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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EU referendum: Polls at odds on outcome of June’s vote

May 1, 2016

With under two months to go until the United Kingdom votes on its membership of the European Union, the outcome still remains somewhat unclear as polls are at odds with one another. A poll for the Sun on Sunday found that slightly more Britons want to leave the EU than remain a member, after President Barack [...]
EU referendum: Nicola Sturgeon says second Scottish independence referendum “more likely than not” while she is First Minister

May 1, 2016

Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon has said a second Scottish independence referendum is "more likely than not" to occur while she is First Minister. In an interview with the Sunday Herald, Sturgeon said of a second referendum during her premiership: "Do I think it's more likely than not? Yes." While David Cameron has said there [...]
UK thinks it is “in the throes of a housing crisis”, according to new poll

May 1, 2016

By now most are all too aware of the soaring cost of housing, leading to "generation rent" and pushing people outside city centres. But a new poll has revealed the extent to which people are concerned about the housing crisis. According to a poll for the Observer on attitudes to housing, 69 per cent of [...]
Clocks in Venezuela go forward to save electricity

May 1, 2016

The electricity crisis in Venezuela is going from bad to worse. The country lost half an hour of sleep on Sunday as clocks moved forward to save power. The time change was ordered by President Nicolas Maduro, as the government implements a series of measures to help deal with the electricity shortage and deep economic crisis. The [...]
US Presidential Election 2016: Barack Obama mocks Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton

May 1, 2016

As expected, President Barack Obama roundly mocked Republican contender Donald Trump at the White House Correspondent's Dinner. More surprisingly, Obama also used his eighth and final correspondent's dinner to make jokes at the expense of Hillary Clinton. Obama said: "Although I am a little hurt that he’s not here tonight. We had so much fun [...]
Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley says he could save BHS, preserving thousands of jobs

May 1, 2016

Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley has confirmed his plans to buy BHS are still alive. The billionaire's plans would save the chain, as well as thousands of jobs. Ashley told The Telegraph: "Any continuing interest that we have in BHS would be on the basis that we would anticipate that there would not be any job losses, [...]
Labour’s London mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan accepts anti-Semitism row could hurt his chances of getting elected

May 1, 2016

Labour's London mayoral candidate believes his chances of winning the election next week could be damaged by the anti-Semitism row that has erupted. Sadiq Khan said he wouldn't be thrown of course by the row, but acknowledged that there could well be an electoral consequence that would damage his chances of taking City Hall, as well [...]
Baidu’s share price jumps in after hours trading after the company reports revenue to have soared

April 28, 2016

Chinese search engine Baidu's share price jumped almost five per cent in after hours trading after the company reported strong financial results. Sometimes dubbed China's Google, Baidu reported first quarter total revenue had climbed 24.3 per cent year-on-year to 15.82bn yuan (£1.68bn). The company also said that online marketing revenue had risen to 14.93bn yuan in the three months [...]
Apple: Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has sold Apple stake on China fears

April 28, 2016

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has sold his stake in Apple, and it's China's fault. Icahn said that while Apple is a "great company" and chief executive Tim Cook is doing "a great job", he had sold his position in Apple. Speaking to CNBC he said that China's attitude towards Apple and the Chinese economic slowdown led him to sell [...]
Amazon’s share price soars after posting better than expected results

April 28, 2016

Amazon's share price has soared after it reported better than expected first quarter results. Shares in the company rose over 12 per cent in after hours trading after posting strong results, a quarter after having been pounded after profit missed the mark. The e-commerce giant reported net income was $513m in the first quarter, or $1.07 per diluted share, [...]

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