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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Quindell share price falls as shareholders get £415m payout after deal with Slater & Gordon

November 2, 2015

Quindell shareholders haven’t had a lot to smile about recently, but today the troubled insurance claims processor announced they would be rewarded with a £415m payout. The company, currently under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) for its “aggressive” accounting practices, has had legal claims brought against it by a group believed to be [...]
Ryanair share price rises with airline expecting full year profits and traffic numbers to fly

November 2, 2015

Profits are soaring for Ryanair, as the low-cost airline expects full year profits to reach the upper end of a range which was recently adjusted upwards. The figures Half year profits jumped 37 per cent to €1.09bn (£780m) in the first half to 31 October. Revenue was €4.04bn, up 14 per cent from the same period last [...]
HSBC share price down sinks despite smashes expectations and shrugging off China slowdown – but no news on headquarters move

November 2, 2015

HSBC has beaten expectations for profits in the third quarter, shrugging off the slowdown in China. The figures The UK’s biggest bank reported a jump in pre-tax profit to $6.1bn (£3.95bn) for the third quarter, from $4.6bn during the same period last year. This outstripped most analysts’ expectations, which hovered around $5.2bn. Revenues, however, fell four per cent year-on-year, [...]
What time is the Rugby World Cup final 2015: Here’s what most people are searching about the final between Australia’s Wallabies and New Zealand’s All Blacks

October 31, 2015

The Rugby World Cup final has just kicked off as New Zealand and Australia go head-to-head this afternoon. Fans of both two-time winning teams will be glued to the game now, but in the past hours have been googling frenetically, with search traffic spiking as nerves mounted ahead of the game. Google Trends search data [...]
Metrojet flight 9268: No Islamic State involvement in Russian plane completely destroyed in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt crash

October 31, 2015

A Russian plane carrying 224 passengers was "completely destroyed" after crashing in central Sinai, killing all those on board. Authorities have reported that the Metrojet plane was "completely destroyed" with "all on board likely to have died". The Egyptian search and rescue team dispatched to the scene was initially searching for survivors as "voices" could [...]
Bitcoin wallet video: Watch biohacker Patric Lanhed make the world’s first bio-payment of Bitcoin using a chip in his hand

October 31, 2015

If you’re always losing your wallet, you may want to read on: Biohacker Patric Lanhed has just developed a payment method you’ll struggle to lose. Lanhed can send bitcoin payments using his hand, after implanting a chip containing the key to his bitcoin wallet under his skin. This enables him to send and receive money [...]
European Central Bank: Greek banks need to find €14.4bn in new capital

October 31, 2015

Greek banks are in need of cash (and digging down the back of the sofa is unlikely to cut it). The four biggest Greek banks need a combined €14.4bn (£10.3bn) in new capital if they are to survive, according to the European Central Bank. The central bank has assessed Piraeus Bank, Alpha Bank, the National [...]
Halloween 2015: Definitive ranking of the scariest horror films of all time topped by The Omen and The Exorcist

October 31, 2015

What better time to scare yourself silly with a horror film than Halloween, right – but which one will do the job most effectively? Satanic terror like The Omen and The Exorcist is your best bet, if YouGov’s latest ranking is to be believed. Proving it can do more than just po-faced predictions about general [...]
EU competition watchdog slams brakes on O2 merger with Three

October 30, 2015

The EU’s competition watchdog has slammed the brakes on a proposed merger between O2 and Hong Kong investment group CK Hutchison, a takeover which would create the UK’s biggest mobile operator. The European Commission is launching an in-depth investigation of Hutchison’s proposed takeover over competition concerns. CK Hutchison, owned by Asia’s richest man Li Ka-Shing, [...]
Bitcoin price: The digital currency just hit a 2015 high

October 30, 2015

Bitcoin’s on a roll. The digital currency has been gaining speed all month, and just zoomed past its July peak to hit a new high for 2015 at $320. This puts bitcoin up 37 per cent over the month. Bitcoin prices plummeted over 2014, from a high of $1,150, and 2015 didn’t start much better. [...]

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