In this episode of Behind the Business, City A.M. SME and entrepreneurship journalist Jenny Sieg sits down with the co-founder of Hoxton Farms Max Jamilly and talks about the secret …
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Losses at Pod Point deepen amid wider tail-off in electric vehicle sector
Falling revenue at Pod Point led the electric vehicle (EV) charger provider to post larger losses in 2023, according to its full-year results. The firm’s revenue last year fell by …
Mark Kleinman: Proxies, a stock market exodus and a Kingfisher mystery
Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man who gets the City talking in his weekly City A.M. column. This week he tackles ongoing rows over pay with proxy …
The Post Office is struggling to recover from ITV’s dramatic Mr Bates knockout blow
Mr Bates vs. The Post Office, four months on – exactly how damaging was the TV show to the brand? CEO of YouGov, Steve Hatch, explains. It’s been four months …
Shard developer to build new skyscraper next to Walkie Talkie
UK property developer Sellar and Japanese developer Obayashi have announced plans to build a “landmark” tower near Liverpool Street. Sellar, which previously developed The Shard, plans to build a £500m, …
ESG is ‘dying’ – but that might be a good thing, says Blackrock’s former green chief
Every week, Charlie Conchie sits down with the biggest movers and shakers in financial services. This week it’s Tariq Fancy, Blackrock’s former sustainable investing and ESG chief When Tariq Fancy …
AJ Bell customers pass half a million as investors flock to low-cost platform
The number of AJ Bell customers has surpassed 500,000, up from under 200,000 when the company listed in 2018. In the first three months of the year, the company’s platform …
Hipgnosis board approves £1.1bn Concord takeover offer
The board of Hipgnosis Songs Fund has approved a takeover bid by Concord, an American independent music company. Concord, which is controlled by Alchemy Copyrights, has proposed to buy Hipgnosis …
UK firms to invest £338bn on re-industrialisation in next three years, research shows
UK firms are planning to invest hundreds of billions in an attempt to bubble-wrap supply chains and bring manufacturing closer to home, new research suggests. Investment in re-industrialisation among UK …
Foxtons: ‘Value of homes under offer best since Brexit’
Estate agent Foxtons said improved market conditions helped drive housing sales revenue by 17 per cent in the first quarter of the year, with the value of homes under offer …