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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Non-farm payroll: US jobs growth weakens in August leaving Federal Reserve rate hike uncertain

September 4, 2015

Weeks of global market turmoil have taken their toll on US job growth, after the number of new jobs created dipped to its lowest level since March, leaving the Federal Reserve with a rate hike dilemma on its hands. Employment increased by 173,000 in August, show non-farm payroll figures released by the US Department of [...]
Top 100 undergraduate employers: Bank of America Merrill Lynch is the UK’s best employer for recent graduates and other young talent

September 4, 2015

It’s hard to find qualified work as a student, but some UK companies are better than others at making the most of undergraduate talent. Bank of America Merrill Lynch has claimed the top spot, as last year’s winner Barclays dropped down to the ninth place on the list when Rate My Placement ranked the top [...]
Yes, money really does make you happier, but it’s wealth, not income, that really makes a difference

September 4, 2015

Ever been told that money can’t buy happiness? Well, there’s now definitive proof the people who said that are just wrong. How much we earn strongly affects our happiness levels, new figures from the Office for National Statistics show. Looking at how money affects things like life satisfaction, happiness and anxiety levels, the report found [...]
Hugo Boss fined £1.2m over four-year-old’s death

September 4, 2015

German designer Hugo Boss has been fined over the death of a four-year-old boy killed in a store when a mirror fell on top of him. An inquest has concluded that the store should have done more to prevent the mirror falling, and fined the company £1.2m. The accident occurred in the summer of 2013 [...]
McWhopper 2.0: Burger King wants to make a mash-up with Denny’s, Wayback Burger, Krystal and Giraffas – and McDonald’s is still invited

September 4, 2015

A new twist in the McWhopper tale: Burger King’s McWhopper PR stunt, which was immediately shut down by its rival McDonald’s has been resurrected, after several other fast food chains "begged" to collaborate on its Peace Day campaign, it said. Burger King had an innovative idea for Peace Day. The fast food company held out [...]
Stunts like Burger King’s McWhopper mashup are PR at its tastiest

September 4, 2015

When Burger King put its best brains to work on a novel way of promoting the little known International Day of Peace on 21 September, the result probably went way beyond the expectations of anyone at either that brand or their number one competitor, McDonald’s. By proposing – through the pages of the New York [...]
Cyber attack against Match.com exposes millions of singles to malware

September 4, 2015

UK’s online daters could be the victims of cyber crime, after researchers discovered a malware attack aimed at Match.com’s millions of users. The malicious content is being spread through adverts on the website in a “malvertising attack” which is reportedly targeting UK users in particular. Match.com’s servers have not been breached. The site’s users risk [...]
One in three intellectual property experts worry about low-quality US patents

September 4, 2015

Are sloppy US patents hurting investments into research and development? One in three intellectual property experts are concerned over the poor quality of US patents, according to a new report from trade publication IAM. This could potentially hurt research investments, as investors struggle to assess the strength of patent portfolios, or send litigation costs soaring. [...]
Fuelling online hypochondria, luxury Onhub Router and Project Sunroof: New projects Google’s been working on

September 4, 2015

Google's has been fuelling everyone’s hypochondria for years – but now its new health information feature, launched today, will send those with a tendency to panic about every little twinge into overdrive. What’s the first thing you do when you think you’ve fallen ill? After reaching for Lemsip or painkillers, many go online, searching for [...]
Long hours and lack of internet: What we hate most about business travel revealed

September 4, 2015

Business travel may be seen as a glamorous job perk, but it’s certainly not without its struggles, as a new survey reveals our biggest dislikes with travelling for work. Having to be apart from family is travellers’ biggest annoyance, British Airways data shows, with two-thirds citing it as a concern. But we also hate the [...]

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