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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Sky’s share price falls as churn rate picks up despite adding 177,000 new customers as it reports revenue growth

April 21, 2016

Sky has reported strong growth for the third quarter as it experiences "good trading" across all its markets but its churn rate picked up, pushing its share price down over 4.4 per cent. The figures Sky reported revenues to have risen five per cent to £8.72bn over the nine months to the end of March. Operating [...]
Sony cuts full-year operating income after impairment charge

April 21, 2016

Sony has warned that its full-year operating profit was 9.4 per cent lower than previously estimated after a hefty impairment charge. Operating profits were ¥209bn (£1.3bn) for the 12 months to the end of March. They had been expected to come in at ¥320bn. The announcement came as Sony announced an impairment charge in operating income of ¥59.6bn related to [...]
GKN’s share price rises after it posts 12 per cent rise in sales

April 20, 2016

Engineering company GKN posted a rise in sales in the first quarter as it announced its principal markets have performed in line with expectations. GKN's share price rose over two per cent on the announcement. The company, which serves the aerospace, automotive and land systems market, said management sales rose to £2.2bn for the three months [...]
Unite the union says Monarch Airlines’ job losses are a “severe blow”

April 20, 2016

The union Unite has slammed a potential decision by Monarch Airlines to close its maintenance hanger at Manchester Airport, which would put more than 100 jobs at risk Along with the 1-0 Manchester jobs, Unite said that it expects 12 engineering jobs at Luton and two at Birmingham could also be axed. "Eighteen months ago our members at Monarch made significant sacrifices [...]
EU referendum: Remain support rises ahead of vote but many undecided, according to new poll

April 20, 2016

British voters are starting to move towards Remain once again as the EU referendum nears, but there are many still undecided. A new poll has found that 38 per cent of Britons support the UK remaining in the EU, a three percentage point rise from the last poll. Meanwhile, support for Leave has dropped to [...]
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April 20, 2016

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EU referendum: This is how Europeans view the UK’s vote

April 20, 2016

Across the United Kingdom, quite naturally, the EU referendum debate has focussed on what the vote means for, well, the UK. But whatever the outcome of the vote on the 23 June, there will be deep and lasting consequences for other EU member states too. So, it's only fair that they are entitled to their [...]
EU referendum: Shadow business secretary Angela Eagle says Gove’s vision is “utopian rubbish”

April 20, 2016

Shadow business secretary Angela Eagle has roundly rejected justice secretary Michael Gove's vision of the UK out of the EU as "completely ridiculous utopian rubbish". Yesterday Gove gave a speech in which he said that UK would be able to make a free trade relationship with the EU without accepting free movement. But Eagle doesn't agree. "There [...]
EU referendum: 68 per cent of UK expats in Europe are worried about Brexit

April 20, 2016

If the UK votes to leave the EU, there are likely to be a fair few uncertainties related to how the country proceeds in terms of its economy, foreign policy and diplomatic relations. But the prospect is also leading to anxiety for most British expats living in Europe. Over two thirds of British expats in Europe [...]
US Presidential Election 2016: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump win big in New York primaries

April 20, 2016

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have moved one step further towards a one-on-one battle for the White House after big wins in the New York primaries. Billionaire Trump looks set to win the state with just over 60 per cent of the vote. He was widely touted to win the state beforehand. "I have to [...]

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