The carnage on Wall Street reverberated across Europe today after US politicians rejected a $700bn (€487bn) bank rescue plan.

The ISEQ index of Irish shares has seen growth of 5.45% today on the back of the Government's unprecedented two-year safeguard for deposit accounts.

The under-pressure US economy inched ahead by slightly more than expected during the first quarter of this year, official figures showed today.

The US Federal Reserve’s surprise interest rate cut may not be enough to prevent the world’s largest economy from falling into recession, experts warned today.

Investors in the UK endured further stock market misery today as fears over the US economy sparked another sell-off.