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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City A.M. editorial sparks France debate

January 14, 2014

City A.M. editor Allister Heath's article 'France’s failed socialist experiment is turning into a tragedy', published last week, has received a lot of attention – and prompted a deluge of responses. First, the French Embassy wrote a reply, in which the NHS was branded 'ailing' and French infrastrucutre was deemed superior to the UK's. Blogger Guido [...]
MPs stand up for British institutions after French Embassy slurs

January 14, 2014

Last week, City A.M. editor Allister Heath wrote this piece: France’s failed socialist experiment is turning into a tragedy In response, the French Embassy has launched something of an (un)diplomatic rejoinder: 10 accounts on which City A.M. has got it wrong on France The embassy has levelled that France has a better health service, roads, [...]
The graph that shows how bad Eurozone unemployment really is

January 14, 2014

Over 2013, unemployment stayed stubbornly high across most economies, and despite improving figures, unemployment rates are still well above pre-crisis levels. Figures from the OECD have shown that, across the 34 member countries, the unemployment rate fell to 7.8 per cent last November. When it came to the euro area, 47.1m people were unemployed in [...]
Eurozone industrial production growth is twice what analysts predicted

January 14, 2014

Some optimistic news from the Eurozone today. Industrial production in the economic area increased three per cent year-on-year in November – over double the 1.4 per cent consensus prediction and comfortably exceeding the small increase of 0.5 per cent (revised up from 0.2 per cent) seen between October 2012 and October 2013. The figures, released [...]
UK house prices growth continues forward march

January 14, 2014

House prices increased 5.4 per cent in the 12 months to November 2013 – down from the 5.5 per cent increase seen from October 2012 to 2013 but still showing growth gaining momentum across the country, according to data from the Office for National Statistics. England saw 5.6 per cent growth in the 12 months, [...]
Moneysupermarket energy switching revenues jump 200pc

January 14, 2014

A sharp increase in people changing energy providers has provided a staggering revenue boost to price comparison site Moneysupermarket's energy switching service. In a statement this morning, the web-based business said that revenues from switching were up almost 200 per cent in the fourth quarter, in the wake of the price hike announcements from energy firms [...]
Here’s why Japanese stocks have seen their worst day in five months

January 14, 2014

Asian shares were in the wars today. The Nikkei 225 average tumbled 3.1 per cent in Tuesday trading – taking it to a one-month low and marking the biggest one-day drop in five months. The broader Topix dropped 2.3 per cent, and Asian ex-Japan shares were down 0.8 per cent. The shift into the red [...]
Capita wins back congestion charge contract

January 14, 2014

Outsourcing giant Capita is to take over running the London congestion charge scheme. The five-year deal with Transport for London is expected to make the company £145m in revenue. Capita ran the initial congestion charge scheme from 2003 but lost the contract to IBM in 2009. According to a statement this morning, the firm [...]
What you need to know before the open – 14/01

January 14, 2014

Europe is expected lower this morning after a late sell-off in the US. A slide in Asia saw the Nikkei fell 3.1 per cent – a one-month low – with the yen rising abruptly in trading today. The focus is on UK inflation numbers this morning. The expectation is for CPI to stay at the [...]
Asos storms forward as Christmas sales leap 38pc

January 14, 2014

Asos' stellar Christmas has demonstrated the draw of online shopping over the high street – the fashion giant saw sales jump 38 per cent to £36m in the four months ended December. Analysts had predicted a 35 per cent rise in sales over the festive period; the store said it's enjoyed "another strong Christmas", with [...]

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