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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Are you the oldest sibling? You’re probably the most intelligent, according to new research from the University of Leipzig

October 20, 2015

The question of how a brother or sister's intelligence ranks against other siblings has been fascinating the scientific community and been a source of competition within families "for over 100 years", but a group of researchers now say they have an answer. A study by scientists from the University of Leipzig in Germany, has found the first-born child is [...]
FTSE 100 trading marginally up on Whitbread and InterContinental Hotels Group results

October 20, 2015

The FTSE 100 is swinging between minor gains and falls this morning as Whitbread and InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) lead the pack, gaining 2.22 per cent and 3.72 per cent respectively at 9:00. Investors liked Whitbread's first half results, in which the company reported a pre-tax profit of £291.3m, up 13 per cent on the same period last year. [...]
At the close: FTSE 100 dragged down by mining stocks

October 19, 2015

The FTSE 100 closed lower today after mining stocks were badly hit by weak economic data from China. The index closed 0.4 per cent down at 6,352 points, led lower by mining company Anglo American which dropped by 7.37 per cent. Earlier today data from China outperformed analysts' expectations with gross domestic product growing at 6.9 per cent, but still [...]
EU referendum: Prime Minister David Cameron says “we can succeed in this renegotiation”

October 19, 2015

Negotiations with the United Kingdom's European counterparts are going well, Prime Minister David Cameron has said. Speaking to MPs in the House of Commons, Cameron said that the negotiations which took place last Thursday in Brussels, including a meeting with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, were positive. Cameron added: I've set out the four things we [...]
English votes for English laws “must be piloted”, say MPs

October 19, 2015

The government's proposals to give English MPs new powers over "English only issues" should be piloted on selected legislation before being rolled out in full force, the Procedures Select Committee has said. Under the proposals all MPs will continue to vote on all key stages of legislation. However, English MPs – and in some cases [...]
Prime Minister David Cameron appoints Alibaba’s Jack Ma to his Business Advisory Group

October 19, 2015

Alibaba founder and executive chairman Jack Ma has been appointed to Prime Minister David Cameron's Business Advisory Group (BAG). Number 10 announced the appointment today, ahead of a four-day state visit by China's President Xi Jingping. Commenting on the appointment today, a Downing Street spokeswoman said: "This is about appointing someone who has real business [...]
Poll: British people want closer economic ties with China

October 19, 2015

As Prime Minister David Cameron and Chinese President Xi Jinping hail a "golden era" of Sino-British relations, there are some voices asserting the UK must do more to tackle China's human rights record. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, for one, is planning to use a state dinner at Buckingham Palace to raise the issue with Jinping. But [...]
Mining companies take the FTSE 100 lower

October 19, 2015

The FTSE 100 has turned negative, led by mining companies, including Anglo American which was four per cent down at 9:50, Fresnillo which was three per cent lower and Glencore which was trading 2.7 per cent down. Chinese gross domestic product figures released today fed further into fears of a global slowdown, pushing mining companies share price down. Read more: China's third [...]
Ministers who campaign for Brexit “will be sacked”

October 19, 2015

A group of six Conservative cabinet ministers have called on Prime Minister David Cameron to allow ministers to campaign with their conscience when it comes to whether or not the United Kingdom should remain a member of the European Union. The unnamed ministers want Cameron to abandon the ministerial code, which requires collective responsibility among [...]
Deutsche Bank share price rises on “fundamental reorganisation”

October 19, 2015

Deutsche Bank AG's share price rose in early morning trading, helping push European stocks higher. The Stoxx Europe 600 was up 0.7 per cent , while the Dax was up 0.84 per cent and FTSE 100 was trading relatively flat at 0.2 per cent up. The bank's stock was up 2.8 per cent, pushed higher after it [...]

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