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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Rolls Royce shares plummet on SFO corruption probe

February 13, 2014

Rolls Royce shares have taken a hit this morning, currently down almost 15 per cent after the engine manufacturer confirmed that it may face prosecution for alleged corruption in overseas dealings. What's more, it also saw reported profit before tax plunge 36 per cent – to £1.8bn in 2013 from a year earlier – due in part to [...]
Lloyds returns to profit and ups bonus pool 8pc

February 13, 2014

Lloyds Banking Group has reported it returned to profit in 2013 – the first time since its bailout six years ago. Statutory profit before tax stood at £415m for the year – an 140 per cent increase from the £606m loss it made in 2012. The results, said boss Antonio Horta-Osorio, confirm the 33 per [...]
What you need to know before the open – 13/02

February 13, 2014

It looks like the gains seen over the last few days are set to wane today, with Europe expected to open lower as markets pause for breath. ETX Capital #morningcall: FTSE100 down 20 points, the DAX lower by 23 points and the CAC40 down 8 points — ETX Capital (@ETXCapital) February 13, 2014 [...]
Any Other Business – 13/02

February 12, 2014

THE PROPERTY industry can be a pretty glamorous place but staff at Jones Lang LeSalle’s Warwick Street office have some hefty competition from one of their neighbours. The office’s big windows look down to the Sanctum Soho Hotel (often referred to as London’s “rock and roll hotel”). “There’s often paparazzi parked outside and you think it’s [...]
Everything you thought you knew about emerging markets is wrong

February 12, 2014

Say the words 'emerging markets' to an investor and two phrases usually trip off their lips: high growth, high risk. It is the accepted wisdom that emerging markets adds a little fizz to an investment portfolio. They give you higher returns but there’s more chance you lose your money. New research presented this morning at [...]
How wearable band shipments will hit 17m this year

February 12, 2014

If you’re not one of the people who got a wearable band last year, you might well order one this year, as numbers look set to skyrocket. According to research firm Canalys, not only did basic and smart band shipments grow dramatically in the second half of 2013 to 1.6m, but 2014 will be the [...]
What you need to know before the US open – 12/02

February 12, 2014

Dovish comments from Janet Yellen and a 10.6 per cent increase in Chinese exports in January has buoyed European bourses, and will likely do the same to US counterparts. Over on this side of the pond, Mark Carney had a stab at wriggling out of employment-based guidance – something Yellen did a better job at [...]
EU industrial production splutters in December

February 12, 2014

December’s weak Eurozone production figures, released this morning, show the area’s still struggling to keep a firm grip on recovery. Consensus was for a 0.3 per cent fall in industrial production, but the last month of 2013 actually saw a drop of 0.7 per cent in the euro area and EU28. Growth remained over the [...]
Lending to first-time buyers rocketed 37pc at end of 2013

February 12, 2014

Better economic conditions and Help to Buy prompted more and more Brits to take steps to become home owners at the end of 2013, according to new data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). Lending to first-time buyers jumped 37 per cent in December from a year earlier. Paul Smee, CML director general, said [...]
Morrisons shares are buzzing on this takeover rumour

February 12, 2014

Morrisons shares jumped over five per cent this morning on rumours that the founding family is planning to take the company private. According to Bloomberg, a number of private equity firms have been approached to see if any is interested in a buyout, which would be valued at over £7bn. Reported names include CVC Capital [...]

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