By: Harriet Green

I am City A.M.'s deputy business features editor. I look after the Entrepreneurs page, Alternative Finance and our Office Politics section. I also help out with the Forum, running our daily debate. I have a special interest in distributed ledger technology. Prior to working at City A.M., I ran a social enterprise.

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Renzi given mandate to form Italian government

February 17, 2014

Italy’s President has asked Matteo Renzi to try to form the country’s next coalition government, putting the mayor of Florence even closer to become the country’s youngest ever prime minister, and making a return to the polls even less likely. Renzi met with President Giorgio Napolitano for over an hour this morning. The 39-year [...]
Greece sees 11th month of deflation

February 17, 2014

Greek inflation remained negative in January (for the 11th month running), but, over the past 12 months, prices fell more slowly than analysts had expected. The EU-harmonised consumer price index came in at -1.4 per cent from -1.8 per cent a year earlier and following expectations of a 1.6 per cent fall. On Saturday, the [...]
Italy slaps fines on Ryanair and EasyJet for unfair insurance practices

February 17, 2014

Budget airline Ryanair has been fined €850,000 (£694,000) by Italy’s antitrust authority for lack of transparency when it comes to their optional insurance offerings. EasyJet was also fined €200,000 for the same thing. The authority said today that Ryanair has been given 30 days to respond on how it intends to make its optional flight [...]
Co-op wants your input – but has already botched its survey

February 17, 2014

The Co-op Group is “asking the nation for help” it announced this morning. Rest assured, it isn’t the latest cry from its troubled bank – rather, the group has admitted it’s “lost touch” with customers. The “Have Your Say” survey is asking members for views on the future of the group and the “big issues” [...]
Ofgem to cap electricity distribution firms’ returns

February 17, 2014

Energy regulator Ofgem has announced its latest plan to up efficiency from Britain’s electricity distribution companies, by placing limits on the returns on investment they can generate. The move comes as firms face ongoing pressure from government and the public to keep bills in check The regulator said it’s proposing to lower the assumed cost [...]
Hammerson doubles profit on bullish UK demand

February 17, 2014

Developer Hammerson has announced this morning that growing demand from UK retailers saw profit before tax up 140 per cent to £341.2m in 2013, from £142.2m a year earlier. The shopping mall operator saw growth of 2.1 per cent in like-for-like net rental income, and said that occupancy levels are past its benchmark, at 97.7 [...]
What you need to know before the open – 17/02

February 17, 2014

European markets are expected to open flat this morning. Over in Asia, GDP numbers from Japan have disappointed today, with the economy growing less than expected at the end of last year. GDP rose by one per on an annualised basis in the final quarter of 2013. Analysts had predicted a 2.8 per cent expansion. [...]
US consumer confidence weathers the storm in February

February 14, 2014

US consumers were more upbeat over the wintery spell than many thought they would be, particularly when it came to economic outlook. Consumer sentiment in the US was better-than-expected in February as the Reuters/Michigan consumer sentiment index stayed at 81.2. Analysts had been expecting a fall to 80.6 from 81.2 in January. Positive feelings about [...]
US factories have been hit by extreme weather – but there’s no need to worry

February 14, 2014

Industrial production in the US is the latest economic release to take a hit from the dreadful weather the country’s been experiencing. Production fell 0.3 per cent in January, according to figures from the Federal Reserve – it was expected to increase 0.3 per cent. Manufacturing output dropped 0.8 per cent as the severe weather [...]
What you need to know before the US open – 14/02

February 14, 2014

US stock index futures were pretty much unchanged today, suggesting US markets could open slightly lower. The S&P 500 could end the day on a two-week winning streak, as it's narrowed its loss for the year to one per cent. Data just in shows that both the import and export price indices increased in January [...]

Two top flight clubs in same league to be owned by same firm after major sport decision

Premier League’s smallest stadium gets approval to begin £90m rebuild

This hotel on the Elizabeth Line is 30 minutes from London but feels totally remote

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