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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Who won where? How Scottish councils voted in the independence referendum. The results map is in

September 19, 2014

Scotland has voted to remain in the United Kingdom, with 55 per cent of the record 84.59 per cent turnout voting against independence. All 32 of the country's local authorities have now revealed their results. Glasgow and Edinburgh are the largest regions, with 11.4 per cent and 8.8 per cent of voters respectively, with Fife, [...]
Will Scotland vote yes: Bookies change their odds on Scottish independence

September 18, 2014

After yesterday's swing among bookmakers towards a Scottish No vote (see bottom of article) there were some more changes among the bookies today. Of the 19 that Oddschecker reports are still taking bets, all but five changed their stance on a Yes vote in today's Scottish independence referendum, while only seven held their ground on [...]
Card Factory share price up as it reports rise in underlying profit after IPO

September 18, 2014

Card Factory released its half-yearly report today, showing underlying profit before tax at £14.9m for the first half of its 2015 financial year, up from £1.8m in the first half of 2014. But the group made a loss, as the cost of its May 2014 IPO and debt-refinancing issues forced it £7.9m into the red. [...]
Petra Diamonds share price rises profits jump 68pc

September 18, 2014

A bit of good news for Petra Diamonds investors, who showed their disappointment earlier this week when the company failed to raise the price it expected for a rare 122.52-carat blue diamond. The company's shares opened 0.3 per cent lower on Tuesday morning after the gem raised just $28m (£16.9m) at auction, rather than the [...]
How high is UK unemployment in your area?

September 17, 2014

The UK unemployment rate came in at 6.2 per cent today, but how well are different regions doing? There is a great disparity between the top and bottom performers. From the ONS report: For the period April 2013 to March 2014, the local authority with the highest unemployment rate in Great Britain was Hartlepool at [...]
Wages increase by 0.6 per cent, 0.9 per cent behind inflation

September 17, 2014

The gap between wages and consumer price inflation is still stubbornly wide, official figures published this morning showed. Earnings not including bonuses were up 0.7 per cent over the 12 months to the end of July, but inflation is almost a percentage point higher at 1.5 (1.6 during July). Unemployment data was also out this [...]
UK unemployment falls to 6.2 per cent – its lowest since 2008

September 17, 2014

The UK's headline unemployment rate fell to 6.2 per cent in the three months to the end of July – its lowest level since 2008. The figure was roughly in line with expectations, having fallen steadily as the economy recovers, although wages are yet to catch up. There are still 2 million unemployed and 30.6 [...]
Scottish independence: Three new polls show narrow lead for No campaign

September 17, 2014

Three new polls have put the No campaign's lead at four percentage points, after a big day on the campaign trail yesterday. Ed Miliband was forced to abandon a walkabout in Edinburgh after confrontations with pro-independence protesters. The three surveys all put the No camp at 52 and Yes at 48 when undecided voters were [...]
JD Sports share price jumps 7 per cent as it posts record profits

September 17, 2014

Shares in JD Sports rose seven per cent in mid-morning trading as the retailer posted record first-half results as its pre-tax profits soared, rising 170 per cent to £16.4m. Revenue also jumped to £721.4m, an increase of 27 per cent. The bulk of the growth was in the company's UK and European sectors. Peter Cowgill, [...]
Galliford tries harder to grow

September 16, 2014

HOUSEBUILDER Galliford Try reported a 28 per cent increase in pre-tax profits yesterday due to its “disciplined focus on growth”. The figure rose to £95.2m for the year to 30 June, while group revenue was up 21 per cent to £1.7bn and earnings per share climbed 32 per cent to 94.6p. Shares in the company [...]

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