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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One chart showing that people cared more about Microsoft than iPhone 6S or iPad Pro at the Apple launch

September 11, 2015

Tim Cook said “everything had changed” again when unveiling Apple’s new products earlier this week – but how were they received by the public? Looking at hundreds of thousands of social media mentions give us a pretty good clue of how people felt about the new iPhone, iPad Pro and Apple Watch. Some 179,000 tweets [...]
MPs reject the “right to die” as assisted dying bill is voted down in House of Commons

September 11, 2015

MPs rejected plans for a “right to die” in England and Wales during a vote in the House of Commons today. The assisted dying bill was rejected by 330 votes to 118, putting those opposed in a majority of 212. If passed, the bill would have given some terminally ill people the right to get [...]
Britain’s small businesses are missing out on millions by not shopping around for a good business savings account

September 11, 2015

As important as business lending by banks is when it comes to growing the economy and creating jobs, there remains a distinct lack of attention paid to the savings habits of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the support available for businesses with cash surpluses. The latest figures from the British Bankers’ Association show that [...]
Number of Britons expecting Bank of England to raise interest rates climbs to four-year high

September 11, 2015

More Britons are expecting interest rates to rise soon than anytime since 2011. Yesterday’s interest rate news was its usual less-than-exciting event, as the Bank of England held interest rates steady at 0.5 per cent for the 77th consecutive month. But change is closing in, as the Bank of England’s Quarterly Survey shows that the [...]
Vodafone and BT Group share prices tumble as European Commission blocks merger between TeliaSonera and Telenor

September 11, 2015

British telecommunications dragged the FTSE 100 index lower on Friday, following the news of a blocked merger. Vodafone and BT Group's share prices both tumbled around 1.6 per cent as the European Union’s antitrust authority moved to block a deal between Scandinavian telecoms companies TeliaSonera and Telenor. The merger would have created Denmark’s biggest provider, [...]
Facebook gets new London headquarters on Tottenham Court Road

September 11, 2015

Tottenham Court Road had better brace itself for an influx of social media aficionados, as Facebook is renting over 225,000 square feet of office space in central London for huge new UK headquarters. Property developer Great Portland Estates is leasing its entire Rathbone Square development, by the Tottenham Court Road Tube station, to the social [...]
Londoners spend an entire working week commuting – every year

September 11, 2015

Think your commute to work is miserably long? It’s when you add it all up that it really gets depressing, as new figures show that Londoners spend an entire working week commuting – every year. The capital’s workers spend 107 hours every year travelling, making it by far the worst commute in the country, according [...]
Microsoft Office 2016 release date confirmed for 22 September, with key updates in Outlook and cloud computing

September 10, 2015

Microsoft has just confirmed Office 2016 for Windows, announcing that the software will be available from 22 September. The release isn’t entirely unexpected, as rumours have been floating around, but today Microsoft officially announced the rollout of the first new version since Office 2013 was launched nearly three years ago. These are the key features [...]
Tour of Britain 2015 route map: How to watch the cycling race live avoiding traffic chaos and road closures

September 10, 2015

The Tour of Britain arrives in London this Sunday, as top cyclists from around the world compete for the first spot in the UK’s largest professional cycle race. If you fancy catching a glimpse of the cyclists whizzing through the capital on the final stretch of the eight-day race, we’ve rounded up the best spots [...]
Alternative lenders are a blessing, not a curse, for the retail banking market

September 10, 2015

The dominance of the big banks is under threat. A study released this week by the University of Edinburgh Business School, conducted among 200 of the world’s top global experts in credit, has found that three-quarters believe alternative lenders pose a real challenge to banks and traditional lenders. The findings are echoed by a report [...]

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