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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Quintain sees £8m profit as customers flock to new Wembley outlet village

November 25, 2013

Quintain has reported half year pre-tax profits of £8.0m, from a loss of £25.2m last year. The designer outlet village at Wembley saw 350,000 visitors in its first month of opening, and the developer reported that AEG has been appointed to manage the Wembley arena. In its first phase of development, 21 per cent of [...]
Chemring shares rocket as trading remains in line with expectations

November 25, 2013

UK defence group Chemring has seen shares soar over 14 per cent this morning after trading in its final quarter remained in line with the guidance issued on 11 October. The group reported a 24 per cent drop in revenue in its final quarter to £185m. For the year to 31 October, revenue was around £625m from [...]
Government confirms student loan sell-off

November 25, 2013

The UK government has confirmed the sale of large part of its student loans portfolio to Erudio Student Loans. The sale relates to students who took out fixed term loans between 1990 and 1998. Such loans are the last of their kind still in public ownership. The move is step towards selling all of the [...]
Essar suffers $44m loss as refining margins fall to 2011 low

November 25, 2013

Essar Energy has reported loss before tax of $44.4m (£27.4m) in the six months ended 30 September, compared to $52.7m (£32.5m) profit in the same period of 2012, reflecting the "tough global refining market environment" and "weak economic conditions in Europe and emerging markets". Group revenue was up five per cent like-for-like to $13.4bn and earnings [...]
Higher pig prices fail to dampen Cranswick profits

November 25, 2013

Food producer Cranswick has reported a solid performance for the six months ended 30 September. Cranswick's profit before tax jumped 16 per cent, reaching £26.1m, while reported revenue rose by 15 per cent to £483.5m. Growth in sales and a newly commissioned pastry facility, as well as pig breeding and rearing activities, were cited as [...]
What you need to know before the open – 25/11

November 25, 2013

European markets are expected to rise this morning after gains in Asia and another record finish in the US. Sentiment has also received a boost from the deal with Iran regarding its nuclear programme. Brent crude prices started the week down 2.5 per cent. Morning all. There's a bit going on early doors. Could [...]
Rolls-Royce lands $215m contract for jet fighter LiftSystems

November 25, 2013

Rolls-Royce has been awarded a $215m (£133m) contract to produce and support its LiftSystems technology for the F-35 Lightning II program. The technology gives F-35B aircraft the ability to perform short take-offs and vertical landings and is currently being used by the US Marine Corps in Yuma Arizona. Rolls-Royce LiftSystem Program director said: The innovative Rolls-Royce [...]
Bank of America intern died of natural causes says coroner

November 22, 2013

The coroner hearing the inquest into the death of Moritz Erhardt, the 21 year old summer intern at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, has said that he died of natural causes, as a result of an epileptic fit. Coroner Mary Hassell told Poplar Coroners Court today: One of the triggers for epilepsy is exhaustion and [...]
5,000 jobs at risk as Mory Ducros declares bankruptcy

November 22, 2013

The loss-making French courier company Mory Ducros has declared bankruptcy. 5,000 jobs are now at risk, in the largest bankruptcy case seen in France since 2001. The firm was brought into existence a year ago in a merger between Mory and Ducros. The group haemorrhaged €79.5 (£66.4m) in the 16 months to December, according to [...]
London has highest number of jobsworths in the UK according to Health and Safety Executive

November 22, 2013

More people in London and the South East have reported bogus health and safety excuses than any other part of the UK, according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The HSE analysed the national spread of reports made to the Myth Busters Challenge Panel, which was created in order to crack down on health [...]

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