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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Budget: Political artist Kaya Mar gives us a sneak preview of his latest work

March 19, 2014

AS USUAL, all eyes will be on the House of Commons today for George Osborne’s Budget. But there’s a new tradition emerging that might draw the crowds outside parliament too. Artist Kaya Mar has become a regular fixture outside both Downing Street and Westminster during the Budget, showing off his politically inspired portraits. He has kindly [...]
Nasdaq OMX becomes first clearing house to bag European approval

March 18, 2014

Nasdaq OMX, the Stockholm-based multi-asset clearing house, has become the first in Europe to be authorised as compliant under new, tougher European regulations designed to increase oversight of derivatives markets. The Swedish Financial Services Authority formally approved the business today. Clearing houses are having to reapply to operate under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) [...]
UK suspends military cooperation with Russia after Putin signs Crimea treaty

March 18, 2014

Foreign secretary William Hague has said Britain has suspended bilateral military cooperation with Russia, including arms exports, in a move responding to Russia’s annexing of Crimea. President Putin has formally signed a treaty to accept the “Republic of Crimea” into the Russian Federation, saying he does not plan to seize any other regions of Ukraine. He [...]
What you need to know before the US open

March 18, 2014

US markets are expected to open lower today. European counterparts have headed higher, but investors will be looking towards comment from Fed chair Janet Yellen tomorrow, as the bank puts forward its latest monetary policy decision. It’s expected to continue with its tapering programme. There are also have the latest inflation figures to digest. US [...]
Crimea’s dented investor confidence, but the price of gas suggests there’s no need to worry

March 18, 2014

This morning, Germany's ZEW survey demonstrated how investor sentiment can take a knock over international environment worries. The country’s ZEW survey falling for a second month in a row to 46.6 in March, from February’s 55.7. But ZEW officials have said that ongoing problems in Crimea have played a part in the drop, which could [...]
Asos’ profits warning is crushing online retailers

March 18, 2014

This morning, Asos chief Nick Robertson delivered the surprise warning that the company’s earnings margin will decline this year to around 6.5 per cent. Shares crashed over 20 per cent on the news. The reason given is that the store’s upping its investment in warehouses in Europe, along with its new venture in China, and [...]
Germany’s court says EU rescue fund is legal

March 18, 2014

Germany’s constitutional court has rejected challenges to the Eurozone’s bailout fund, confirming the legality of the €500bn European Stability Mechanism (ESM), and upholding the preliminary ruling made in 2012. It’s said the rights of the country’s parliament to make decisions on its budget are not violated by ESM, provided the Bundestag can veto the measure and impose [...]
Asos shares are crashing on chief’s warning

March 18, 2014

Asos has reported retail sales up 26 per cent year-on-year in the first two months of 2014 and is, it says, confident of hitting sales of £1bn for 2013/14. But shares have crashed over 20 per cent this morning, following chief executive Nick Robertson’s warning that the company's earnings margin will shrink this year to [...]
What you need to know before the open

March 18, 2014

Markets remained resilient yesterday, in the face of sanctions being meted out by the EU on Russian and Ukrainian individuals. Today, expectations are that they’ll hold their nerve again, opening slightly higher, ahead of President Putin’s decision to the Russian parliament on whether to annex Crimea to Russia. Asian markets rallied in Tuesday trading – [...]
Miner Antofagasta hit by weak prices and high costs

March 18, 2014

Chilean-based miner Antofagasta has reported a 25 per cent fall in profit to $2.1bn (£1.3bn) in 2013, although it has pledged a much larger than expected dividend for shareholders. Shares have jumped almost six per cent this morning on the news. Chief executive Diego Hernandez said the year was a challenging one, as the firm was [...]

Barry Hearn says ‘Saudi is a problem’ amid snooker shift

Barry Hearn says ‘Saudi is a problem’ amid snooker shift

Jeremy King: My honest thoughts on The Ivy £1bn sale

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