By: Jessica Morris

I write about energy and industrials for City A.M. I'm particularly interested in geopolitics, energy policy and, of course, the ever lively oil markets.

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Black Friday UK 2015: Bargain bonanza signals a never-ending sales season with Cyber Monday, Panic Saturday and Manic Monday to name a few

November 26, 2015

Sales periods have sprung up around the world that give shoppers the bargains they crave while allowing sellers to offload old stock or generate footfall. But retailers face a period of discounting that could undermine the advantages they used to bring. In America, it is Black Friday, while in Europe January sales have kept cash tills [...]
Russia tightens Turkish food import controls after Russian SU-24 jet shot down by Turkish F-16 warplanes over Syria

November 26, 2015

Russia has ramped up checks on food and agriculture imports from Turkey, a move which could deal a blow to the country's economy in the wake of its downing of a Russian fighter jet near the Syrian border. The Russian government told its food safety watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor to increase controls in response to agriculture ministry [...]
Black Friday 2015 UK: The best fashion deals from Asos, Gap, Hobbs, Topshop, Harvey Nichols, Selfridges and many more

November 26, 2015

Fashion-concious shoppers who are preparing to dip into their wallets for Black Friday will be able to choose from a range of high street shops to designer brands. November 27 is widely tipped to be the biggest shopping day of the year, with a number of estimates expecting tills to ring to the tune of £1bn in just 24 hours. Figures [...]
Quindell buyer Slater & Gordon share price halves after George Osborne reveals plans to overhaul to personal injury law

November 26, 2015

Slater & Gordon shares crashed today, leading the company to lose half of its stock market value, following changes to UK personal injury law. Shares in the Australia-listed law group, which snapped up Quindell's legal arm earlier this year, were down 51.4 per cent to 0.94 AUD at the close. It came after the UK government [...]
Rotherhithe bridge: World’s longest drawbridge over the Thames to Canary Wharf proposed

November 26, 2015

Proposals to build the world's longest drawbridge from Rotherhithe to Canary Wharf for £88m have been put forward by an architect and engineering group. The "Rotherhithe bridge" will connect south east London to the Docklands peninsular, and will offer an alternate route across the Thames. Designers reForm Architects worked with structural and civil engineers Elliott Wood to develop initial proposals [...]
World’s longest draw bridge proposed Canary Wharf

November 26, 2015

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Severn Trent share price rises as first half profit inches up as customer complaints fall

November 26, 2015

The figures Utility firm Severn Trent's group turnover was broadly flat at £896.1m in the six months to September 30, from a restated £898.3m during the same period a year earlier. The FTSE 100-listed company's underlying profit before interest and tax – another measure of profitability – increased by 2.6 per cent to £281m, up from £273.8m a [...]
Autumn Statement 2015: George Osborne delivers some relief to embattled UK steel industry

November 25, 2015

Chancellor George Osborne has cut costs for energy intensive industries, such as the embattled steel sector, in a bid to give them long-term certainty. Osborne, who was addressing parliament with his Autumn Statement today, said: "We're going to permanently exempt our energy intensive industries … from the cost of environmental tariffs, so we keep their bills down, keep them [...]
Autumn Statement 2015: How the analysts, businesses and think tanks reacted to the key points in George Osborne’s speech

November 25, 2015

Chancellor George Osborne delivered his Autumn Statement and Spending Review speech to parliament today. He announced increased housing in inner cities, a sell-off of prisons to develop new homes, and more cash for affordable housing schemes. Read more: Osborne announces surprise u-turn on tax credits Here's what the analysts, business and think tanks think about Osborne's plans: What the analysts said: [...]
Autumn Statement 2015: Osborne confirms new flat state pension will be £155.65 a week

November 25, 2015

Chancellor George Osborne today said that the new flat state pension will be £155.65 a week, while the basic state pension will rise by £3.35 to £119.30 a week from April. It came as he promised to maintain the state pension "triple lock" – meaning they'll rise in line with the highest of inflation, earnings or at [...]

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