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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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Google in talks to invest in Bloomberg rival Symphony

October 5, 2015

Google has reportedly entered into talks with Goldman Sachs-backed startup Symphony Communication for a round of fundraising. The talks are ongoing and no terms have been finalised, a source told Reuters. Earlier today the Wall Street Journal reported people familiar with the matter said Google had invested in a new round of funding for Symphony, valuing the [...]
Greek debt crisis: The economy won’t start growing until 2017

October 5, 2015

The Greek government unveiled a dismal 2016 budget today. The The draft budget forecasts that the country's economy will shrink by 2.3 per cent this year, staying in recession in 2016 with a 1.3 per cent contraction, before returning to growth in 2017. It was released as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras delivered his keynote four-year policy programme to [...]
FTSE 100 closes at its highest level in six weeks as Glencore share price soars

October 5, 2015

Britain's blue chip index closed up 2.8 per cent to 6,298.92 points today, its highest level since August 20, led by gains from commodities giant Glencore. Speculation had swirled over whether the Swiss miner would sell some assets to cut its debt, or even consider agreeing to a takeover. Shares in the company closed up 21.05 [...]
Oil price rises after Russia says it’s mulling talks with Opec

October 5, 2015

Brent crude posted its biggest intra-day gain in more than two weeks today amid comments from Russia over potential talks with Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) and non-Opec members. Russia's energy minister, Alexander Novak, said that the country was ready to take part in such a meeting to discuss the state of global markets. Russia [...]
Winklevoss twins’ Bitcoin exchange Gemini gets a license from the New York State Department of Financial Services

October 5, 2015

A top US regulator has licensed a bitcoin exchange set up by the Winklevoss twins, who rose to fame on the back of a lawsuit against Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. Gemini, which will let individuals and institutional customers buy and sell the cryptocurrency, received a banking charter from the New York State Department of Financial Services today. The [...]
APR Energy share price soars amid takeover talks

October 5, 2015

Shares in struggling temporary power provider APR Energy shot up as much as 90 per cent today after the company revealed it was in takeover talks. The London-listed firm, which rents out turbines and generators, usually in developing countries, said it was in talks with a group of investors comprising Fairfax Financial, Acon Investments, and Albright Capital [...]
Bank of England monetary policy committee July minutes to show last unanimity ahead of split in August

October 5, 2015

The minutes from the Bank of England rate setting committee's July meeting, due to be released tomorrow, could show the last unanimous vote to hold interest rates at a record low, ahead of a split forecast for next month. Economists think the minutes, from the monetary policy committee's meeting which took place on the 8-9 [...]
Why we need a UCAS-style system for apprenticeships

October 5, 2015

With the new school year firmly underway, many young people will be thinking about what to do when they leave school or college. They might be weighing up whether they want to go to university, and if so what to study. Or they might be thinking about other options such as going straight into work, [...]
German chancellor Angela Merkel defends Germany’s reputation as a good place for business after the VW scandal

October 4, 2015

German chancellor Angela Merkel has said that the emissions scandal engulfing German carmaker Volkswagen is "drastic" but shouldn't damage the country's reputation as a good place to do business. "I believe the reputation of the German economy and the trust in the German economy has not been shaken by this to the extent that we [...]
After five years the Trans Pacific Partnership deal is nearing completion

October 4, 2015

After five years of negotiations the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) between the US and 11 other countries is finally nearing competition following a key breakthrough. The US and Australia made major progress on a conflict over how long a monopoly pharmaceutical companies should be given on new biotech drugs. However officials said that this still needs [...]

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