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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Any Other Business – 03/06

June 3, 2014

FOR ONE City spinner, watching yesterday’s Apple conference was a more emotional experience than for most. Founder of Redleaf Polhill Emma Kane’s 17-year-old son Patrick featured in the opening video sequence for the eagerly awaited tech event. Why? Well, when Patrick was a baby he contracted meningococcal septicaemia and sadly lost a leg and many of [...]
How China’s heading towards 1bn drivers

May 30, 2014

There are a huge number of drivers in China – about 280m last years, according to its ministry of public security. But Shi Jianhua, deputy secretary-general of the state-backed China Association of Automovile Manufacturers (CAAM), predicts that in the next 10 to 15 years, that bumper number is set to rocket. With an expanding middle [...]
What you need to know before the US open

May 30, 2014

US stock futures moved lower today; the S&P 500 fell back from a winning streak, as investors turn attention to the imminent ECB policy meeting next week. Spending in the US fell for the first time in a year last month, increasing 0.9 per cent after March’s one per cent rise. There’s also the indication [...]
Germany’s April retail sales show repeating the first quarter boom will be tough

May 30, 2014

German retail sales dropped unexpectedly in April, down 0.9 per cent month-on-month, as the country's output growth continues to slow, following a very strong winter quarter. Consensus was for a 0.2 per cent increase, after March's meagre 0.1 per cent rise. As Christian Schulz of Berenberg explains, in addition to boosting construction, the mild winter [...]
What you need to know before the open

May 30, 2014

European markets are expected to head higher this morning, nearing multi-year highs. Investors remains intently focused on the European Central Bank’s next policy meeting next week, holding back slightly incase the expected stimulus plan next week isn’t as aggressive as the market is anticipating. German retail sales dropped unexpectedly in April, down 0.9 per cent [...]
Any Other Business – 30/05

May 30, 2014

THE CITY’S budding footballers battled it out yesterday in KennedyPearce’s annual charity footie tournament down in Powerleague London City, Shoreditch. Close Brothers, Invesco, M&G Investments, CBRE and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group were among the teams joining KennedyPearce. The tournament was played World Cup-style but with losers in knock-out group stages entering their own championship. The final [...]
Microsoft’s ex-chief Steve Ballmer said to have won Clippers bid

May 30, 2014

Microsoft’s former chief executive officer, Steve Ballmer, has had his $2bn (£1.2bn) offer for the Los Angeles Clippers accepted, according to Bloomberg. Ballmer outbid at least four other suitors, offers from each of which soared above the previous record sale price for an National Basketball Association (NBA) team of $550m. Donald Sterling, the team’s owner, [...]
City & Gild: Cutting back on brands won’t help firms grow

May 30, 2014

  It was a sad day for many when the news reported that the West Cornwall Pasty Company was about to go under last month; anyone who has said yes to “one for the road” has undoubtedly stood trackside gobbling down the unctuous beer sponge that is a pasty. Stodgy, trusted and just what you need [...]
What you need to know before the US open

May 29, 2014

US bonds weren’t much changed after latest GDP figures showed a one per cent contraction in the first quarter. European markets and US futures stood their ground too, with investors expecting the weather-induced declines. Later, we’ve got pending home sales out. Initial jobless claims showed 300,000 people signed on for unemployment benefit last week – [...]
US economy contracts for the first time in three years

May 29, 2014

As expected, US growth took a hit from the weather in the first quarter, with latest estimates showing a one per cent contraction at an annualised pace. Economists were expecting a smaller decline of 0.5 per cent. This is the first contraction the economy's seen since 2011, and the second since the economy emerged from recession [...]

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Woods to McIlroy: How Tiger Slam at Masters reshaped economics of sport

The Lake District but thrilling, with yacht trips and 4×4 off-roading

By: Harriet Green

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