By: James Nickerson

I am a reporter at City A.M. looking at the stories, people and data behind political events from the UK, Europe and further afield. I also write about infrastructure and transport, as well as broader issues around global business.

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At the close: FTSE 100 index closes down on Old Mutual, miners and oil companies

December 11, 2015

The FTSE 100 index closed sharply lower, ending the week below the 6,000 mark and rounding off a poor week. The UK's top blue-chip index closed 2.22 per cent lower at 5,952 points, the lowest late September, led lower by miners, oil companies and Old Mutual. Old Mutual led the index lower, closing 10.62 per cent down at 155.7p per [...]
Republican Presidential hopeful Donald Trump makes gains in polls after controversial comments

December 11, 2015

Donald Trump not only continues to lead but is making gains in the polls after his controversial comments about Muslims this week. In the latest poll by Zogby Analytics, the Republican Presidential hopeful has reached a new high in popularity, surging to 38 per cent of support in the Republican primaries. The Zogby poll was the [...]
International Personal Finance’s share price in freefall after warning on Slovakian legislation

December 11, 2015

International Personal Finance's (IPF) share price tanked this morning, leading the FTSE 250 lower, after warning that it could be hurt by new legislation in Slovakia. Shares slid 22.36 per cent to 250.5p in mid-morning trading, while the index was down 0.79 per cent to 16,945 points. Read more: FTSE 100 opens down on Sports Direct and Old Mutual [...]
Heathrow expansion: Transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin says Gatwick is still an option, government will “hopefully” decide next summer

December 11, 2015

Transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin has kept the door open for Gatwick to secure approval for London's airport expansion, a day after the government said the deadline for a decision had been kicked into the long grass. While the government has made "important movements" on the issue of airport expansion, Loughlin warned the government will only "hopefully" make a [...]
FTSE 100 index opens down as Sports Direct and Old Mutual share price woes continue

December 11, 2015

The FTSE 100 index opened down this morning as Sports Direct and Old Mutual extended losses, the day after both companies shed over 10 per cent of their share prices. The UK's top blue-chip index was down 0.18 per cent at 6,076 points. Sports Direct's share price was down 2.5 per cent as the market opened, falling to 577.75p per share, [...]
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn scheduled to attend controversial Stop the War coalition Christmas dinner

December 11, 2015

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is planning to attend a Christmas dinner fundraiser for Stop the War coalition, a move which has attracted much controversy even from within his own party. Corbyn is billed as a "special guest" for an event, which will be held tonight at EV Restaurant at 6:30pm. Other guests will include campaigner [...]
At the close: FTSE 100 index closes down on Sports Direct, Old Mutual

December 10, 2015

The FTSE 100 index slid in Thursday's trading despite gains by Glencore as both Sports Direct and Old Mutual tumbled. The index closed 0.63 per cent down at 6,088 points. Sports Direct slumped after Mike Ashley's retailer posted underwhelming first half results and the company was criticised for staff working conditions. Group revenue ticking up 0.1 per cent to £1.43bn, [...]
London house prices: As the average property price soars to £600,000, Osborne’s measures to tackle the UK’s housing problem could risk making the problem worse

December 10, 2015

For those hoping to get on the housing ladder, it's clear that not enough is being done to address the issue of ever-unattainable prices. While there is some evidence to suggest growth in London at least is slowing, figures out today show that the average price of a property in London has reached £600,000. Last week [...]
New best friends: What people are making of the new alliance between Katie Hopkins and Donald Trump

December 10, 2015

Republican Presidential hopeful Donald Trump has courted much criticism for his recent remarks, stating Muslims should be banned from entering the US and that there are areas in London and Paris where police are too scared to go to due to radicalisation. In Britain alone this sparked a wide range of responses, including a petition [...]
EU referendum: Prime Minister David Cameron says UK is still to reach an agreement with Poland on benefit curbs for EU migrants

December 10, 2015

The United Kingdom and Poland are still grappling to try and find a compromise over Prime Minister David Cameron's call to curb benefits for European Union migrants. Speaking at a joint press conference, Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo said she did not see "eye-to-eye" with Cameron on the issue, but does want to see the [...]

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