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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United Airlines and Orbitz sue creator of cheap flight website Skiplagged.com

December 30, 2014

United Airlines and travel firm Orbitz have sued a website that helps users find cheap flights by picking out ones which stop over at the cities they are travelling to, according to court documents. They argue that the site leads to "unfair competition" and have filed legal action in Illinois, United States, in an attempt [...]
Margaret Thatcher secret documents: Six revelations including the BBC, nuclear bunkers and the poll tax

December 30, 2014

Files released today by the national archives in Kew, West London have given us an insight into Thatcher era policy during the height of the Cold War. From plans to build nuclear bunkers, to crackdowns on football hooligans and eerie predictions for the future global financial crisis here are some of the best bits. Britons [...]
Songbird bidders Qatar Investment Authority and Brookfield Partners will keep Canary Wharf’s management unchanged

December 30, 2014

Qatar Investment Authority and Brookfield Partners will leave Canary Wharf's management unchanged if their £2.6bn bid for the group's majority owner Songbird Estates is successful, according to an official document released today. The bidding partners said they were "supportive of the management's current business plan and wish to retain the existing management." They said [...]
UK wage growth will struggle until 2016, says Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

December 30, 2014

Anyone hoping for a significant increase in their pay packet next year could be disappointed, according to new research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). The human resources organisation said employers finding it easier to find and keep staff will hold back wage growth until 2016. While wages should still grow between one [...]
This is what the new £100 coin looks like

December 29, 2014

The Royal Mint will ring in the new year by releasing Britain's first £100 commemorative coin. Collectors and new year enthusiasts will now be able to grab one of the 50,000 coins, each about 40mm in diameter and containing two ounces of silver, whose design was inspired by London's iconic Big Ben. Source: The Royal [...]
Greece is teetering on the edge of a new political crisis

December 29, 2014

Greek stocks were pummelled today after a key vote failed to result in a new president, pushing the country towards early general elections in January. Greece's blue chip index closed down around 3.9 per cent today, having fallen as much as 11 per cent earlier, dragged down by banks such as the National Bank of [...]
Why “Generation Y” could swing the general election

December 29, 2014

Commentators are struggling to predict the outcome of next year's general election in May, as traditional parties such as Labour and the Tories lose voters in droves, and one-time fringe parties like the Scottish National Party report record membership numbers. So could "Generation-Y", or those aged between 18-25 hold the key to Britain's next government? [...]
The Interview makes £9.6m from online sales

December 29, 2014

The Interview pulled in $15m (£9.6m) from online rentals and downloads in just four days, making it the studio's most successful online film to-date. The movie, which swept to notoriety following the hack into Sony Pictures, attracted two million rentals and purchases over the festive period as fans clamoured to see what all the fuss [...]
Which were the best and worst investments of 2014?

December 22, 2014

This year low interest rates have seen investors who bet on traditional investments receive returns tantamount to chickenfeed. Perhaps we should have given up before we'd all even started? Perhaps not. Investors who plumped for chocolate, property, the US dollar and Aim-listed company Fitbug would have watched as their money practically grew on trees. Conversely, [...]
Eight charts that sum up 2014

December 22, 2014

This year will be remembered for the fragmentation of mainstream politics, Scotland's near exit from the 307-year old union and an economy which the Bank's chief economist Andy Haldane described as "writhing in both agony and ecstasy." What does all that look like? Here are eight charts that sum up the year. (Source: Getty) 1. [...]

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