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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Is February’s 2.4pc jump in house prices a worry?

March 6, 2014

House prices stormed upwards by 2.4 per cent month-on-month in February, according to Halifax bank. Economists polled by Reuters had expected an increase of 0.7 per cent. Year-on-year, prices rose 7.9 per cent in the three months to February, and 2.1 per cent on the previous three months. The jump takes the average house price [...]
Aggreko shares jump despite currency headwinds warning

March 6, 2014

Power generator hire company Aggreko has reported an eight per cent fall in profit before tax, to 338m last year. After nine years of growth, last year proved a challenging one for the firm. but with results in line with what analysts were expectating, and outlook for 2014 better than some had hoped for, shares [...]
Ex-Rio Tinto chief named as Vedanta CEO

March 6, 2014

Tom Albanese, former chief executive officer (CEO) of miner Rio Tinto, has been named by Vedanta Resources as its new CEO. Albanese has been chairman of the India-focused mining company’s subsidiary Vedanta Resources Holdings since September of last year. He’ll succeed M.S. Mehta, who’s stepping down at the end of March. Albanese said of his [...]
What you need to know before the open

March 6, 2014

Europe’s set for a higher open this morning as investors await today’s European Central Bank (ECB) rate meeting. Another weather-related miss for US services, and disappointing ADP payroll numbers didn’t appear to dent activity too much yesterday, and concerns over Ukraine have seemingly been put on the back burner for now. Opinion is somewhat divided [...]
“Aviva still has issues” says boss as profits rise

March 6, 2014

Aviva has reported a six per cent rise in operating profit for 2013, to £2bn. Chief executive Mark Wilson said the businesses’ turnaround is “intensifying”, adding, however, that he wants to “guard against complacency”. Shares have, however, leapt over eight per cent in trading this morning. Source: Google The London-based insurer saw cash flows up [...]
This is why Barclays is firing 12,000 workers

March 5, 2014

For every £100 Barclays brings in, it pays £42.70 to its staff. That might not sound bad – it still has £57.30 to cover all its bills and turn a profit. But compare it with HSBC. For every £100 HSBC brings in, just £24.80 goes in staff costs. That astonishing contrast means Barclays pays workers [...]
Wilshere out, Huddlestone in: How the stats say England’s World Cup squad should look

March 5, 2014

One glance at Roy Hodgson should tell you that the England football manager is no slave to fashion. Yet statistical analysis of his latest squad selection suggests some players at less glamorous clubs might be being unfairly overlooked. Take Tom Huddlestone (Roy seemingly won’t). The Hull City midfielder is playing well enough to be in [...]
Can you handle these 3 facts on immigration?

March 5, 2014

Last night, a Newsnight report claimed the publication of a much-anticipated cross-governmental report on immigration has been put off by Downing Street, because it points to immigration having a smaller impact than the government claims. The BBC's detailed how Number 10 sources have said the report isn’t ready for release, but how, according to officials, [...]
What you need to know before the US open

March 5, 2014

Things have calmed down a bit today. European bourses have steadied, as Washington and Moscow meet for talks over Ukraine, and it looks like the S&P 500 will open flat to slightly lower, following yesterday's record high. UK Prime Minister David Cameron has said Russia will face “costs and consequences” for its military action against [...]
Want to find a man who does housework? Head to Slovenia

March 5, 2014

Whatever happened to the phenomenon of the New Man? Aren’t we all supposed to be equality-espousing, washing-up-doing, emotionally-sensitive fashion-followers by now? Apparently not, according to new figures published today from 29 OECD countries across the world. Men do significantly less housework, less shopping, and spend less time caring for family members than women. And shock [...]

Labour ‘failing’ renters: Brits work for 133 days to pay landlords

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