This National Mentoring Day, every leader should remember that, in business, you can’t do it alone, says Richard Harpin You probably don’t realise it but today is one of the …
October 2025
FTSE 100 Live: HSBC takes $1.1bn Madoff hit, Petrofac enters administration
Good morning from the City AM liveblog team. Rachel Reeves likes to insist that she will “never play fast and loose with the public finances.” It’s a phrase she deploys …
Almost two thirds of charities axe jobs and services over financial strain
Almost two thirds of charities have axed workers and vital services as they come under pressure from falling income, staff burnout and declining public donations, according to new research. The …
JD Gyms eyes UK expansion after putting millions into refurbs
JD Gyms is set to open its 100th gym in the UK as the chain muscles in on the 24-hour fitness sector and sets its sights on further expansion. The …
On this day: Big Bang hits the Square Mile
On this day, 27 October 1986: Big Bang hits the Square Mile, and changes the City forever. Eliot Wilson takes us through the financial revolution By the autumn of 1986, …
JD Sports-owned Go Outdoors returns to profit but cuts more jobs
Go Outdoors, the retailer owned by FTSE 100 giant JD Sports, returned to profit as it cut more jobs in the wake of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ tax hikes, it has …
Number of female high-earners hits record high
The number of female high-earners in the UK has hit a record high, as more women find themselves holding senior positions in the workplace. According to analysis from Bowmore Wealth …
Next expected to reveal sales momentum despite consumer pressure
Next is expected to report further growth for the past quarter as the high street chain continues to shrug off the squeeze on consumer finances. Shares in the company lifted …
Streeting: Labour needs to counter ‘growing sense of despair’
The British public have a sense of despair about the way the country is run and Labour must demonstrate it can deliver in office, Wes Streeting said. The British public …
Rishi Sunak: Tax rises at Autumn budget would crush confidence
Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has warned Chancellor Rachel Reeves that she must cut spending at the next budget or risk economic disaster. Writing in his inaugural column for the …