US stocks rose for a second day after an encouraging report on retail sales suggested that Americans are finally feeling confident enough to spend more.

VMware is boosting its push into the $440bn (€333bn) data centre market long dominated by the likes of Microsoft, Cisco Systems, and IBM. 

Investors are anticipating a 10% drop in the Argentine peso after the nation defaulted for the second time in 13 years last week.

Argentina’s failure to pay interest on its bonds is a credit event that will trigger settlement of $1bn of default insurance, according to the International Swaps & Derivatives Association.

EMC needs to convince investors that keeping the company together is worth more than the estimated $10bn (€7.4bn) that could be unlocked in a breakup.

The Celtic Tiger years in Ireland were mirrored to a large extent in many other economies across the world.

A US Supreme Court ruling may have serious implications for bond markets and for Irish debt, writes Kyran Fitzgerald.

The Irish exchange is back in the big time, with the US also booming again, writes Kyran Fitzgerald.

Kabel Deutschland Holding AG shareholder Elliott Management Corp is holding out as Vodafone Group Plc attempts to convince investors to cash out so it can complete its takeover of the German cable company.