October 2025

Shares in Big Yellow rocketed on Monday morning after it emerged the London-listed business could be in line for a takeover from real estate investment giant Blackstone. In a statement, …

The third edition of The Distillers One of One® Charity Auction smashed all expectations last week, raising nearly £3m for charity. Overall, the One of One auction raised £2.9m, setting …

Specialist lender Shawbrook has confirmed its intention to kick off an Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange. The company is targeting a listing in early November 2025 …

Losses widened at The Savoy Hotel as it shed jobs during its latest financial year while a major renovation project started. The five-star London hotel has posted a pre-tax loss …

Lloyds Banking Group said on Monday morning it would put aside an additional £800m in motor finance provisions after the regulatory redress scheme fell “at the adverse end of the range of …

Astrazeneca has bowed to pressure from US president Donald Trump to lower the cost of its medicines for patents in America. The Cambridge-based pharma giant said it will provide direct-to-consumer …

UK finance chiefs believe the country is falling behind rivals as costs are stacking up and squeezing profit margins, a new survey has shown, with further alarm bells ringing that …

UK retailers are under siege from a surge in AI-driven fraud, eroding thin profit margins and forcing a scramble for smarter defences. As economic headwinds bite, fraud losses are climbing, …

Good morning from the City AM liveblog team. As we edge close to the Budget, more and more businesses are growing agitated over how their industry might be affected. Nowhere …

The countdown is on to T+1. Here’s everything your firm needs to know to get prepared, writes Andrew Douglas Saturday marked exactly two years until the UK will join the …