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 may be rising, but it’s better to buy than to rent

August 25, 2014

It is cheaper to handle the costs associated with buying a house rather than paying rent according to data from Halifax. While this fact is not new – Halifax's data suggests it's been the case since 2009 – it is interesting that despite a rise in house prices over the last year (up 10.2 per cent [...]
Ebola: Briton with the disease to be flown home

August 24, 2014

A Briton who contracted the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone is to be flown back to the UK for treatment. The patient, who is as yet unnamed, is currently on an RAF flight destined for London. Once arrived, he or she will be taken to the Royal Free Hospital in London. According to reports, the [...]
Aviation alerts hit red as Iceland met office says eruption cannot be excluded

August 24, 2014

Aviation alerts have been set to red in Iceland as rumblings beneath a glacier betray the some geological malcontent. Although some sources are reporting that eruptions are ongoing, that is not what was on the Icelandic met office's website at pixel time: Presently there are no signs of ongoing volcanic activity. The aviation color code [...]
Independent Scotland’s only plan B would be the Euro says Ed Balls

August 24, 2014

With Alex Salmond evading questions on a plan B for an alternative to keeping the pound in the event of a "Yes" vote, Ed Balls has decided to outline a backup for him. According to the shadow chancellor, the "least worst" option for a post-yes-vote Scotland would be to lobby for membership of the single [...]
Takeover accepted for UK company that designed Tower Bridge and the world’s tallest building

August 22, 2014

Hyder Consulting, the UK company that helped design Tower Bridge and the world's tallest building, has agreed to a takeover bid from Dutch firm Acadis. The offer is for £288m, or 730p a share, and beats the unsuccessful offer of £268m put in by Japanese outfit Nippon Koei. Arcadis had initially offered £256m for the company [...]
Rosneft’s $2bn deal with Vitol called off as sanctions take their toll

August 21, 2014

A week after Russia's largest oil company was forced to go cap in hand to the Kremlin, Rosneft's deal with Vitol is off. Sanctions aimed at restricting the company's ability to raise long-term capital seem to have ruined the prospect of an agreement, which according to Financial Times sources, is officially shelved, or even dead. Rosneft is [...]
Spotify serendipity: music streaming service rolls out map showing the social side to music

August 21, 2014

Spotify has rolled out a new feature: a map that shows two people on the planet listening to the same tune, at the same time. As you watch, the map dances from place to place, offering audio glimpses of the tracks the pairs are listening to. You can click to decide to continue listening at [...]
EBay could spin off PayPal

August 21, 2014

It could be time for a high-profile breakup in e-commerce: EBay is considering spinning off PayPal, the online payment provider it made famous. The separation could happen as soon as next year, according to news website The Information. It remains unclear whether EBay plans to sell off all or just some of PayPal, and how [...]
Brazil injects economy with a further $4.5bn

August 21, 2014

As the South American country limbers up for elections, the government is trying to stoke the economy with a second injection of cash in less than a month. The second bundle is under a quarter of the size of the first (R$10bn plays RS45bn), but has still required another loosening of regulations. The central bank [...]
Argentina proposes debt swap, and bond yields fall

August 20, 2014

Argentina may have found a way out of its default debacle, but it could be messy and is unlikely to end in repayments for the holdout creditors. Read the background to the saga here. President Cristina de Kirchner, relentless populist to some and hero to others, is proposing a debt swap and the markets have [...]

Fifa’s credibility is shot because it can’t decide what it wants to be

Fifa’s credibility is shot because it can’t decide what it wants to be

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