By: Lynsey Barber

I'm City A.M.'s award-winning technology editor, covering everything from happenings at Apple and Google to the latest London startup. In particular fintech, blockchain, artifical intelligence, driverless cars, virtual reality and the sharing economy get me out of bed in the morning. I'm always trying to illustrate stories with pictures of dogs. Sometimes with some success. I was named technology journalist of the year at the UK Tech Awards.

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Oil prices jump while dollar gets hammered after Fed statement

March 18, 2015

Oil prices jumped as much as six per cent higher while the dollar experienced its biggest single-day decline in six years after the Federal Reserve's policy statement on interest rates. The benchmark Brent Crude closed at $55.91 a barrel, up $2.40 or 4.5 per cent when it had earlier fallen as low as $42.03 after [...]
Federal Reserve policy statement: Rate rise could come as soon as June as FOMC drops “patient”

March 18, 2015

The Federal Reserve could raise historically low interest rates as soon as June after the central bank revealed it was moving away from a pledge to be “patient”. “An increase in the target range for the federal funds rate remains unlikely at the April,” said the Federal Open Market Committee's meeting statement, but leaving the [...]
Starbucks is launching a delivery service with trials in Seattle and New York City

March 18, 2015

Coffee lovers rejoice. Soon you’ll be able to satisfy that pumpkin spice latte craving without ever having to leave the office. Starbucks has revealed details of an eagerly awaited new delivery service which it will begin testing before summer. Seattle, the home of the international coffee chain, and New York City will be the first [...]
Budget 2015 Beer duty calculator: How much tax will you save on a pint this year after Osborne’s 1p cut?

March 18, 2015

Penny off a pint? George Osborne knows how to keep the pub-going public happy. For the third year in a row, the chancellor has cut beer duty, keeping the good times rolling for the pub industry. A single penny cut may not sound much, but breweries and pubs are toasting the news. Along with the [...]
Budget 2015: Osborne’s two kitchens joke just cost bookies with biggest ever Budget buzzword bingo bet payout

March 18, 2015

Everyone loves playing a bit of buzzword bingo on Budget day – except for bookies this year. Punters are the first big winners of Osborne’s pre-election giveaway and Ladbrokes the losers, as the bookies is having to make its largest ever payout on Budget buzzword bets. Osborne’s gag about two kitchens – referencing an Ed [...]
New 12-sided pound coin unveiled by George Osborne ahead of Budget 2015

March 17, 2015

George Osborne will unveil the design of a new look pound coin which will be hitting people's pockets and purses in 2017. The unusual 12-sided shape is designed to combat forgeries better than the familiar smooth circle we're all used to – although, for those who may remember, it's been modelled on a threepenny bit. The [...]
Adobe share price slips as Creative Cloud subscribers miss expectation

March 17, 2015

The figures Adobe's profits climbed 80 per cent to $84.9m , or 17 cents per share and 44 cents per share on a non-adjusted basis, in the first quarter to February. That was from revenue of $1.11bn which grew 11 per cent on the same quarter last year. Shares fell three per cent in after hours [...]
Facebook now lets you send money to friends via Messenger app

March 17, 2015

Facebook is making a move into the ever growing mobile payment and money transfer space by letting users send money to friends via its Facebook Messenger app. Facebook users simply need to register a Visa or Mastercard debit card the first time they use the service, and then create a pin for added security or use [...]
Microsoft is killing off Internet Explorer for new browser codenamed Project Spartan on Windows 10

March 17, 2015

Microsoft is killing off Internet Explorer. Sort of. It’s unlikely anyone will shed too many tears over the demise of the browser which is hated by many for a number of reasons, from its slowness down to its market dominance and lack of support. After nearly 20 years, Microsoft has realised Internet Explorer has become [...]
Budget 2015 is all about that tax: Prepare for Osborne to say it every 31 seconds while wearing a blue tie, bookies predict

March 17, 2015

It’s all about the tax in the upcoming budget. Chancellor George Osborne is expected to utter the word 108 times in his speech which is expected to last 56 minutes – or once every 31 seconds. That’s the predictions of spread betting firm Sporting Index when the chancellor takes the stage in the Commons for [...]

Trump rows back from tariff threat after scathing Davos speech

Premier League boom ‘masking’ English football’s financial woes, says BDO

Cirque du Soleil OVO, Royal Albert Hall review: Amazing tricks, okay clowns

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