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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…