Shares in GSK climbed as much as three per cent to 1,705p on Wednesday morning as the pharma giant defied tariff fears with an upgrade to its profit guidance. The …
October 2025
Complaints to banks ombudsman fall after Treasury clamp down
Complaints to the banking ombudsman have tumbled in the three months to September 2025 after the Treasury launched its own clamp down. The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) recorded 46,300 complaints …
Supreme CBD: Celeb-backed brand rapped for third time by advertising watchdog
Supreme CBD, the brand founded by ex-boxer Anthony Fowler and endorsed by former Premier League footballers, has been forced to remove an advert for claiming its products could treat anxiety …
Three ways to build start-ups faster and with less investment
CEOs that keep innovating and are advanced users of AI see up to 4x revenue growth than those that don’t, says Paul Jenkins When there’s a period of uncertainty, it’s …
WH Smith delays results by more than a month as accounting struggles persist
WH Smith has delayed the publication of its results by more than a month as it wrestles to get to the bottom of accounting issues that caused profit expectations to …
Santander UK boss: Government must overrule FCA on motor finance
Santander UK has said it will delay its third-quarter earnings report due to “uncertainty” following the financial watchdog’s motor finance redress scheme. The Spanish banking giant was due to publish …
FTSE 100 Live: GSK results, Wetherspoon update
Good morning from the City AM liveblog team. If there are fears about an AI bubble, no one’s telling the folk over on Wall Street. Yesterday both Apple and Microsoft …
Exclusive: Budweiser to challenge Heineken for Uefa Champions League deal
Uefa’s long-standing Champions League beer partners, Heineken, are facing competition from Budweiser for the contract to be the competition’s official suppliers from 2027 onwards. City AM has learned that Budweiser’s …
Why the ONS would survive my cull of X accounts
If I had to cull the number of accounts I follow on X to just ten, @ONS would make the grade. As for the other 9, I’d be reluctant to …
Firms brace for ‘difficult winter’ as tax burden weighs on activity
Companies across the private sector are braced for a “difficult” winter as activity is forecast to downturn across UK services due to mounting tax fears, fresh research has indicated. A …