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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FTSE stripped of £2.7bn by strong sterling

February 22, 2015

The FTSE 350 was hit hard by the high pound in 2014, losing in excess of £2.7bn in sales, according to new analysis. For companies on the index with full year results with year ends up to the end of September, annual revenues on a like-for-like basis were down 1.7 per cent on the same [...]
UK investment bank Rothschild could pay bonuses early in case Labour wins

February 22, 2015

UK investment bank Rothschild is weighing up paying staff bonuses early, in order to avoid new taxes that could be brought in if Labour wins the general election. The Financial Times spoke with two sources “familiar with the bank’s thinking” and revealed the banks could pay bonuses to its 1,000 London staff before the traditional [...]
Is Apple about to change its rules with its new mobile operating system?

February 22, 2015

iPhone users could be about to get a developer’s view of Apple’s operating system. The tech giant is reportedly planning to open up its new iPhone software to all users, rather than just developers, as part of a plan to improve functionality and eliminate bugs before the final release. The beta launch may, however, be [...]
UK braces itself for ice, snow, flooding, and high tides

February 22, 2015

A stormfront is approaching the UK; it’s 1,200 miles wide and could bring 50 foot waves and gusts of wind strong enough to stir up a blizzard. The Met Office issued the weather warnings for snow and ice for Scotland the north of England, even as the risk of flooding continues to hang over coastal [...]
The Liberal Democrats want to go after companies who help with tax evasion

February 22, 2015

The Liberal Democrats are pledging to get tough on tax evasion. Danny Alexander, the chief secretary to the Treasury, said that under new proposals organisation and people who enable or aid tax evasion would face harsh financial penalties. The proposals include the creation of a new offence; corporate failure to avoid preventing an economic crime, [...]
Britain would lose economic influence if it left the EU, says Norwegian minister

February 22, 2015

The UK faces a struggle to impose its economic will if it leaves the EU, according to Norway’s minister for Europe, Vidar Helgesen. Norway is often held up as a shining example of how a country can thrive outside of the European Union, but life beyond the bloc is not plain sailing. Talking to the [...]
The rise of mobile: Three graphs that show why mobile browsing is king

February 19, 2015

Broadband use is up to 78 per cent in the OECD, with the UK 14th for wireless connections per 100 customers. But it is the mobile market that has really taken off, dwarfing other types of subscription in most countries. Seven countries, Finland, Japan, Australia, Sweden, Denmark, Korea and the United States, have more than one [...]
All hands to the pumps: The decline and fall of oil prices in one chart

February 19, 2015

Oil prices are back down below $60 a barrel again, partly off the back of data showing the US inventory had skyrocket to 14.3m barrels last week. More on this story: How falling oil prices will hit the UK economy The decline in the global oil price has been a painful affair for some and [...]
UK unemployment falls again: How do other EU countries compare?

February 19, 2015

The unemployment rate in the UK dropped again yesterday, falling to 5.7 per cent. The UK, like the United States and Germany, is lucky to have a growing workforce and luckier still to have growing wages. Across the European Union, countries are in far greater distress. Some, like Greece have very high unemployment: in Alexis [...]
Centrica share price dives as it cuts dividend by 30pc after £1bn net loss

February 19, 2015

The figures Share in Centrica fell eight per cent after it was left reeling from the double hit of a warm year and falling oil prices. The company has been forced to write down the value of its oil and gas assets and has decided to cut its dividend by 30 per cent, while making [...]

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