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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Hargreaves Lansdown system crashes on Royal Mail trade

October 11, 2013

There's been some significant annoyance for Royal Mail investors this morning as Hargreaves Landsdown systems buckle under the weight of trading: We are sincerely sorry for anyone who hasn’t been able to trade this morning and are doing all we can to meet client demand — Hargreaves Lansdown (@HLInvest) October 11, 2013 All available staff [...]
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to weapons prohibition group working in Syria

October 11, 2013

The Nobel Peace Price 2013 has been awarded to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons OPCW) for their work dismantling Syrian chemical weapons. The committee panel said that the group's work has "defined the use of chemical weapons as a taboo under international law", highlighting the vital need for such groups given the [...]
Italian inflation softens in September

October 11, 2013

Italy sees a softening of inflation as the consumer price index for September comes in at -0.3 per cent, in line with expectations. Last month, inflation was at 0.4 per cent. Year-on-year, the increase was in line with expectations at 0.9 per cent – down on August-August's 1.2 per cent rise.
Royal Mail shares debut at 450p

October 11, 2013

Royal Mail shares have opened at 450p (from the 330p sale price) as grey market trading begins this morning. The 36 per cent increase means that the Royal Mail is large enough to join the FTSE 100, with a market cap of over £3.1m. About 690,000 would-be investors are to receive a share allocation worth [...]
Shares plummet as Chemring profit takes hit from US shutdown and Middle East tension

October 11, 2013

Aerospace defence group Chemring has announced a rather gloomy trading update for the third quarter, saying its profit is being dealt a blow from the US shutdown and tensions in the Middle East. (Release) 2013's anticipated operating profit the company says, going to be affected by the closure of a large number of government departments [...]
What you need to know before the open – 11/10

October 11, 2013

European markets are expected to build on yesterday's sizeable gains today, with asian markets seeing a three-week high, following US markets' second best day for the year. The optimism comes as debt talks get underway, with anticipation of a near agreement being made to extend the deadline for raising the US debt ceiling. Moreover, politicians [...]
Westpac to buy Lloyds’ Australian operations as bank exits the country

October 11, 2013

Lloyds Banking Group says that it has agreed the AU$1.55bn (£0.9bn) sale of its Australian operations to Westpac Banking Corporation, as the bank begins to exit the Australian market. (Release) Lloyds will be selling Capital Finance Australia, a motor and equipment finance business, and the Australian division of corporate lender BOS International. The sale includes [...]
Any other business – 11/10

October 10, 2013

WH SMITH’S reputation has been left slightly the worse for wear after criticism over the shabby state of its carpets. One retail analyst yesterday said stores had “as much aesthetic appeal as a 1970s job centre” and there is even a Twitter account dedicated to “documenting the wonders of the abject carpets”. And while new [...]
Chinese companies square up in Glencore Xstrata mine sale

October 10, 2013

Two rival Chinese miners, Chinalco and Minmetals, have made it onto a shortlist to buy Glencore Xstrata's $5.9bn (£3.7bn) Peruvian copper mine, Las Bambas, say Reuters' sources. The mines are two of four Chinese groups who made initial bids for the mine, and lead a series of interested groups. Las Bambas is being sold by [...]
S&P maintains Buy rating for SSE saying higher prices will improve margins

October 10, 2013

S&P Capital IQ Equity has maintained its Buy rating for energy provider SSE, despite its raising of gas and electricity prices by 8.2 per cent this November. The financial information provider expects the rise to boost profit, restoring margins in the second half of 2014. For the full year 2014, S&P anticipates SSE's energy supply [...]

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