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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Deutsche Bank strategist confirms Game of Thrones party with dress up and “plotting world domination”

April 7, 2014

A glimpse into the goings on at a global investment bank – and it’s not all money and strategy. In a morning research note, Deutsche Bank reveals that it’s not gold, cement company mergers or Eurozone investor confidence that’s gripped it, but the latest Game of Thrones episode. It begins, thanks to strategists Jim Reid [...]
Altice reaches deal to buy Carlyle and Cinven stake in Numericable

April 7, 2014

The French cable and telecommunications provider Altice has announced it’s agreed with Carlyle Cable Investment and Cinven Group to buy their combined 34.6 per cent stake in cable operator Numericable Group. The news comes ahead of Altice’s merger with SFR, which it’s buying from Vivendi, and will take Altice’s ownership to 74.6 per cent. The [...]
What you need to know before the open

April 7, 2014

A late selloff on US markets Friday is expected to mean a lower open for European bourses today, despite a strong finish last week. Data in this morning show industrial production in Germany expanded by more than expected in February – by 0.4 per cent. This was marginally less than the 0.7 per cent growth [...]
Robust results for Cranswick as pig rearing grows

April 7, 2014

Cooked meats producer Cranswick has reported another solid set of results, despite tougher market conditions. Against a backdrop of a weaker UK grocery market and record pig price levels, total sales increased 13 per cent last year, with underlying sales (which excludes bolt-on acquisition activity) up 12 per cent, according to a trading update. The [...]
What you need to know before the US open

April 3, 2014

US futures suggest a mixed open for markets, which will have the latest jobs report to digest, with numbers from Markit indicating the health of the services sector later on. Stocks were left little changed today by the announcement by the ECB that it has, as expected, opted to keep rates on hold, despite falling inflation [...]
Regulator confirms probe into UK credit card market

April 3, 2014

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced its decision to run a competition review into the UK’s credit card industry. The regulator says it’ll focus on how it deals with those who are already in financial difficulty, in particular. 30m people hold at least one credit card in the UK, with 56m credit cards in [...]
Homeowners’ equity injections into housing market near sixth year

April 3, 2014

Homeowners injected £10.6bn of equity into the housing market in the final quarter of 2013, as very low savings interest rates continue to make it easier for people to pay down their mortgages. The figures from the Bank of England show the quarter to be the 23rd successive net housing equity injection, but the figure [...]
Eurozone services wobble but still show firmer growth

April 3, 2014

Despite sliding back from the 32-month high seen in February, business activity in the Eurozone’s service sector is still expanding, with Markit's purchasing managers' index coming in at of 52.2 in March. This is slightly below analysts expectations, which were for a reading of 52.4, from February's 52.6, but remains consistent with a 0.5 per [...]
Just-Eat prices shares at top end of range in IPO

April 3, 2014

Just-Eat has announced it’s pricing its London Initial Public Offering at the top end of its range, at 260p per share. The London-based online food takeaway business is offering 138.5m shares. Based on the offer price, it’d reach a market capitalisation of £1.47bn. The shares being sold represent 24.6 per cent of Just-Eat’s equity. It’ll [...]
Vodafone announces 150 new UK shops and 1,400 jobs

April 3, 2014

Vodafone says it’s going to open 150 new shops across the UK, creating 1,400 jobs. The mobile phone giant is injecting a £100m boost into Britain’s high streets, taking its investment across the country to £1bn this year. The firm’s 2014 capital investment programme is the biggest in its history. Prime Minister David Cameron has, [...]

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