By: Billy Ehrenberg

Billy Ehrenberg is a Data Journalist and Content Developer at City A.M. He can be contacted at billy.ehrenberg@cityam.com. He is particularly passionate about data visualisation and telling stories with numbers.

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In charts: Eurozone service sector showing “clear signs of recovery” with France’s growth the fastest in 42 months

March 4, 2015

Amid the fear and doubt surrounding the future of the Eurozone, business growth in the economic bloc has reached a seven-month high. The figures With any reading above 50 indicating growth, the Markit purchasing managers’ index score was 53.7 for February, which, although lower than the 53.9 given in a flash estimate last month, is [...]
Eurozone service sector showing “clear signs of recovery” with France’s growth the fastest in 42 months

March 4, 2015

Amid the fear and doubt surrounding the future of the Eurozone, business growth in the economic block has reached a seven-month high. The figures With any reading above 50 indicating growth, the Markit purchasing managers’ index score was 53.7 for February, which, although lower than the 53.9 given in a flash estimate last month, is [...]
Mike Ashley hit with £7,500 fine for dual interest

March 3, 2015

Mike Ashley was facing a less-than-hefty-fine of £7,500 from the Scottish Football Association for holding a dual interest in Glasgow Rangers. Ashley, who is reportedly worth £3.3bn, was found guilty of influencing management at Rangers after the appointments of chief Derek Llambias and finance director Barry Leach, both of whom are long-term acquaintances of Ashley. [...]
UK mergers and acquisitions fall to lowest total since 1987

March 3, 2015

Last year was officially the year of the failed merger. According to new data from the ONS, there were fewer mergers and acquisitions involving UK companies in 2014 than in any year since 1987, when ONS records begin. The figures There were 20 completed acquisitions of UK companies by foreign businesses in the fourth quarter [...]
Bank of England puts and end to “governors’ eyebrows and fireside chats” in transparency drive

February 26, 2015

Transparency is to be the keyword for the Bank of England’s dealings with the City. The Bank is on a mission to overhaul how it interacts with the City in the wake of its embroilment in the forex scandal. In a speech this evening, Minouche Shafik, the BoE’s deputy governor for markets and banking will [...]
Smoking hot revenues from Tweed Marijuana

February 26, 2015

Canadian marijuana company Tweed is smoking: it just posted its highest ever revenue figures. The company, which sells medicinal marijuana reported sales of $1.12m (£580,706) for the 12 months ending 31 December, and $641,309 for the fourth quarter, which ended on the same date. December was by far the biggest month for the company, with 50 [...]
General Election 2015: Labour brushes off talk of an SNP alliance

February 26, 2015

Shadow chancellor Ed Balls has moved to play down rumours that Labour could form a post-election alliance with the Scottish National Party. Labour didn’t, however, deny the plan but Balls did say that a deal with the SNP was not high up the Labour wish list. Speaking during a visit to Scotland Balls said: “It [...]
Which countries would be affected if Vladimir Putin and Russia turn off the gas?

February 26, 2015

Vladimir Putin could be considering closing the taps on Europe’s gas supply. Yesterday, Russia threatened to trim gas supplies to Europe in a matter of days, an action that could have a severe effect on the region. Although some countries have moved to cut their dependence on Russia, much of the continent’s gas is on the [...]
Salesforce share price at record high as sales rise 26 per cent in three months

February 25, 2015

Salesforce is on cloud nine. The company, which makes cloud software, reported annual revenue of over $5bn for the first time, as its fourth quarter earnings arrived bang on expectations. The news sparked a huge lift for shares, which rose ten per cent in after-hours trading; around a $4bn boost to the company’s valuation. Sales [...]
Google united: Tech giant will reform to face European challenges

February 25, 2015

It’s all change for Google, as the search giant looks to re-group ready to face a wave of challenges to its European operations. Google’s two separate European arms are to be united under one banner with Mat Brittin, who headed up the group’s northern and western European arm, given command. Leaders of Google’s operations in [...]

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