; Tullow Oil’s annual meeting in London; results from McDonald’s and Coca-Cola

US president’s protectionist stance lines up shares for their worst performance of the year

Companies argue deal predicated on return of oil to $60 a barrel combines two complementary businesses

British equities reverse losses as retailers put in strong performance

Movie about oil rig disaster intended to honour those killed, says actor Mark Wahlberg

Irish heavyweights CRH, Smurfit Kappa and Glanbia help to drag down Iseq

US attorney-general calls abandonment of deal ‘a victory for the US economy’

Dublin and London markets closed for a public holiday

A round-up of business events happening this week

More mergers and acquisitions torpedoed than during Clinton and Bush eras together

The doomed Allergan/Pfizer marriage is just one problem facing US dealmakers

GDP increased at a 1.4% annual rate instead of the previously reported 1% pace

Employment data reinforces economy’s strength, easing fears of recession

Bank shares fall across Europe with Italian and Spanish institutions faring worst

Underlying operating profits from North America plunge 86 per cent to $458m

Tax authorities in Australia have published records of hundreds of companies

Unemployment rate holds steady at 5.3% in month of July

First quarter gross domestic product revised upwards

The oilfield services provider says it is ‘fully committed’ to completing takeover of Baker Hughes

Results, meetings, indicators etc

Paddy Power, sponsor of bid by David Ginola for Fifa presidency, gains 1.19%

Schlumberger sees opportunity to increase market share after rivals Baker Hughes and Halliburton agreed to merge last year

Multinational to pay $3.5bn to Baker Hughes if deal is not approved by regulators but Halliburton expressed confidence that the deal would clear regulatory hurdles. Baker Hughes shares were trading at $65.40.

Oil price slump driving mergers and acquisitions

Virgin America soars in US as CRH, Smurfit Kappa, Ryanair and FBD fall in Dublin

European markets slide further; SAP loses 4.5 per cent as it cuts its profit forecast

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

Ruling could add billions of dollars in fines to the more than $42 billion in charges taken so far

Asian stocks subdued in holiday thin trade

The real test with so-called socially responsible funds may be finding ones that fully match your values

Court orders re-examination of key terms in 2010 oil spill settlement

Oil group to pay $200,000 fine and donate $55 million to wildlife group after 2010 disaster