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.

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British smartphone users couldn’t care less about gimmicky features like curved displays – they care more about basics like battery life and reception

August 18, 2015

Forget the curved screens and eyeball trackers – just get us a phone with a battery life worth having. This is the message smartphone users have for manufacturers, according to a new survey from price comparison site uSwitch. Wacky features abound when smartphone manufacturers launch their flagship models, with Samsung unveiling a curved display in [...]
Global liveability ranking: Melbourne tops the charts again as terror and austerity makes European cities less attractive

August 18, 2015

"Liveability" has fallen in cities across Europe, thanks to terror attacks and economic instability, figures published by the Economist showed today. The global liveability index ranked London at 53rd place out of the 140 cities studied. If you want a more pleasant environment, move to Melbourne instead. For the fifth year running, the Australian city [...]
How European is the UK? Five charts that show how we differ from the EU in alcohol consumption, living costs and working hours

August 18, 2015

It's a potent question at the moment: what does it really mean to be “European”? It turns out our living costs, alcohol consumption and general life satisfaction make the UK the sixth most European country in the EU, according to analytics firm Qlik. In a study pulling together statistics about how we live, work and [...]
Unilever and ad:tech open $50,000 search for startup innovations with Next Big Thing competition

August 18, 2015

Unilever is on the hunt for fresh innovations, as the company is hoping to find new startups to team up with through the “Next Big Thing” competition, organised by ad:tech London. 15 startups will be shortlisted for the award, and at the final in October, they’ll get the change to pitch to brands and agencies. [...]
Greeks work longer hours than any other Europeans

August 18, 2015

Think “lazy Greeks” and “hard-working Germans”? Well, put your stereotypes away, because it turns out Greece is actually the country with longest average working hours in Europe. Germans, meanwhile, work fewer hours than any other Europeans, according data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Greece may have suffered bad press recently, but [...]
Our unelected House of Lords is in dire need of a clear-out

August 14, 2015

Another month, another political controversy. In the Lords however – unlike our elected Commons – there’s no way for the public to hold Peers to account at the ballot box. Instead, you have to hope that those who have brought our legislature into disrepute will forfeit their £300 a day expenses, accept their mistakes and [...]
BP could face fine of up to $48m for natural gas market manipulation after Hurricane Ike in Texas

August 14, 2015

UK oil giant BP could face a $48m fine for manipulating markets in Texas in 2008, after a US judge ruled that it had natural gas prices after a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico sent prices tumbling. The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) accused BP of manipulating the market to squeeze profits illegally, [...]
US giants get UK makeover: More Britons in top roles at US companies as Coca-Cola names James Quincey president and COO

August 13, 2015

Britons are taking the helm at US companies, with Coca-Cola the latest to follow in this trend. The soda giant promoted London-based James Quincey to president and chief operating officer of the company, a promotion that comes hot on the heels of Watford-born Steve Easterbrook taking over at McDonald’s. A Coke veteran of 19 years, [...]
Oil prices: US benchmark WTI crude tumbles to six-year low at $41.92

August 13, 2015

Oil prices continue to tumble as US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) is trading at a six-year low today. WTI crude fell 3.2 per cent over the day to trade at $41.92 a barrel. The global benchmark Brent crude has also slipped further, trading down to $49.18 a barrel. Oil prices have slumped 60 per [...]
World’s longest non-stop flight: Emirates airline announces Dubai-Panama flight, taking 17 hours

August 13, 2015

If you can’t get enough of flying, you’re in for a real treat: the world’s longest non-stop flight is about to take off. Starting next spring, Emirates airline will fly non-stop between Dubai and Panama City, covering a cool 8,252 miles. You’d better hope there’s decent in-flight entertainment on board, though, because the trip will [...]

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