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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What you need to know before the open – 08/10

October 8, 2013

With US markets dipping last night, we can expect to see European markets open similarly lower, with the US impasse hampering any kind of notable data. Both China and Japan have expressed concern over the US stalemate and investment values, raising questions on how damaging it'll be to the country's reputation and to the global [...]
Any other business – 08/10

October 7, 2013

To celebrate its 180th anniversary, luxury watch brand Jaeger-LeCoultre is holding an exhibition of its new collection – and selected highlights from its watchmaking past – at Watches of Switzerland in the Royal Exchange. The exhibition will be celebrated with a VIP launch night this Thursday, 10 October, and The Capitalist has secured one lucky [...]
Growth in new housing construction with London leading the way

October 7, 2013

(Office for National Statistics) New housing has been one of the biggest areas of growth in the construction industry over the past six months, with orders coming in at the fastest rate since 2007, says the Office for National Statistics (ONS). (Release) After seasonal adjustments, the value of new housing orders rose by 16 per [...]
UK overtakes Japan and Hong Kong in internet race

October 7, 2013

The UK has leapt ahead of Hong Kong, Japan and Luxembourg in the United Nations internet connectivity table. The International Telecommunication Union marked up the UK's position, from 11th place in 2011, to eighth place in 2012, overtaking Hong Kong and Japan. South Korea came top in the table for third year running while Niger [...]
In brief: Government reshuffle so far

October 7, 2013

New appointments:- Sajid Javid: Treasury financial secretary Robert Goodwill: parliamentary under secretary (Department of Transport) Esther McVey: minister of state (employment) Nicky Morgan: Treasury economic secretary Mike Penning: minister of state (Department for Work and Pensions) Don Foster: chief whip Greg Hands: deputy chief whip Alistair Carmichael: Scottish secretary Matt Hancock: minister of state (skills [...]
Tesco revamps Tesco Finest in bid to boost sales

October 7, 2013

Tesco has announced its plans to improve its Tesco Finest food line. Just days after announcing a pretax profit slump of 23.5 per cent in the first half of 2013, the supermarket giant has said the new food lines will include 400 new products with three-quarters of the current 'Finest' products being new or improved. [...]
BBC to launch next generation of iPlayer

October 7, 2013

BBC director general, Tony Hall, is to set to announce the next stage of the BBC's iPlayer service in a speech on Tuesday. The speech, entitled Where Next?, will set out the BBC's new strategy to adapt to technological developments and the changing ways consumers access news and entertainment. The vision is for an iPlayer [...]
Reshuffle sees Lib Dem Scottish Secretary given the boot

October 7, 2013

Less than a year before Scotland's vote on independence, today's reshuffle has seen Michael Moore replaced with Alistair Carmichael as the minister responsible for Scottish affairs. The Tories, Lib Dems and Labour are all are looking to maintain the status quo when it comes to next September's referendum on independence. But, with the Scottish National [...]
Greece forecasts positive outlook and budget surplus of €340m for 2013

October 7, 2013

Greek deputy finance minister Christos Staikouras has said this morning, with the unveiling of the draft Greek budget, that the country's economy is in a phase of stabilisation and next year will emerge out of a six-year long recession. A primary budget surplus of at least €340m for 2013 is anticipated, he said, with economic growth [...]
UK growth revised upwards and set to accelerate says Capital Economics

October 7, 2013

Capital economics have revised up their growth forecast for the UK in their latest UK quarterly review. Although the economic recovery still faces many challenges including the need for continued fiscal restraint, growth is expected to be higher than previous estimates. The firm has revised its forecast for 2013 as a whole up from 1.2 [...]

Why authenticity is key to US sport succeeding in Europe

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