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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Positive opinion from Italian consumers

September 25, 2013

Consumer opinion in Italy rose in September with consumer confidence coming in at 101.1, following August's figure of 98.4 and expectations of a marginal increase to 98.5.
Laura Ashley sees retail sales fall owing to variable weather

September 25, 2013

Retailer Laura Ashley has seen like-for-like retail sales fall 2.2 per cent in the first half of this year. In the 26 weeks to 27 July 2013, the company reported that underlying pretax profit, excluding exceptional items, fell by £0.5m to £7.8m. Total group sales were down 5.6 per cent at £137.3m which, the company's [...]
Reed Elsevier announces resignation of CFO Duncan Palmer

September 25, 2013

Information provider Reed Elsevier has announced the resignation of its chief financial officer Duncan Palmer, owing to family circumstances. (Release) Chief executive Erik Engstrom explained that Palmer needs to return to the US, but his contribution to the company makes it disappointing to see him go. Reed Elsevier is a leading publisher and information provider [...]
Less confidence for businesses in France

September 25, 2013

Business confidence in France has diminished this morning with Semptember's business climate index coming in at 97, after it was predicted at 99, up from last month's 98. The point decrease for September shows a pausing in the industrial business sector:
Before the open: markets remain lackluster as Fed indecision continues

September 25, 2013

With the Fed's message on tapering somewhat muddled, US markets remain dulled for a fourth day, following last week's highs. This, along with the impending debt ceiling debate and potential for government shutdown over Obamacare, is also slowing down European markets, which are expected to open lower this morning. Just over half an hour to [...]
Any Other Business – 25/09

September 24, 2013

The DVLA reckons it can raise a king’s ransom when it auctions off the car number plate SU11 TAN later this week. The agency has set a £1,500 reserve but thinks that demand for the regal plate could come closer to its record-breaking £113,000 sum for the 1 HRH plate four years ago thanks to [...]
Slight miss as US economic confidence falls

September 24, 2013

US confidence in economic activity for September has fallen to 79.7 from August's figure of 81.8, missing expectations of 79.8 per cent. BREAKING: US Consumer Confidence slows as Bernanke confuses the country — Keith McCullough (@KeithMcCullough) September 24, 2013 And if you don't think confidence matters you have not looked for a job lately. [...]
Rise for US house prices

September 24, 2013

US house prices rose in the month of July, with the house price index coming in at 1.0 per cent from 0.7 per cent in June. Expectations were for 0.9 per cent. July is the 18th consecutive month in which the index has risen. The Case-Shiller index, which measures residential real estate house prices in [...]
Owner of Miller Homes ponders possible initial public offering

September 24, 2013

Miller Group, owner of Miller Homes, is contemplating a possible initial public offering (IPO), says The Financial Times’ property correspondent Ed Hammond. Miller Group is the UK’s largest privately owned property development and construction company, and the entertaining of such an idea highlights the sentiment that the UK housing market is looking ever-more positive. City [...]
Consumer confidence and personal deposits up as business borrowing increases

September 24, 2013

(BBA) Personal deposits have risen by almost five per cent over the year to August, says the BBA. (Release) BBA statistics director, David Dooks said: These figures suggest that consumer confidence is growing. For the first time in four years, annual growth in household borrowing on credit cards and personal loans has turned positive and [...]

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