JP Morgan chief threatens to pull £3bn investment if Labour becomes ‘hostile to banks’ May 13, 2026 The chief executive of JP Morgan has threatened to pull a major investment from the UK if Labour government policy turns “hostile to banks”. Jamie Dimon – the influential American banker – revealed plans for a £3bn square feet tower in Canary Wharf last year, which is projected to inject as much as £10bn over [...]
Burberry hopes for boost from its bet on British May 13, 2026 Burberry approaches its crucial full-year results amid a drastic turnaround. Felix Armstrong unpacks what analysts and investors will be expecting from the FTSE 100 fashion house Is there anything more British than Olivia Colman serving fish and chips? The minds behind Burberry’s turnaround – and a recent ad campaign starring the actress – will be [...]
As it happened: Market jitters as Streeting set to make bid against Starmer May 13, 2026 Good morning and welcome back to the City AM liveblog. UK borrowing costs are taking a modest breathe this morning after settling much higher yesterday after a session jam-packed with political turmoil. The 10-year yield on UK gilts spiked ten basis points to over 5.1 per cent on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the 30-year yield soared to [...]
Arsenal in talks with architects Populous over Emirates expansion May 13, 2026 Arsenal are in talks with Populous, the architects behind the original Emirates Stadium design, as they weigh up how best to expand their 60,000-seater home. Sources familiar with the process insist that all options remain on the table, from major works that would likely require a temporary a move away from the Emirates, to smaller [...]
Atlassian AI chief: Firms still aren’t making AI ‘really productive’ May 13, 2026 Atlassian claims businesses are still struggling to turn the AI boom into real company-wide productivity gains, as the software giant pushes deeper into workplace automation with a new generation of AI agents. According to the software giant’s chief AI officer, Tamar Yehoshua, most companies have moved beyond simply experimenting with AI tools, yet many were [...]
Deloitte: UK Gen Z and Millennials delaying milestones and living ‘payslip to payslip’ May 13, 2026 British Gen Z and Millennials are delaying major life decisions as they live “payslip to payslip”, according to data shared exclusively with City AM from Big Four giant Deloitte. The data, based on findings from 806 respondents as part of the firm’s annual Gen Z and Millennial Survey, revealed that around 40 per cent of [...]
The Debate: Should airports ban early-morning pints? May 13, 2026 Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has had enough of drunkards on flights, but is banning 5am airport pints the answer? We hear both sides.
Why the battle for Labour’s future could prove to be very expensive May 13, 2026 Amid the farce and drama, spare a thought for His Majesty, who will today sit on the throne in the House of Lords and read out details of Keir Starmer’s legislative agenda for the coming parliamentary term. The monarch may be above politics, but not so far above that he won’t see the absurdity of [...]
Sorry Miranda, fear-led leadership doesn’t work for women anymore May 13, 2026 The icy, fear-led leadership of Devil Wears Prada fame is not only no longer in vogue, it's no longer effective, writes Lissele Pratt.
Brits now buy more BYDs than Land Rovers May 13, 2026 I’ve been poring over the latest DVLA car registration data release, which came out a few days ago, covering the fourth quarter of 2025. There are lots of fascinating trends in there, and I’d encourage you to go and have a look yourself. But one thing that really caught my eye is that for the [...]