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: Expats want the UK to remain a member of the European Union

April 27, 2016

People living in the United Kingdom are engaging in an increasingly fierce debate over whether the country should remain in the EU. But Britons living outside the UK are just as passionate about the outcome, with a recent poll suggesting they will overwhelmingly vote for the country to remain as part of the 28-member bloc. [...]
EU referendum: Leave makes gains but Remain still leads while undecideds could swing it

April 27, 2016

With under two months until the UK votes on its membership of the EU, support for Leave has risen marginally, but Remain still comfortably leads. A recent poll by Survation on behalf of IG Group puts backing for Leave on 38 per cent, a rise of two per cent since the last poll for IG [...]
Nearly half of consumers with a zero per cent credit card have been hit by high interest rates

April 27, 2016

Nearly half (49 per cent) of all consumers with a zero per cent credit card have been hit with high interest rates when their introductory deal has ended. On average credit card holders have incurred £267 in charges when the interest-free period has ended, a total of £623m across the UK. Nearly a third (31 [...]
AT&T’s share price dips despite beating expectations

April 26, 2016

AT&T's share price has fallen in after-hours trading after the telecoms group posted first quarter profit ahead of expectations. Shares were trading more than 1.5 per cent lower after the results were announced. The largest US telecoms group by market capitalisation posted adjusted earnings per share of $0.72, $0.03 ahead of expectations. Meanwhile, revenues were [...]
Apple’s share price falls more than seven per cent in after hours trading after disappointing results

April 26, 2016

Apple posted a sharp fall in revenue, pushing its share price down by more than seven per cent in after hours trading. Revenue was reported at $50.6bn (£34.7bn), below the expected $52bn, and 13 per cent down on the $58bn reported in the same quarter a year ago. Earnings per share for the second quarter were [...]
London Stock Exchange clarifies Xavier Rolet’s language after talks with the Takeover Panel ahead of merger with Deutsche Boerse AG and confirms it hasn’t held talks about ICE’s strategy

April 26, 2016

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has clarified arguments made by its chief executive in recent interviews, following discussions with the Takeover Panel. Yesterday evening the LSE released a statement to clarify Xavier Rolet's comments in the press about the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), which could still gatecrash the merger with Deutsche Boerse AG. One clarification related to [...]
Citigroup shareholders rebel against executive pay scheme

April 26, 2016

Citigroup shareholders have rebelled against the company's executive pay scheme, with more than a third of voters going against the bank's plan. Near 64 per cent of shareholders voted in favour of the company's executive pay packages, the bank said at its annual meeting, down from 84 per cent who voted in favour last year. [...]
EU referendum: Usdaw union backs Remain ahead of vote in June

April 26, 2016

A second trade union in a week has come out in support of remaining in the EU, in a blow to Leave campaigners. Usdaw, one of the UK's largest trade unions, today announced it would be backing British membership of the EU at its conference, a day after the CWU union committed its support for the same [...]
Hinkley Point C: Senior representatives from EDF called by MPs to explain delay to investment decision

April 26, 2016

Senior representatives from EDF have been called by MPs to explain why there has been a delay in making an investment decision on a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C. On Sunday it came to light that EDF had delayed its final investment decision on the building of a new £18bn power plant [...]
EU referendum: UK told by German officials that it won’t get special treatment after Brexit

April 26, 2016

If the United Kingdom votes to leave the European Union, it will not be given any special treatment, Germany politicians have warned. While Leave campaigners have said that the UK would be able to strike a free trade agreement with the EU, senior German lawmakers today said that if the UK leaves the bloc, negotiations [...]

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