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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UK house prices rise 0.5 per cent in October, but longer-term trend is slowing

October 30, 2014

Are house prices rocketing or is their growth slowing? It's getting confusing – according to Nationwide, the unpredictable UK housing market rose in October, with prices up 0.5 per cent month on month, after they fell 0.1 per cent in September. But the annual figure, a more reliable measure, slowed to nine per cent. As [...]
Barclays share price rises as it sets aside £500m to pay regulators over foreign exchange probe

October 30, 2014

Are Barclays' regulatory woes about to reach a conclusion? Investors seemed confident this morning – the bank's share price opened 1.6 per cent higher as it revealed it has put aside £500m in the face of ongoing investigations into Foreign Exchange practices. Barclays is not the only bank to have made such provisions: HSBC and [...]
UK business is booming – but are workers being forced into self-employment?

October 29, 2014

The number of businesses in the UK grew by 4.4 per cent between March 2013 and March 2014 as the recovery gathered pace, according to the Office of National Statistics (ONS) figures published this morning. The total number of VAT and/or PAYE businesses rose by 96,000 during the period. The report also showed the continued [...]
Nintendo results smash expectations

October 29, 2014

It’s on like Donkey Kong: Nintendo’s results have smashed expectations in Japan. Analysts had expected a profit of Y5.7bn (£32.7m) for the three months ended 30 September, but instead Nintendo served up Y24.2bn. The company said demand for new games such as Super Smash Bros. and Mario Kart 8 had boosted sales, which were further [...]
Next share price drops on back of profit warning as warm weather hits sales

October 29, 2014

High street retailer Next has warned that profits will be lower than expected for the full year as a result of warm weather, pushing its share price down this morning. Sales for the third quarter were up 5.4 per cent, almost half the 10 per cent originally expected, saying weather this autumn had been "unseasonably [...]
Land Registry: UK house prices have fallen 0.2 per cent since August

October 28, 2014

UK house prices have fallen since August, data published by the Land Registry today showed, offering further evidence of a cooling market. The Land Registry, which uses price paid data as opposed to asking prices, said prices have fallen 0.2 per cent since August, despite rising 7.2 per cent in the year to September. [...]
London house prices: The capital could have 500,000 new homes worth £200bn by 2024

October 28, 2014

Although the rise of house prices in the capital has slowed for now, the housing crisis remains a major issue – so new data showing London's property market could grow by over £200bn over the next 10 years is encouraging. Estate agent Stirling Ackroyd says that although 570,000 new homes will be needed to satisfy [...]
BP share price rises as earnings beat expecations, despite falling 18 per cent

October 28, 2014

Shares in oil giant BP opened 1.9 per cent higher this morning as it reported above-expectation revenues, despite a fall in both oil production and earnings as outside pressures weighed on results. A combination of ongoing legal proceedings in the US, Russian sanctions and falling oil prices affected the figures. On the whole, these effects [...]
Lloyds share price opens lower as it confirms 9,000 job losses and 150 branch closures

October 28, 2014

Shares in Lloyds Banking Group opened 1.2 per cent lower this morning as it confirmed the loss of 9,000 jobs and closure of 150 branches over the next three years, despite a 35 per cent rise in profits. In a statement, the bank confirmed its efforts to rebalance would lead to redundancies. We anticipate a [...]
HS3 from Manchester to Leeds: What is it, when will it be built and what will its route be?

October 27, 2014

George Osborne's plans to create a "northern powerhouse" by cutting the time it takes to travel between Manchester and Leeds in half, have been embraced in a new report published by David Higgins today. In his report, the chairman of the much-maligned HS2 will say reducing the journey times between cities in the North is [...]

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