Who owns Chelsea after £950m Boehly and Walter stake sales? September 17, 2026 Todd Boehly and Mark Walter have sold their combined 25 per cent stake in Chelsea in a deal that values the Premier League club at £5bn. The agreement, announced last night, will see the former chairman of Chelsea Boehly – who was the face of the consortium that purchased the club from Roman Abramovich in [...]
Ultimate Championships delivered but can China at the 2027 Worlds? September 17, 2026 China didn’t feature much at the Ultimate Championships and Ed Warner questions whether they can at a home World Championships in 2027. “I might get told off. I just did a race, so I’m allowed to drink what I would like. Thank you so much,” said Lando Norris as he reached for a Coke after [...]
As it happened: FTSE 100 soars after Bank of England holds interest rates September 17, 2026 Welcome back to City AM‘s FTSE 100 liveblog. Investors responded positively to the Bank of England’s widely tipped decision to leave interest rates unchanged at 3.75 per cent on Thursday. Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said that volatile energy prices caused by the Iran war will push inflation up further than its current 3.1 [...]
Why are the AI chiefs calling for a slowdown? September 17, 2026 Why are the bosses of the world’s top AI companies calling for regulation and advocating a slowdown in the technology’s development? Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and OpenAI’s Sam Altman have been joined by Deepmind co-founder Demis Hassabis and Elon Musk in calling for a slower pace of progress while safety and regulation catch up. Questions about [...]
In defence of Ealing Broadway’s ‘calm space’ September 17, 2026 The arrival of an unlit hut at Ealing Broadway has naturally been the source of ridicule, but there is some sense behind it, says Sophie Maxwell Brown.
Aldermore’s sale interest shows banks are over motor finance September 17, 2026 Lloyds, Nationwide and Investec are all tipped to be circling Aldemore as its South African over prepares a sale. Samuel Norman takes a look at the runners and riders and what it could do for the market. Has the banking industry finally moved on from motor finance? The number of suiters circling Aldermore suggest as [...]
Loveholidays CEO: Travel is no longer discretionary, it’s an essential part of people’s lives September 17, 2026 Each week, we dig into the memory bank of the City's great and good. Today, Loveholidays CEO Donat Rétif takes us through his career.
Sir James Cleverly: London needs its mojo back September 17, 2026 Council takeovers in Westminster and Wandsworth have offered the Tories a new confidence boost in London. Sir James Cleverly, once close to becoming party leader, speaks to Maurício Alencar about his ambition to lead the Conservatives into the next London mayoral election in 2028. Unprompted, Sir James Cleverly insists it’s “nonsense” that London is a [...]
Exclusive: Battersea Power Station rules out building NBA Europe stadium September 17, 2026 Battersea Power Station chiefs have categorically ruled out suggestions that London’s NBA Europe team could build its home basketball arena on the site. The capital remains at the centre of a bidding war for an NBA franchise, with interested parties reported to include former Tottenham Hotspur chief Daniel Levy, current Spurs majority shareholders the Lewis [...]
Mark Kleinman: Joined-up government? Not on this evidence September 17, 2026 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his City AM column. Joined-up government? Not on this evidence How about this for joined-up government? The chancellor of the exchequer until a couple of months ago corralled the City this year into an expensive industry-funded campaign to promote the virtues [...]