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 – 24/4

April 24, 2014

ANYONE wondering if ex-Oriel chief David Knox’s new company name Lazarus refers to his own triumphant return to the City can think again, the former Cazenove bigwig (who lasted only six months at the helm of Oriel) told The Capitalist it’s more about the return of old fashioned values, such as putting clients first. Knox [...]
What you need to know before the US open

April 23, 2014

US stocks futures suggest a slightly lower open today, following the recent rally the S&P 500 and Nasdaq have seen over the last few days. Mortgage applications in the US fell 3.3 per cent last week – the eighth drop in 11 weeks – with homeowners looking to refinance existing loans, and those looking for [...]
Why breakfast staples could be about to get more expensive

April 23, 2014

The surge in coffee futures documented over the last couple of weeks isn’t the only thing that could up the cost of breakfast. A Brazilian drought, which significantly damaged crops, is pushing up prices. Changes will most likely felt by global wholesalers over the next couple of months as harvests begin, says Thomas Pugh, a [...]
Regulator appoints financial heavyweights as competition advisers

April 23, 2014

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed two new senior advisers, who will focus on competition and investment banking. David Saunders and Gunner Burkhart will bring years of financial and regulatory experience to the financial watchdog. Saunders is former chief executive of the Competition Commission, with a 35 year-long career in the Department for Business, [...]
What you need to know before the open

April 23, 2014

US markets saw another positive finish yesterday, with European counterparts expected higher today, looking to French and German manufacturing data. Economists will be looking to see if the turnaround seen in France in March continued, and Germany’s expected to see a slight improvement, too. China’s HSBC manufacturing purchasing managers’ index improved to 48.3 – encouraging, [...]
Primark buoys AB Foods as sugar continues to sour performance

April 23, 2014

Shares in Primark owner Associated British Foods are up over six per cent this morning, after the group announced a six per cent rise in pre-tax profit to £434m in the first half of the financial year, and a 26 per cent jump in Primark's profit. The group called the results “resilient”, despite facing ongoing challenges [...]
Primark to open stores in northeast US

April 23, 2014

Primark is set to make its first foray in the US, opening stores in the north east, owner Associated British Foods has announced this morning. After “extensive research”, the decision’s been made to take the budget high street shop to consumers in the US, AB Foods said. A new store with 70,000 square feet of selling [...]
Any Other Business – 23/4

April 23, 2014

WHOEVER said banks were too macho? Goldman Sachs revealed some preference for the trend of flavoured beers in its US alcohol outlook this week, claiming that flavourisation is helping beer to stay relevant with the current consumers. The bank’s analysts praised Bud Light “Rita”, which comes in Strawberry flavour, as well as MillerCoors’ Apple Ale [...]
Investor risk appetite for European property set to keep growing this year

April 22, 2014

Investor appetite for risk is set to keep rising throughout 2014 after helping to push deal volumes in the European property market to a five-year high last year, according M&G Real Estate. The fund manager’s latest market outlook predicts that this year will be at least as active as 2013, when transaction volumes topped €80bn [...]
Forget Twitter, why Weibo is the social stock to watch

April 22, 2014

Last week’s US float of Chinese social network Weibo – think a hybrid of Twitter and Facebook – saw investors rush into the stock buoying it 33 per cent in the first two days of trading. One of the reasons for this is Weibo looks like a great deal for those hoping to capitalise on [...]

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