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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CMA energy market report expected to attract a wave of criticism

June 23, 2016

The culmination of a two-year investigation into whether the big six energy suppliers have been overcharging customers is expected to attract a barrage of criticism tomorrow. The Competition Market Authority's report is likely to endorse provisional findings released earlier this year, while recommending price caps on prepayment meters and the creation of a customer database to increase marketing [...]
EU referendum: Sunderland votes Leave with larger than expected margin

June 23, 2016

Sunderland became the first area to vote Leave in today's historic referendum, with polling experts saying that the margin was larger than expected. The Leave camp won a large majority with 61.3 per cent of the vote, meaning Remain was left with just 38.7 per cent. It comes after Remain clinched a smaller than expected majority [...]
Two new eve-of-referendum polls show gains for Remain

June 22, 2016

Two polls released hours before Brits are due to begin voting in tomorrow's EU referendum showed a gain for the Remain campaign. YouGov's online poll conducted between 20 to 22 June showed Remain had gained two percentage points at 51 per cent, at the expense of Leave which shed two percentage points to 49 per cent. [...]
Shares in bookseller Barnes & Noble jump as it adapts to Amazon challenge

June 22, 2016

Shares in Barnes & Noble jumped following the book giant's latest set of results which showed it's adapting to the challenge from Amazon. The group said it expects sales at its retail stores open at least a year to stay flat or rise by up to one percent this fiscal year, beating market expectations for an increase [...]
Business leaders spar in rowdy final debate ahead of tomorrow’s vote

June 22, 2016

Business leaders locked horns over the impact of Brexit on the UK economy tonight, with the final debate before tomorrow's vote revealing a deeply divided TV audience. Stark warnings about the economic ramifications from the Treasury and the Bank of England took centre stage during the raucous debate in which veteran broadcaster Jeremy Paxman struggled to maintain control during a string [...]
Jean-Claude Juncker warns Brits “out is out” as the EU referendum looms

June 22, 2016

The president of the European Commission issued a stark warning about the irreversible nature of Brexit today, joining a rising crescendo of concern among European leaders about the ramifications of a Leave vote. It comes as Leave and Remain made final pitches for voters a day before the historic referendum which commentators have said will go to the [...]
Fresh poll shows Brexit campaign’s lead narrows ahead of EU referendum

June 22, 2016

A fresh poll has shown the campaign to leave the European Union has a two-point lead over Remain, down from a seven-point lead last week. It comes as Brits prepare to vote on Britain's membership to the 60-year old political and economic union tomorrow. Read more: Peak polling? The latest Brexit poll has crashed Opinium's website Market [...]
Saudi may resume swing producer status once the oil market recovers

June 22, 2016

Saudi Arabia could resume its mantle as the world's major swing producer, with the ability to determine oil prices, once the battered global market has recovered. The de facto Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) leader effectively abandoned this role in 2014, as it kept production steady despite tumbling crude prices to crush the emergent US shale [...]
Elon Musk’s Tesla to snap up the US’ biggest solar energy provider

June 22, 2016

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk shocked markets yesterday by announcing plans to merge his electric car maker with America's biggest solar provider. Tesla Motors wrote in a blog post late last night that it has offered to buy SolarCity in an all-stock deal worth as much as $2.8bn (£1.9bn), more than the solar provider's market capitalisation of $2.1bn. Read more: Ikea [...]
Lord Heseltine says that Britain will eventually join the euro ahead of the EU referendum

June 21, 2016

Lord Heseltine has said he believes that the UK will eventually join the euro, as Brits prepare to vote in the EU referendum later this week. Speaking during a lively debate with Ukip leader Nigel Farage on LBC this afternoon, the former deputy prime minister and In campaign spokesperson, Lord Heseltine, said: "I think that there will come [...]

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