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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Coal’s lost decade is coming to an end. Here’s why

January 22, 2014

The dark days could be coming to an end for coal – or at least to some extent. Thermal coal (the kind used in power generation) has felt a decade of rising investment and a growing labour force hitting returns on production (in four key countries it declined at a rate of three per cent per [...]
Why Sainsbury’s is SocGen’s favourite supermarket

January 22, 2014

When it came to supermarkets’ Christmas performance in the UK, the discounters claimed the victory. Aldi and Lidl saw sales leap, both increasing their market shares. It was good news for high-end store Waitrose, too, which also saw a bumper festive period. It’s the Big Four – or, at least, three of them (Tesco, Asda [...]
Npower names and shames UK’s poshest postcodes as biggest energy wasters

January 22, 2014

Npower’s chief executive Paul Massara has been given a hard time today after saying that the UK’s inefficient "old and draughty" houses mean "bills are high because [they] waste so much energy". The comments are part and parcel of a 14-page document on how to reduce bills by the Big Six company, which rival Ofgem [...]
AstraZeneca’s new diabetes drug gets green light in Europe

January 22, 2014

Drugmaker AstraZeneca has been given the stamp of approval from European regulators for a drug to treat type 2 diabetes. Xigduo is the first fixed-dose combination to receive regulatory approval. It combines in twice daily tablet Forxiga, a SGLT2 inhibitor that lessens the reabsorption of excess glucose, and metformin, the standard drug for treating the disease. [...]
Whitbread to say goodbye to chairman Habgood

January 22, 2014

Costa and Premier Inn owner Whitbread has announced this morning that its chairman Anthony Habgood is to step down. Back in November, Sky News reported that the FTSE 100 group was already on the hunt for a successor to Habgood, who’s held his position since mid 2005. He'll leave later in the year. The search [...]
WH Smith misses out on Christmas cheer

January 22, 2014

Stationery and book store WH Smith suffered a sad Christmas, with both overall and like-for-like sales sliding four per cent in the 20 weeks to 18 January. In line with what the company expected, its high street shops were the biggest drag on its performance, with total sales down seven per cent and like-for-likes down [...]
What you need to know before the open – 22/01

January 22, 2014

European equities are expected stronger today, as US stock futures increase and improving Asian shares see investors relaxing a bit. Davos continues today, with world leaders debating the crucial economic questions of the day. With something of a dearth of economic data this week, investors continue to watch the various earnings reports out. SUGGESTED [...]
Any Other Business – 22/01

January 21, 2014

BORIS Johnson’s underling Kit Malthouse gave away some interesting restaurant tips at a breakfast event for the Mayor’s Fund For London and the Berkeley Foundation yesterday. The event was to celebrate the launch of “Creativity Works” which aims to help young Londoners into creative jobs – the deputy mayor reminisced about his own career journey [...]
Warren Buffett’s $1bn prize and your chances of winning

January 21, 2014

Berkshire Hathaway – Warren Buffett's multinational conglomerate – is backing a $1bn prize for the contestant who correctly predicts the winner of every game in the US' National Collegiate Athletics Association’s men’s basketball tournament. The prize, offered by Quicken Loans (the firm founded by mortgage magnate Dan Gilbert), will be paid in 40 annual instalments [...]
Dubai’s mini-Europe – where it rains and streets are snowy

January 21, 2014

Dubai, the desert state where luxury comes as standard and temperatures can easily soar over 40 degrees centigrade, will soon have its first snow-lined streets, in an impressive project called The Heart of Europe. The ambitious – if somewhat zany – Heart of Europe will offer visitors a number of five start luxury hotels, restaurants [...]

Greene King to put 150 pubs on chopping block

Chelsea punishment ‘extremely lenient’, says club’s former exec Purslow

Bar of the week: Flipdog, the Shoreditch spot stoking its cocktails with a hot poker

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