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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Bank of England’s bonus clawback plan could hit misbehaving bankers seven years after payment

July 30, 2014

Bankers who break the rules may have to hand back their bonuses even seven years after an indiscretion, under new plans revealed by the Bank of England. Not only could the unruly face having their bonuses re-appropriated, but the prospect of jail lies in wait too and having spent the money will not affect the [...]
Argentina default: Negotiations ongoing on deadline day

July 30, 2014

So it has come to this: today is deadline day, and Argentina needs to settle its debts with the "vultures," agree a stay of execution or face the devastation of default. Zero-hour is midnight tonight New York time and Argentine economy minister Axel Kicill has flown to the US in a lat-ditch attempt to save the South [...]
Barclays share price rises despite fall in profit

July 30, 2014

Barclays has seen its share price rise in early trading despite underwhelming half-yearly results. Shares were up 3.2 per cent to 226.1 pence at pixel time, as the markets were clearly not put off by an announcement which included falls in overall profit before tax ( down seven per cent) and profit before tax for Barclays investment [...]
Barclays profits down seven per cent as investment business hit

July 30, 2014

The sun may be out, but there is no escaping the gloom for Barclays which released its first half results this morning. The headline figures make grim reading: a seven per cent drop in pre-tax profit during the first half of the year a figure swollen by the 46 per cent decline in profit before [...]
With UK house prices so high, how much would you need to be paid to live next to a prison?

July 29, 2014

With UK house prices at record highs, what kind of compromises might you be willing to make to get on the property ladder? A new survey by online estate agents Housesimple.co.uk looked into what environmental hardships home buyers might be willing to endure in order to get on the housing ladder. From prisons to rubbish [...]
BP share price drops after strong start

July 29, 2014

Despite beating earnings expectations, BP has seen its share price slide this morning; possibly due to fears it is exposed to the fallout from the Yukos case. Russia has been ordered to pay $50bn (£29bn) to shareholders of the now defunct company after the Kremlin seized and broke up the company dishing out its assets. BP [...]
In graphs: Mortgage approvals rise in June even as London house prices drop

July 29, 2014

The discussion around the UK property market was given an added element of confusion today as mortgage lending statistics for June beat expectations. In its Money and Credit report, the Bank of England shows that the number of mortgages approved for house purchases was up to 67,196 in June, above the 62,007 seen in May [...]
Next share price rises after it adjusts up its profit expectations

July 29, 2014

Things are looking good for Next, as the high-street retailer revised its full-year profit guidance after a strong first half. Next saw increases across the board: directory sales were up 16.5 per cent and retail sales 7.5 per cent. All sales across the brand were up 10.7 per cent. The company now expects its pre-tax profit to [...]
Is this the chart that shows why Abenomics is becoming less popular?

July 29, 2014

Abenomics, the long-trumpeted economic programme named after Japan's prime minister Shinzo Abe, seems to be becoming less popular with the Japanese themselves. The Financial Times has reported that opinion surveys show support both for Abe and for his managing of the Japanese economy is waning. Abenomics had been the most popular facet of Abe's governance of the [...]
BP share price expected to rise as company beats earnings expectations

July 29, 2014

BP has seen its underlying earnings up 34 per cent on last year, thanks in part to a payout from an oil deal with Rosneft. Underlying earnings for the second quarter came in at $3.6bn, 34 per cent higher than last year and up from the $3.4bn that an analyst poll by Bloomberg had suggested. UPDATE: BP [...]

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