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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What millions of people migrating to cities looks like

April 9, 2015

A wave of urbanisation has swept across East Asia, as 200m people moved towards cities between 2001 and 2010, fundamentally transforming cityscapes. The population move was so enormous that, if everyone who recently migrated were put into a country of their own, it'd be the sixth largest in the world. That's just behind the likes of China, [...]
Tories vow to freeze commuter rail fares

April 9, 2015

The cost of rail season tickets will be frozen in real terms throughout the next parliament under plans announced as part of the Conservative party’s General Election manifesto. Train companies’ regulated fares – which include commuter season tickets – will only be able to rise, on average, at the rate of retail price inflation (known [...]
This pro-immigration group has launched a nationwide poster campaign

April 9, 2015

If you're fed up with the anti-immigration rhetoric surrounding this year's General Election … (ahem, Ukip) then here's a group that's actually doing something about it. The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI), which consistently campaigns against discrimination, is spending £44,000 on posters highlighting the importance of immigrants to British society. "The poster campaign [...]
These tech companies offer the best junior salaries: Linkedin, Amazon, Microsoft

April 9, 2015

Career starters with a head for stats, a passion for code, and a burning desire to take home a hefty pay cheque should consider roles at companies like LinkedIn and Amazon over their trendier rivals such as Google. Research by salary benchmarking site Emolument.com shows software and internet-focused companies offer young employees higher salaries, with hardware firm [...]
IMF’s Christine Lagarde on the three big risks to the global economy

April 9, 2015

Christine Lagarde, managing director of the IMF, has said that the global economy risks slipping into a "new mediocre" which implies a prolonged period of low economic growth. "[The] global recovery continues, but it is moderate, and uneven," she said ahead of the release of the IMF's economic forecasts next week. The last forecasts released in [...]
Poundland-99p Stores tie-up threatened by Competition and Markets Authority

April 9, 2015

Poundland's offer to buy rival 99p Stores for £55m is facing an in-depth investigation by the competition watchdog, amid concerns reduced competition will lead to reduced quality, fewer promotions and store closures. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it believes the tie-up could create "a realistic prospect of less competition" in 80 local areas – [...]
Britain’s 20 most attractive employers are … John Lewis, BMW, British Airways

April 8, 2015

We spend the vast majority of our waking lives at work. And yet so many of us grumble about where we work, spend our lives worrying about job security and sometimes end up dedicating our evenings and weekends to getting the job done too. So it might be worth taking note of a new survey [...]
A third of Singapore’s employees are considering resigning this year

April 8, 2015

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Apple just muscled ahead of Samsung on … EE’s Wi-Fi Calling

April 8, 2015

Is this the latest installment in the high-stakes world of smartphone politics? Smartphone rivalry between Apple and Samsung has been simmering for years, spanning different continents, and even a few court cases. And in a further sign it won't be dying down anytime soon Apple has beaten its rival to … being able to say [...]
Federal Reserve minutes: Policymakers divided on timing of rate hike

April 8, 2015

The Fed finally lost its "patience" last month, a move initially thought to imply short-term rates would rise in June, but then fed chair Janet Yellen tempered expectations by saying this "doesn't mean we are going to be impatient". And now we know why. Minutes released today show a marked divergence among officials on whether they [...]

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