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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The first plant species to be “discovered by Facebook”

July 25, 2015

The "drosera magnifica" has become the first new plant species to be discovered Facebook. The carnivorous plant, which can grow up to one-and-a-half meters in length, was discovered after a photo of it was uploaded onto the social networking website by amateur researcher Reginaldo Vasconcelos. It was then identified as a new species named "drosera [...]
Which banks will offer the Help to Buy Isa? Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, NatWest, Santander and Virgin Money

July 25, 2015

Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, Natwest, Santander and Virgin Money are among the banks and building societies which will offer the government's widely anticipated Help to Buy Isa. Help to Buy Isas, unveiled by chancellor George Osborne in his Spring budget, aim to give first-time buyers a much needed helping hand onto the property ladder. [...]
GDP data to show economy picked up in second quarter

July 25, 2015

A preliminary estimate of gross domestic product released by the Office for National Statistics this week will likely show that second quarter economic growth picked up to 0.7 per cent, from 0.4 per cent at the start of this year. "We expect improved second quarter gross domestic product growth to have been primarily the consequence [...]
Travel chaos: Eurotunnel warns of long delays due to “migrant activity”

July 25, 2015

Eurotunnel has warned passengers who have booked to take their vehicles across channel face long delays of around three hours after "migrant activity" in Calais caused the brief suspension of services last night. "Our passenger service is currently operating with some timetable disruption, this is due to an earlier incident in the terminal which has [...]
Uber’s getting sued again, and this time it’s in Canada

July 24, 2015

The Canadian province of Ontario is the latest place where ride-sharing app Uber is being sued by disgruntled taxi drivers. Toronto taxi drivers have launched a class action suit seeking more than C$400m (£198m) in damages and an injunction to stop it operating. Law firm Sutts, Strosberg LLP, which is representing the taxi drivers, told Reuters [...]
Commodities are sliding again

July 24, 2015

The global commodities sell-off deepened today after investors were spooked by weak manufacturing data out of China.
Housing market starting to “hot up” as mortgage approvals soar to a 15-month high

July 24, 2015

The housing market is beginning to heat up again as mortgage approvals rose for the sixth consecutive month in June, taking them to a 15-month high. Figures released today by the British Bankers Association showed the number of mortgage approvals rose to 44,488 last month, from 42,876 in May. Remortgaging rose 20 per cent in the [...]
Interest rate rise by the Bank of England is the “greatest risk” to house prices

July 24, 2015

House price growth for this year is on track to hit double-digit figures in a number of cities across Britain – providing the Bank of England doesn't hike interest rates anytime soon. House prices in the 20 cities monitored by Hometrack's cities house price index rose 6.3 per cent in the first half of 2015, and look set [...]
These are the best British employers for work-life balance: Euromonitor International, Bank of England and MediaMath

July 24, 2015

We all know that the 24/7 business cycle, a globalised working environment and technology such as smart phones pushes our workload outside of typical 9-5 hours. But if you're fed up of the blurred line between work and play, then Glassdoor has put together a list of Britain's best employers for work-life balance. A recent [...]
Europe markets close lower after disappointing earnings

July 23, 2015

European markets closed lower this afternoon after disappointing earnings from companies such as Aberdeen Asset Management and energy supplier SSE. The German Dax ended the day down 0.1 per cent to 11,507.37 points, Britain's FTSE 100 down 0.2 per cent to 6667.34 points and the French Cac flat at 5,082.04 points. Fund manager Aberdeeen Asset Management shares closed down 7.6 [...]

Drinking in stands hailed as success as more clubs join WSL pilot scheme

Judge awards McLaren F1 team over $12m in Alex Palou trial

This Soho pub is putting on a ‘problematic’ show about a drunkard

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