By: Clara Guibourg

Clara Guibourg is an Online Writer at City A.M. She can be contacted at clara.guibourg@cityam.com. She is particularly passionate about women in business, technology and telecoms.

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Sex Discrimination Act anniversary: What is Romania getting right when it comes to diverse tech talent?

November 12, 2015

I cannot help but think there is a lot we can learn from Eastern Europe when it comes to producing female talent for our technology industry. Today is the 40th anniversary of the Sex Discrimination Act being passed in the UK and in most industries, progress has been achieved. Not least there are more women [...]
Currency headwinds eat up SABMiller’s profits ahead of the megabrew deal with AB InBev

November 12, 2015

A strong dollar took a large chunk out of SABMiller’s results, and despite strong growth in emerging markets the beer giant posted drooping profits ahead of the megabrew deal with AB InBev. The figures SABMiller posted underlying growth, with group net producer revenue growing by four per cent to $12.69bn at constant currency rates in [...]
Tinder wants to make it easier for you to get a match

November 11, 2015

Here’s something worth swiping right over: wildly popular dating app Tinder has released an update making it easier for you to match with potential partners. The soon to IPO app that’s boiled down the art of getting a date to a simple swipe left or right has enhanced its matching algorithm, with the official goal [...]
Bosch-Dyson vacuum wars: European Court of Justice dismisses Dyson’s action over energy label regulations

November 11, 2015

Are Europe’s vacuum wars over before they really got started? The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has dismissed legal action from Dyson hoping to change European energy label regulations. The ruling comes shortly after the British vacuum maker lashed out at rival Bosch, claiming it had cheated “like VW” in energy efficiency tests. Dyson had [...]
Fintech revolution: Visa and Bank of America file the most fintech patents

November 11, 2015

There’s a fintech revolution going on – but who’s at the forefront of it? New patent figures reveal that Visa has filed by far the most fintech patents, soaring 20 per cent ahead of its nearest rival, Bank of America. Data from Aistemos and Relecura shows which companies hold the most patents, providing an overview of [...]
TfL Tube strikes in July and August 2015 cost Londoners £168m in lost man hours and the hardest hit lines for travel delays were the District and Hammersmith & City

November 11, 2015

The Tube strikes that paralysed the London Underground this summer cost us £168m in lost man-hours. London came to a standstill on 8 July, and again on 5 and 6 August, as Transport for London (TfL) clashed with unions over the introduction of the Night Tube. Now, we know you don’t need us to tell you [...]
Megabrew deal: AB InBev makes formal offer to buy SABMiller for £44 a share

November 11, 2015

Cheers! The megabrew deal is formally on at last, after brewing giant AB InBev made a formal offer to buy rival SABMiller for £44 a share, and SABMiller graciously accepted. The announcement comes after months of negotiations, and several extended deadlines from UK regulators. The two brewers said in a statement this morning: The boards of AB InBev and [...]
Tullow Oil share price flat on slashed 2016 capex as plunging oil prices chip away at profits

November 11, 2015

Embattled Tullow Oil has slashed next year’s expenditure by a third to tackle plunging oil prices that continue to eat away its profits. The figures The oil and gas producer said it expected full-year pre-tax operating cash flow to land at $1bn, while net debt will hit $4.2bn. Its capex forecast for 2015 remains unchanged at [...]
TalkTalk share price up as firm estimates cyber attack could cost £35m but raises dividend 15 per cent

November 11, 2015

Embattled telecom firm TalkTalk has estimated that the massive cyber attack against it in October has cost it £35m, but the firm has surprised shareholders by raising its dividend. That pushed shares up more than 12 per cent to 244p in early trading. The figures Forget about the cyber attack for a minute: TalkTalk's revenues rose 4.7 per cent to £912m for the six months to 30 [...]
Vodafone chief exec Vittorio Colao clashes with BT over “re-monopolisation” of telecoms market

November 10, 2015

Vodafone’s chief exec Vittorio Colao has gone head to head with BT, lashing out at the upcoming BT-EE merger, which he attacks as the “re-monopolisation” of the telecoms market. “We see attempts to re-monopolise European markets, and that isn’t good,” said Colao. His attack follows the by the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) provisional approval of the £12.5bn [...]

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