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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Shares, stocks and corporate news: What you need to know before the US open

June 13, 2014

US markets are expected to open lower, with equities heading for a weekly loss. Concerns about a disruption in oil supplies have grown as Iraq descended further into violence following the fall of Mosil and Tikrit to Sunni Islamic insurgents. The International Energy Agency said the situation was particularly worrying since Iraq is forecast to [...]
How your toilet could be the next hacker victim

June 11, 2014

Most people have found reason to be excited about “the internet of things”. Having appliances wired up to your smartphone will make life a lot easier – and probably more fun. But experts are increasingly ready to voice problems that might occur, particularly those that aren’t readily obvious. Gunter Ollmann, chief technology officer of IOActive, [...]
These Tube experts have just set the world record for travelling the New York Subway

June 11, 2014

A group of persevering men who attempt the Guinness World Record to travel the whole of London’s tube network, known as the Tube Challenge, have just been confirmed as record holders for visiting every station on New York’s subway. Most recently, the subterranean sextet visited all 468 stations on New York’s public transport system, getting round the whole [...]
The Church Of England’s releasing a rap song today. Listen to “We need a union on the streets” here

June 11, 2014

The Church of England may well be the last body you’d expect to dip its toe in rap culture, but today it has by launching its very own rap song. As with many a great rap track, it’s all about money. But before you start picturing the Archbishop of Canterbury riffing about his Rolex, you [...]
Justin King’s final curtain: Sainsbury’s CEO goes out on sliding sales

June 11, 2014

It is chief executive Justin King’s last set of results, and Sainsbury's has reported a 1.1 per cent fall in like-for-like sales – in line with expectations. Including fuel, they dropped 2.4 per cent in the 12 weeks to 7 June. But shares have risen by as much as two per cent this morning. Darren [...]
BP’s bagged permission to fly an unmanned drone over the US

June 10, 2014

BP’s managed to get permission to fly an unmanned drone over the US so it can survey an Alaskan oil field. The drone, which is manufactured by AeroVironment Puma AE, is 4.5 feet long, with a wingspan of 9.2 feet. It started flying over Alaska on Sunday, after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) gave it [...]
Lindt’s made a 3kg chocolate teapot – and a guide to eating its chocolate with tea

June 10, 2014

Lindt has unveiled its first edible, dark chocolate teapot. Rather unfortunately, there’s only one, and it’s not for sale – but you can go and visit it. The enticing 70 per cent cocoa crockery item is intended to go with tea – but obviously can't be used for brewing itself. For anyone who fancies a [...]
Warren Buffett was spending $15bn on renewable energy. He’s now upped that to $30bn

June 10, 2014

Yesterday, it momentarily slipped Warren Buffett’s mind how much money Berkshire Hathaway is shelling out on wind and solar power in the US – $15bn (£8.9bn). Speaking at the Edison Electric Institute’s annual convention in Las Vegas, the guru investor turned to deputy Greg Abel for a reminder of the figure, before coming back with, [...]
Motorway speeding fines could hit £10,000. Here’s what you need to know

June 10, 2014

Magistrate court fines could rise by 300 per cent, as new rules are presented by the government to allow unlimited penalties. The top offence level fine, which includes motorway speeding, may rise from £2,500 to £10,000. Criminal damage, racially aggravated disorder and failing to provide a drugs sample could all see the same increase. Most [...]
Ted Baker sees group revenues surge 18pc

June 10, 2014

Ted Baker has reported a 17.9 per cent jump in group revenues in the 19 weeks to 7 June. Retail sales surged 15.8 per cent – comfortably above several analysts’ calls; Jefferies had expected a 15 per cent increase. During the period, the high-end clothes specialist opened new stores in Glasgow, Heathrow Terminal 2, several [...]

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