FTSE 100 bosses’ pay boom fails to bridge Wall Street gap September 29, 2026 Pay for FTSE 100 bosses ballooned over the last year as boards turned to share bonuses in a bid to catch up with the compensation offered by US giants. The median granted chief executive pay in London’s blue-chip index swelled 16 per cent to £6.1m, according to a report from Diligent Market Intelligence. Long-term incentives [...]
As it happened: FTSE 100 and bonds jitter; Burnham says Britain must be ‘honest’ about public finances September 29, 2026 Welcome back to the City AM liveblog. Stick with us throughout the day for the latest London Stock Exchange and wider business and economic news, as soon as we get it. Here’s a look at some of our top headlines: The liveblog has ended.No liveblog updates yet. Load more
As it happened: FTSE 100 rises but energy shock looms; Healey says government debt an ‘affront to Labour values’ September 28, 2026 Welcome back to the City AM FTSE 100 liveblog. Stick with us throughout the day for the latest London Stock Exchange and wider business and economic news, as soon as we get it. The main event of the day will be Chancellor John Healey’s speech at Labour conference in Liverpool. Here’s a look at some [...]
As it happened: FTSE 100 rebounds as oil drops back on hopes of Hormuz deal September 25, 2026 Welcome back to City AM’s FTSE 100 live blog. Stick with us throughout the day for the latest London Stock Exchange and wider business and economic news, as soon as we get it. Here’s a look at some of our top headlines on Friday morning: The liveblog has ended.No liveblog updates yet. Load more
As it happened: FTSE 100 slips as oil prices surge; Vistry shares crater September 24, 2026 Welcome back to City AM‘s FTSE 100 live blog. Stick with us throughout the day for the latest London Stock Exchange and wider business and economic news, as soon as we get it. Here’s a look at some of our top headlines today: The liveblog has ended.No liveblog updates yet. Load more
As it happened: Oil price rise boosts Shell and BP, FTSE 100 rally fades September 23, 2026 Good morning from the City desk at City AM. Stick with us throughout the day for the latest London Stock Exchange and wider business and economic news, as soon as we get it. Here’s a look at some of our top headlines today: The liveblog has ended.No liveblog updates yet. Load more
Four out of five top firms have never had a female chief executive, report finds September 23, 2026 Four out of five companies across the FTSE 100 and S&P 100 have never had a female chief executive, as boards fail to promote them into positions of power earlier in their career, a new report has found. Across the two nations, 80 per cent of firms have never had a women lead the company, [...]
As it happened: US stocks make gains ahead of Trump-Xi summit September 21, 2026 Welcome back to City AM’s FTSE 100 liveblog. The UK’s blue-chip index made gains on Monday morning, turning a corner from heavy losses on Friday. Miners and industrial stocks like Anglo American, Antofagasta and Metlen Energy and Metals were among the FTSE 100’s biggest risers on Monday morning. BP and Shell dragged on the index, [...]
As it happened: Stocks slip as London’s rally loses momentum September 18, 2026 Welcome back to City AM‘s FTSE 100 liveblog. Stocks in London fell this morning as a three-day rally faded and erased much of the gains made following the Bank of England’s decision to hold interest rates yesterday. The FTSE 100 was trading down nearly one per cent at 12:50pm, dragged lower by falls for Shell [...]
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 [...]