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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New orders help buoy Eurozone manufacturing and services activity

February 20, 2014

Despite a boost from new orders, figures for manufacturing and services activity in the Eurozone suggests recovery is still fragile, but remains on track. Markit’s so-called flash services purchasing managers’ index (PMI), for manufacturing activity in the Eurozone, was 53 in February – expectations were for that it'd stay at 54. The services activity index [...]
BAE earnings warning sees shares plunge 10pc

February 20, 2014

BAE Systems has said today that 2014 earnings per share could drop by as much as 10 per cent. Shares have dropped ten per cent on the news this morning. The firm has been hit by budgetary pressures from the US, “challenging market conditions” and the lack of the one-off lift from its Typhoon jet [...]
What you need to know before the open

February 20, 2014

Europe is expected to open lower this morning, after disappointing Chinese manufacturing data and yesterday’s release of the latest Federal Open Market Committee minutes. The minutes showed a further taper of $10bn is likely in March. The Chinese HSBC purchasing managers’ index has come in at 48.3, considerably below expectations of 49.4. Corporate news Centrica [...]
Swiss Re announces new finance chief as results beat expectations

February 20, 2014

Swiss Re, the reinsurer, has announced it’s appointed a new finance chief, David Cole, and upped its dividend on the back of an unexpected rise in net income. The giant European firm’s proposed raising its dividend to 3.85 Swiss francs per share, with a special dividend of 4.15 Swiss francs per share. The company reported [...]
Any Other Business – 20/02

February 20, 2014

WE ALL know how much banks enjoy a glass or two of wine, but there aren’t many out there that can claim to have their own sommelier. Silicon Valley Bank’s Californian head office can though – his name is Raymond Nasr and he works with the bank and its wine clients. “We look after tech but [...]
RBS to pay $275m to settle US mortgage lawsuit

February 19, 2014

RBS has agreed to pay $275m (£164m) in cash to settle a US class action lawsuit brought by pension funds accusing it of misleading investors in the sale of mortgage-backed securities (MBS). The case was brought in 2008, and concerned the packaging and sale of 14 MBS deals known as “Harborview”. The lender was accused [...]
What you need to know before the US open

February 19, 2014

A modest open is expected in the US today, as stock futures fell on investor caution. Another weather victim: housing starts for January came in lower than expected at 880,000 from 1.1m in December (revised up from 999,000). Analysts were expecting a figure of 950,000. And it looks like it extended another icy finger into [...]
Renzi confirms he’s ready to form government

February 19, 2014

Matteo Renzi says current meetings with Italy's political parties are going well, and he’s confident he’ll be able accept the mandate to form the country's next government on Saturday. He’ll then seek a vote of confidence from the Italian parliament on Monday, presenting his team and programme. The mayor of Florence told reporters he’ll be [...]
EE’s bringing 1,000 jobs to the UK – but it’s a double-edged sword

February 19, 2014

EE, Britain’s biggest mobile operator, says it’ll create more than 1,000 jobs in the UK over the next two years, reshoring customer service jobs that have been based abroad. The firm also said it’s tripling the size of its apprenticeship scheme to 1,300 by the end of 2015. This morning, figures showed the UK’s unemployment rate [...]
Charts: Tech take-up is faster than ever

February 19, 2014

In the UK, 6.7m people have never used the internet, according to the Office for National Statistics. But that said, not only is the number 700,000 fewer than a year earlier (2012), but the total number of users is now 44.3m – that’s 87 per cent of all adults. What’s more – and as you [...]

Two top flight clubs in same league to be owned by same firm after major sport decision

Premier League’s smallest stadium gets approval to begin £90m rebuild

This hotel on the Elizabeth Line is 30 minutes from London but feels totally remote

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