By: Clara Guibourg

Clara Guibourg is an Online Writer at City A.M. She can be contacted at clara.guibourg@cityam.com. She is particularly passionate about women in business, technology and telecoms.

Notting Hill Carnival 2016 guide: Where to watch the parade and how to get there

Planning on negotiating bus strikes and the inevitable downpours to go to the Notting Hill Carnival this year? Here's our guide to how to make the best of Europe’s biggest and most colourful street festival 1. The weather The good news is while the bank holiday won't quite hit the Caribbean temperatures experienced in the capital this week, [...]
Powerful women in the City: From Helena Morrissey to Pinky Lilani, these are the women in finance and business most influential on social media

The UK’s company boardrooms are a rapidly changing place, with the percentage of women having doubled in the past four years to reach Lord Davies’ target of 25 per cent. Sure, men may still be in the majority, but the City is full of powerful women – movers and shakers, award-winners and influencers to be [...]
Who’s the most destructive James Bond? Daniel Craig and Spectre have nothing on Roger Moore when agent 007’s damages added up

Agent 007 with a licence to…wreak havoc? James Bond may be the world’s most famous secret agent, but he sure doesn’t come cheap. In a 50-year career, the fictional MI6 agent has racked up an eye-watering total of £8bn in damages. In Spectre, Daniel Craig causes almost £449m worth of damages, starting in the very first scene. [...]

This alternative Tube map shows you the travel time from every station on the London Underground

February 12, 2016

When reinventing the Tube map, why settle for half measures? A new version designed by developer Peter Trotman throws out Harry Beck’s iconic 1931 design entirely to create an interactive map based not on geography but travel times. The map distorts based on the time it takes to travel from the station you’re starting from. [...]
EE earnings grow by double digits as 4G customers soar

February 12, 2016

EE’s earnings are up by double digits as the firm, which is now part of BT, reports 4G users hitting a 14m milestone. The figures EE’s total network connections grew by 1.8 per cent in 2015, to hit 31.5m in total. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation are up 12.1 per cent over the [...]
EU referendum: Find out where your data is – or a Brexit could prove costly

February 12, 2016

As Britain considers its position in Europe, UK businesses are paying increased attention to the implications of a Brexit on their operations. Until now, most have been preoccupied with political and economic factors, and companies’ contingency plans have largely reflected this. But what are the implications for one of our most important business tools – [...]
Will the gold rally last? Market turmoil, dropping mining production and geopolitical worries will keep the price of gold up

February 12, 2016

It’s been a tough start to the year. Equity markets are down between 10 and 20 per cent, yields have shrunk and the US dollar has tumbled. Worries of a global recession, its impact on the banking sector and the implications for monetary policy stalk the market. But gold has performed well, up over 15 [...]
Greece falls back into recession despite GDP beating expectations

February 12, 2016

The Greek economy has skidded back into a recession – but it’s still beating expectations. Greece’s GDP shrank by 0.6 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2015, marking its second consecutive quarter of contraction. Year on year the economy has shrunk by 1.9 per cent, according to a flash estimate from the Hellenic Statistical [...]
What we get wrong about how much we are paid: Most people completely underestimate the gender pay gap

February 12, 2016

Most people completely underestimate the size of the UK’s gender pay gap, as the government presents new initiatives to narrow the gap. Perceptions clash with reality when it comes to equal pay. Some 76 per cent of UK employees believe men and women are paid equally, according to a study from careers website Glassdoor, when [...]
These are the 10 sexiest jobs: Lawyers, pilots and bankers

February 12, 2016

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, the City’s single bankers can get ready for love – after it turned out their jobs are among the most attractive to the opposite sex. Both men and women found bankers to be among the top 10 sexiest professions when dating site eHarmony studied its users’ preferences. They missed out on [...]

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