Nscale vows stay in UK despite £35bn US stock market listing September 22, 2026 Nscale has vowed to keep Britain at the heart of its global expansion despite choosing New York over London for its blockbuster float, as the AI infrastructure firm looks to turn its UK base into an export hub for computing power. The Nvidia-backed firm believes jobs and expertise built in Britain can serve customers around [...]
Fast fashion copyright battle continues as Shein granted appeal against Temu September 21, 2026 Fast fashion retailer Shein has been granted permission to appeal against rival Temu in a first-of-its-kind copyright battle in the UK. A judge confirmed in a hearing on Monday that Shein can challenge a judgement handed down last month in the Court of Appeal. The judge said there were “compelling reasons” for the court to [...]
Beauty Tech shares glow as boss brushes off ‘cheap’ rivals September 17, 2026 Beauty Tech Group boss Laurence Newman has brushed off competition from ‘cheap beauty devices’ after the London-listed firm more than tripled its first-half profit. Shares in the owner of Currentbody Skin rose more than 13 per cent to 395p on Thursday after revenue climbed 44.3 per cent to £79.7m in the six months to June. [...]
‘We prefer the US’: Revolut’s Storonksy confirms plan for dual US-UK listing September 17, 2026 Revolut founder Nik Storonsky has confirmed that the bank is exploring a dual listing in New York and London, adding that he “prefers” the US market. The chief executive of the UK’s biggest fintech said he could not afford to miss out on a US listing, because the American market offers better upsides than London, [...]
Beauty Tech Group profit triples as LED masks boom September 17, 2026 The Beauty Tech Group has more than tripled its first-half profit as booming demand for at-home beauty devices helped sales jump more than 40 per cent. The London-listed owner of Currentbody Skin, ZIIP Beauty and Tria Laser reported pre-tax profit of £17.5m for the six months to the end of June, up from £5m a [...]
Power Probe boss still ‘enjoying the ride’ after stock slump since Aim debut September 15, 2026 The boss of one of Aim’s newest constituents has insisted he is still “enjoying the ride” after the stock’s slump in the months following its London IPO. Power Probe, which is based in North Carolina and develops power tools for car mechanics, debuted on the junior Aim market in December 2025, one of only a [...]
OpenAI delays IPO as Altman says safety comes first September 13, 2026 OpenAI has pushed back plans for a mega stock market debut as boss Sam Altman said the company needed to focus on AI safety before opening itself up to public investors. Altman said OpenAI would not float in 2026, telling Fortune there was still “a lot of stuff to do” around safety, alignment and how [...]
Anthropic touts ‘strongest safeguards’ as AI warning dogs IPO push September 10, 2026 Anthropic has defended its safety record after an exiting researcher accused the AI behemoth of “gambling with our lives”, as scrutiny builds ahead of a possible IPO. The Claude maker said it has “some of the strongest safeguards in the industry” and has long been open about the risks posed by increasingly powerful AI. “We [...]
SpaceX float ‘could kickstart mega IPO access for British retail investors’ September 1, 2026 SpaceX’s use of the UK’s new public offer platform to raise hundreds of millions of pounds from British retail investors could encourage a wave of large US companies to follow suit, according to one of the brokers that orchestrated the deal. The public offer platform (POP), introduced by the financial watchdog in January, was designed [...]
Shein shapes up for cut-price IPO as dominance slows August 31, 2026 Shein will list in Hong Kong this week in a cut-price initial public offering following two previous failed attempts in London and New York. The Chinese retailer will begin trading in Hong Kong on Tuesday in a debut set to value the firm at around $27bn (£19.8bn), about a quarter of its highest private-market valuation. [...]