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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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Walkie Scorchie redesign almost there says developer Land Securities

November 12, 2013

The developer of the Walkie Talkie skyscraper in the City of London, Land Securities, said this morning that a solution to the "seasonal solar glare" issue – the 70C beam of sunlight that melted cars, burnt shops and saw an egg fried in its heat – is in its final stages. Land Securities says that [...]
Growth set to gain momentum in developed economies says OECD

November 12, 2013

Growth in developed countries increased in September with the recovery in the Eurozone "gaining momentum," according the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The Composite Leading Indicator (CLI), intended to detect turning points in economic activity, show growth is above trend in Japan and is strengthening in the UK. Growth in the US is around [...]
US to overtake Saudi Arabia as number one oil producer by 2016

November 12, 2013

The US will become the world's largest oil producer by 2016, according to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The IEA's world energy outlook report, released on Tuesday, said the rising output from both the US and Brazil is reducing the role of OPEC countries. IEA chief economist, Fatih Birol, speaking to Reuters [...]
UK core inflation drops to a four-year low in October

November 12, 2013

The inflation rate fell to 2.2 per cent in the year to October, down from 2.7 per cent last month – its lowest level since 2009. Consensus had been that it would fall to 2.5 per cent. UK core inflation fell to 1.7 per cent year-on-year in October. The other main consumer price indices moved [...]
EDF to raise gas and electricity bills by 3.9 per cent

November 12, 2013

EDF Energy announced on Tuesday that it will be hiking the average gas and electricity bill by 3.9 per cent, from 3 January 2014. The price rise is significantly less than rivals such as British gas who announced price rises of 9.2 per cent. The company's statement says the typical consumer will be at least [...]
Bovis Homes snaps up former Balfour Beatty boss

November 12, 2013

Bovis Homes has snapped up Ian Tyler, the former boss of Balfour Beatty, as its new chairman to replace Malcolm Harris, who is retiring. Ian Tyler has spent over 20 years involved with the construction industry and is also a non-executive director at BAE Systems as well as chairman of the audit committee at Cable [...]
Twitter stock calms down on day three as IPO excitement wears off

November 11, 2013

Twitter opened five per cent down in trading today, with shares below $40 (£25) – that's 20 per cent down from its first-day high of $50.09 (£31.32). At pixel time, shares were down just over one per cent. Shares began trading at $45.10 on Thursday – well above the $26 per share initial public offering [...]
PepsiCo to invest £3.4bn in India

November 11, 2013

PepsiCo Inc announced on Monday its intention to invest £3.4bn in India by the year 2020. India is one of PepsiCo's largest markets and the multi billion dollar food and beverage corporation hopes that a rising Indian middle class will provide even greater opportunities for its products, which include Pepsi, Doritos and Tropicana. PepsiCo chairman [...]
Caledonia Investments acquires UK’s fourth largest caravan park operator

November 11, 2013

On Monday it was announced that UK investment trust, Caledonia Investments had acquired caravan park operator Park Holidays UK. Park Holidays owns 21 freehold and two leasehold caravan parks concentrated in the south of England and is the UK's fourth largest caravan holiday operator, generating £2.5m of profit before tax, with gross assets of £256.5m. [...]
Why Spain’s financial future is rosier than Italy’s

November 11, 2013

Spain's fiscal prospects are brighter than Italy's, says Capital Economics' European economist Ben May. Although Italy's budget deficit is a fair amount better than Spain's, and the latter still faces some tough economic challenges, Spanish public finances are, in other respects, in something of a "healthier position". The medium-term outlook for the public finances remains "pretty [...]

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