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- Aston Martin turnaround stalls as carmaker posts lossAston Martin’s turnaround under billionaire Lawrence Stroll remains stuck in first gear as the car manufacturer posted another loss. The FTSE 250 firm posted a £66m pre-tax loss in the first three months of this year, which is 18 per cent narrower than this time last year, though total car sales dropped by one per […]
- St James’s Place shares slide as Iran war damages inflowsSt James’s Place saw a sharp decline in its share price during early morning trading on Wednesday, as Iran war volatility damaged inflows and funds under management. The FTSE 100 wealth manager saw shares tumble 5.2 per cent to 1,187p, with shares down 14.8 per cent this year to date. The group reported a 9.4 […]
- Santander UK profit slides after motor finance reserves balloonSantander UK’s profit took a knock in the first quarter of the year after the bank made another hefty top up to its motor finance provisions. The UK arm of the Spanish banking giant booked a £202m pre-tax profit for the first three months of 2026. This was down 44 per cent from the same […]
- Lloyds shares drop after income upgrade on higher interest ratesLloyds Banking Group has upgraded its income targets for the year as the bank expects to bring in more cash as interest rates remain elevated from the Iran war. The FTSE 100 financial giant – which counts Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland among its subsidiaries – said it expects net interest income to […]
- Geopolitical risks upend gold’s glittering demand dynamicsGold’s glittering run has upended demand dynamics, as rising prices amid the Iran war led investors to plough into a diversified range of assets. Total gold demand in the first financial quarter hit 1,231 tonnes, a modest two per cent year on year increase from 2025. But the humble increase coupled with gold’s staggering price […]
- FTSE 100 Live: Stocks drop as oil holds firm over $110; UK growth slashedGood morning and welcome back to the City AM liveblog. Oil prices are holding firm tipping over the $110 mark, bringing the cost of a barrel closer to the highs of $118 it peaked at earlier in the Iran war. Brent crude – the international benchmark for oil – advanced another one per cent on […]
- The Debate: Should companies use secret hiring tests like Duolingo?Should companies judge candidates on secret hiring tests like Duolingo, or is it an invasion of privacy? We hear both side's of the debate
- Rent controls: The left hand doesn’t know what the far-left hand is doingFor just under 24 hours the residential landlord sector was seized by panic following reports that first appeared on Monday night that the Chancellor was preparing to impose a ‘temporary’ ban on rent increases. The policy of rent controls was hitherto the preserve of the Green Party and Labour’s loony left, but then came reports […]
- Business leaders, I beseech you, join the government and steer the ship of stateBusiness leaders embody the antithesis of what the government machine has become, which is why it needs them, writes Ameer Kotecha.
- John Caudwell: Mentoring isn’t a nice-to-have, it’s an economic imperativeMentoring young people is early-stage investment in human capital , and the results are clear, writes John Caudwell.
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