CBOE Volatility index, also known as Wall Street’s ‘fear gauge’, rises 4.08 points

Latest downgrade follows profit warning after Christmas shopping season

Markets report: CRH, Smurfit and AIB gain as Bank of Ireland and PTSB lose ground

Iseq rose 0.34%, helped by banks and property names

Online retailer says “tens of millions of people worldwide” sign up for Prime service

Dublin closes down over 1 per cent with almost all stocks falling into the red

Benchmark Iseq overall index outperforms European days despite poor volumes

Markets report: Apple and Amazon reach record highs as do S&P 500 and Nasdaq

Irish banks ride a wave of positivity that sweep along the European financial sector

Iseq overall index closed up 0.16%, buoyed by Paddy Power

Paddy Power Betfair falls by almost 0.7 per cent on chief executive Peter Jackson’s first day in the job

By Thanksgiving evening, US shoppers had splurged more than $1.52bn online

Thanksgiving holiday shopping splurge sees $1.52 billion spent online in US

Food group Kerry enjoys modest bounce on foot of strong results

Figures point to rising inflationary pressure as president-elect Trump prepartes to enter White House

Department stores suffer as shoppers buy online and spend less on clothes

Report showing 4.3% rise in year-on-year sales indicates strengthening economy

Bank of Ireland, Ryanair, Smurfit Kappa and C&C among traders in Dublin market

The most powerful women in Europe share more than biographical details

Alphabet again takes over from Apple as world’s most valuable public company