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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Anglo American and Glencore share price: Mining stocks are surging again

February 5, 2016

Shares in some of the biggest London-listed miners reversed earlier falls to rally for a second day in a row this morning. They finished at the top of the FTSE yesterday due to the tumbling US dollar, which sent gold to a fresh three-month high and helped copper to its highest level in a month. Anglo American shares [...]
UK rental prices: Why landlords aren’t to blame for the housing crisis

February 5, 2016

Landlords aren't exactly flavour of the month right now. For many critics of the UK private rental market, it's landlords who seem to be presiding over a broken and unjust system, fleecing tenants out of their hard-earned cash while keeping property prices at the insanely high levels that price them out of home ownership. It’s [...]
Steel crisis: World’s largest steelmaker ArcelorMittal taps investors for $3bn

February 5, 2016

The world's largest steelmaker has been forced to ask its investors for a $3bn (£2bn), as it suffers from the Chinese industry's overcapacity which is blames for driving down steel prices. ArcelorMittal, which is based in Luxembourg, reported core profit dropped 32 per cent last year to $5.2bn and warned the result this year would only be "in excess [...]
Citigroup on oil prices: Financial market “death spiral” and “oilmegaddon” could lead to a global recession

February 5, 2016

The financial market “death spiral” means we should all fear an “oilmaggedon”, which could herald a “‘significant and synchronised’ global recession”, according to a particularly gloomy note from analysts at investment bank Citigroup. Tumbling commodity prices, the resilient US dollar, weak trade, capital flows and slowing emerging market growth have created a “negative feedback loop”. [...]
UK skills shortage: Misconception about STEM subjects are failing young people

February 5, 2016

When less than one in ten students leave secondary school with an A-Level in maths and physics, it's clear that the country has a problem on its hands. The UK STEM skills deficit has been reported widely for many years, but now is the time for us to take action. Put simply, Britain is facing a skills crisis. [...]
AIIB: Former Lib Dem MP Danny Alexander named as vice president of new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

February 5, 2016

Danny Alexander, chief secretary to the Treasury under the coalition government until 2015, has been given a key leadership role in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Alexander, a former Liberal Democrat MP who lost his seat in the 2015 General Election, was appointed vice president and corporate secretary by the bank's president Jin Liqun. "I look forward to using my experience [...]
Lionsgate Entertainment share price falls in after-hours trading as its third quarter earnings miss expectations

February 4, 2016

Shares in Lionsgate Entertainment, the production company behind The Hunger Games, fell in post-market trading today after its revenue disappointed in the third quarter. The company reported earnings fell to $0.27 per share in the third quarter ended December 31st, missing analysts' estimates for $0.47 per share, and down from $0.66 during the same period [...]
LinkedIn share price tanks as it misses earnings forecasts

February 4, 2016

LinkedIn shares plummeted in after-hours trading last night, after its outlook and earnings guidance left investors sorely disappointed, despite its membership growing to a whopping 414m users in the fourth quarter. Users are also more likely to find a job on the professional networking website, with the number of jobs advertised doubling compared with a [...]
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February 4, 2016

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Anglo American, Rio Tinto and Antofagasta see share prices rise: Miners soar to the top of the FTSE

February 4, 2016

Brighter metal prices and a tumbling US dollar helped turn the fortunes of London-listed miners around today, as analysts speculated that the worst could be over for the embattled sector. Mining stocks were reinvigorated as fading expectations of an interest rate rise by the US Federal Reserve sent the greenback tumbling. This helped gold hit a [...]

Two top flight clubs in same league to be owned by same firm after major sport decision

Premier League’s smallest stadium gets approval to begin £90m rebuild

This hotel on the Elizabeth Line is 30 minutes from London but feels totally remote

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