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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Zoopla share price falls as it loses nearly a quarter of its agents

May 20, 2015

The figures Shares in property listings site Zoopla fell 2.74 per cent to 223.7p in mid-morning trading, after it posted figures showing its membership fell 16 per cent to 16,076, in the six months to the end of March, down from 19,239 during the same period a year ago, while the number of estate agents signed with its website fell 23 per cent to 12,449, [...]
Burberry share price falls as the group lowers its outlook for 2016

May 20, 2015

Shares in Burberry fell more than 5.4 per cent this morning after the iconic British brand lowered its guidance for the full year, saying wholesale and retail profit for 2016 would come in around £40m below expectations. The figures Underlying revenues at luxury brand Burberry rose 11 per cent to £2.5bn in the full year to [...]
Marks & Spencer’s share price rises after it posts first profit increase in four years

May 20, 2015

Marks & Spencer has beaten expectations as its returns to profit growth – but its full year results show a mixed performance across the group. Nevertheless investors were impressed with shares rising 1.4 per cent to 593p in mid-morning trade. [stockChart code="MKS" date="2015-05-20"] The figures Marks & Spencer has beaten expectations on its underlying pre-tax [...]
Quindell share price dips slightly after it issues more shares

May 19, 2015

Shares in the embattled insurance outsourcer Quindell were trading down 0.2 per cent at 127p today after it said it had issued over four million new ordinary share. This was after Quindell said it had issued 4,012,694 new ordinary shares, being remainder of deferred equity consideration payable to sellers in respect of acquisition of iter8. [...]
What is the difference between good and bad deflation?

May 19, 2015

Official data released today has shown that the UK slipped into deflation for the first time in over 50 years. Normally the word deflation has economists running for the hills, but this time around the mantra has been that this is very much a case of "good deflation". But just what is good deflation, and [...]
Inflation turns negative for the first time in over 50 years – but it should only be a blip

May 19, 2015

Britain fell into deflation for the first time since the 1960s after data released today showed the consumer price index (CPI) had dipped into negative territory. The Office for National Statistics said prices fell 0.1 per cent in the year to April on a fall in air and sea fares due to the timing of [...]
Icap’s revenue slumps seven per cent to £1.27bn despite increasingly choppy markets

May 19, 2015

The figures: The trading platform Icap said revenue was down seven per cent to £1.27bn in the year ending 31 March. Additionally pre-tax profit fell 21 per cent to £95m, down from £121m posted a year earlier. Why it's interesting: While the London-based firm didn't manage to achieve full-year growth it was helped by increased market volatility due to the [...]
Vodafone share price falls despite return to growth in the fourth quarter of 2014

May 19, 2015

The figures Britain's biggest telecoms group said that group revenue rose 10 per cent on a reported basis to £42.2bn for the year ending 31 March. While group organic revenue was down 0.8 per cent, Vodafone said it returned to growth in the fourth quarter, rising 0.1 per cent "reflecting a steady recovery in Europe and [...]
What does Google look for in new hires? Cognitive ability, emergent leadership, cultural fit and expertise – and no arrogance

May 19, 2015

Tech giant Google has given an insight into its notoriously selective hiring process and revealed four characteristics prospective candidates should exhibit if they want to make the cut. Four attributes Lazlo Bock, senior vice president of Google’s people operation, told an audience at the London School of Economics yesterday four attributes that the company looks for in new [...]
Three things to expect from the M&S full-year results on Wednesday

May 18, 2015

If City analysts are anything to go by, this Wednesday could be a good one for Marks & Spencer's chief executive Marc Bolland. The troubled high street giant is forecast to post its first full-year rise in profits for four years. M&S has invested billions of pounds trying to improve the 798-strong store portfolio, up [...]

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