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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Why today’s Manchester court decision to move fracking protesters is a boost for shale gas everywhere

March 10, 2014

Investors in the UK’s burgeoning shale gas industry should be delighted with today’s decision by a Manchester court to remove anti-fracking protesters from land near Barton Moss, where energy company IGas has begun exploratory drilling for shale gas. Judge Mark Pelling QC ruled in favour of landowners the Peel Group and has said that protesters [...]
What you need to know before the US open

March 10, 2014

S&P 500 futures suggest a muted, probably lower, open for US markets. Stocks around the world have been coming off six-year peaks after unexpectedly weak Chinese trade data and ongoing Ukraine worries. And after the buzz around Friday’s jobs numbers, which saw bourses hit fresh highs, there are no economic data releases of note today. [...]
Bank of England’s deputy governor says low rates are here to stay

March 10, 2014

Bank of England Deputy governor Charlie Bean spoke to the North East Chamber of Commerce today, suggesting that even once interest rates rise, the new normal for bank rate may be around two or three per cent, rather than the higher pre-crisis levels. Bean’s comments come quickly after monetary policy committee (MPC) member David Miles made [...]
Why equity investors’ returns are less than they could be – and the strategy that’ll improve them

March 10, 2014

According to Credit Suisse, equity investors earn, on average, returns that are well below those of the index. As part of the bank's Global Investment Returns Yearbook, analyst Michael Mauboussin says the answer as to why lies in a behavioural bias which can be traced to the part of our brain that links cause and [...]
Miners take a tumble as China’s credit growth slows even more

March 10, 2014

Weak trading data from China – exports unexpectedly fell 18.1 per cent in February from a year earlier, and imports rose 10.1 per cent – has hit miners this morning. BHP Billiton’s down almost two per cent, with Anglo American and Glencore Xstrata both down over one per cent, and Rio Tinto down almost one [...]
Eurozone investor confidence reaches near-3-year high

March 10, 2014

Investor confidence in the Eurozone has gathered more strength in March – reaching a high last seen in April 2011. The Sentix Investor Confidence index, which surveys 1,600 financial analysts and institutional investors, rose to 13.9 this month from 13.3 in February. Estimates had been for a bigger pick up, to 14.0, though. Sentix called [...]
What you need to know before the open

March 10, 2014

A muted open for European markets as investors remain cautious. Asian stocks slipped in Monday trading, and the dollar fell back from recent highs as Chinese trade data came in weaker than expected. China’s exports unexpectedly dropped in February, compounding fears of a slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy. China’s CSI 300 index fell 3.3 [...]
The world’s biggest banana company: Fyffes and Chiquita to merge

March 10, 2014

Some banana news this morning. Fyffes and Chiquita, two of the world’s largest banana companies, have announced they’re combining. Fyffes shares have rocketed an astonishing 26 per cent on the news. Source: Google The company will be named ChiquitaFyffes (best not to attempt that with a mouthful of banana), and will operate in [...]
RBS dishes out up to £18.25m of shares to top management team

March 7, 2014

Another bout of bonuses-related news – this time going to directors at RBS. It’s handed out as much as £18.25m of long-term share awards to the 11 members of its executive committee. The 81 per cent state-owned lender, which reported a £8.2bn loss in 2013, risks political and public vitriol, as the spotlight remains on [...]
What you need to know before the US open

March 7, 2014

Nonfarm payrolls just came in stronger than expected. In February, 175,000 workers were hired. Analysts had expected 149,000 jobs to be added. Some traders have begun pricing in an earlier date for a rate hike from the Fed on the back of the solid numbers. The dollar has hit a six-week high against the yen [...]

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