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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Mo Farah wins the 10,000m at the European Championships, but how good is he?

August 13, 2014

Mo Farah has just won the 10,000m at the European Championships in a time of 28 minutes and eight seconds. But just how good is he? Farah is the reigning Olympic and World champion and his medal cabinet must make for impressive viewing. He has 12 gold medals at the Olympic, World and European Championships, [...]
Scottish independence: Carney says Bank of England has contingency plan if Scots vote yes

August 13, 2014

Tha Bank of England is ready for the consequences of a Scottish yes vote and will not abandon the nation, its governor Mark Carney has said. Scottish first minister (and figurehead of the "Yes" campaign), Alex Salmond, has shown his determination to stick with the pound, despite the three main Westminster parties indicating they would [...]
In graphs: Wages show the lowest rate of annual growth since 2001 as unemployment falls

August 13, 2014

First the good news: employment continued to rise, according to the latest ONS stats, and the unemployment rate for the three months to June reached an almost six-year low of 6.4 per cent. The last time the headline figure was as positive was back in late 2008. But these rosy stats have been tempered; the [...]
Abenomics on trial: Japan’s economy shrinks at the fastest rate since 2011

August 13, 2014

Japan's economy has felt the sting of sales tax increases. The world's third-largest economy shrank at an annualised rate of 6.8 per cent in the second quarter of the year, the biggest drop since January 2011, when the economy suffered negative growth of 6.9 per cent after the tsunami and earthquake. The dire figures were [...]
RBS pays 10 bosses shares, not bonuses, worth £3.5m

August 12, 2014

RBS is set to pay 10 top executives a combined total of £3.5m in a move that avoids the strict EU rules on bonuses. The executive to receive the largest number of shares was Rory Cullinan, the head of RBS's 'bad bank'. Cullinan received 154,241 stocks, which, priced at 346 pence each, meant a total of [...]
iPhone 6 photos “the real deal”, says Australian with a history of leaking Apple products

August 12, 2014

A Twitter user with a reputation for leaking Apple product images has tweeted pictures of what he claims is the new iPhone 6. Australian Sonny Dickson tweeted that the pictures were "100% the real deal. Just wait and see" but later removed the message. The pictures are still around though, showing the purported iPhone 6 [...]
Ukraine to block Russian aid convoy

August 12, 2014

A Russian aid convoy will be turned back from the Ukrainian border amid fears the mission may be used to send in soldiers. The Ukrainian government has said that the convoy lacks Red Cross (ICRC) certification and will not be allowed to enter the country. If the aid is to cross the border, a Ukrainian [...]
Manchester United bans iPads from Old Trafford due to “latest security intelligence”

August 12, 2014

Manchester United has banned iPads from Old Trafford because of the "latest security intelligence". Any electronic device measuring more than 150mm x 100mm is now prohibited from being taken into the stadium, and this, as the website helpfully explains, includes iPads and iPad minis. On the club's page there is some vague information about the ban, although what [...]
Google to help lay $300m undersea internet cable to Japan

August 11, 2014

By the end of 2016 Google and a group of Asian telecommunications firms will have built $300m worth of internet cable, joining Japan to the US. The project, called "Faster", will cater to rising bandwidth usage and will begin immediately. Internet traffic spanning the trans-Pacific route is becoming "intense" as smartphones, high broadband usage and [...]
Tesla share price climbs as expectations soar

August 11, 2014

Tesla looks like breaking its share price record today after Deutsche Bank upgraded its stock rating to buy, from hold. Deutsche joins Morgan Stanley (MS) in giving Tesla a buy rating, with MS putting a stock target of $320. The German bank decided to upgrade Tesla on the basis of its forecasts at the end of [...]

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