This is why London-listed companies are undervalued – Sage CEO October 13, 2025 Businesses listed on the London Stock Exchange need to tell their stories better and deliver for investors if they are to boost their valuations, the CEO of FTSE 100 technology giant Sage has said. Steve Hare, speaking on an up-coming episode of City AM‘s Boardroom Uncovered, said a lower number of competitors listed in London [...]
Rolls-Royce Corniche Shooting Brake review: Estate of the art October 9, 2025 Niels van Roij looks every inch the English gentleman. The Dutch-born designer is wearing an immaculately cut tweed suit with leather-lined pockets, topped off with a green woolen tie. Only later do I realise that identical fabrics were used to trim the Rolls-Royce waiting outside. “I have a suit created to celebrate each car, using [...]
Rolls-Royce: Losses widen at FTSE 100 giant’s SMR division October 6, 2025 The small nuclear reactor business owned by FTSE 100 giant Rolls-Royce lost £115m in 2024, it has been revealed. Rolls-Royce SMR, which is not yet revenue generating, has posted the higher losses after also making a deficit of £78m in 2023. New accounts filed with Companies House have also shown that the division’s income from [...]
Rolls-Royce: FTSE 100 giant now worth £100bn September 29, 2025 FTSE 100 giant Rolls-Royce is now worth more than £100bn after its share price continued its remarkable rise. The Derby-headquartered group passed the milestone for the first time in its 121-year history on Friday before slipping back. Now, shares in Rolls-Royce have risen again and surpassed 1,191p, giving the company a valuation of more than [...]
Rolls-Royce, BAE, Babcock: Defence shares rally after Trump remarks September 24, 2025 Shares in London-listed defence firms rallied during early trading on Wednesday after President Donald Trump changed his tune on the Russia and Ukraine conflict. Aerospace firm BAE Systems led the City’s blue-chips with a 1.6 per cent gain to 1,982.50. Meanwhile Babcock was up over one per cent to 1,195 and FTSE darling Rolls-Royce rose [...]
Norway’s record warship order sparks defence stock rally September 1, 2025 British defence stocks rallied across the board on Monday after Norway commissioned a record-breaking order of British-made warships and Babcock was handed an upgrade by a top stock broker. Shares in BAE Systems rose by nearly two per cent after the Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed the Nato member had placed an order for five [...]
The best luxury cars to buy in 2025 August 20, 2025 Comfort, opulence, presence, performance and the latest technology. These are just some of the things we want, no expect, a luxury car to deliver. It should be as good to drive as to be driven in. The luxury car market is changing, however. Once upon a time, a luxury car meant a four-door saloon with [...]
Defence: Babcock, BAE, Rolls-Royce plunge on Ukraine summit August 19, 2025 London-listed defence stocks plunged across the board on Tuesday, after this week’s talks between Washington and Ukraine led traders to pare back bets on the role that European countries will play in any post-ceasefire peacekeeping efforts. Shares in FTSE-100 engineering group Babcock – one of the best performing companies on the London Stock Exchange this [...]
Rolls-Royce offloads UK pension fund in £4.3bn deal with PIC August 10, 2025 Rolls-Royce has sealed a £4.3bn deal with insurance specialist Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) to offload its UK pension scheme as the engineering giant presses ahead with simplifying its balance sheet. The deal, which was announced on Sunday, covers the remaining pension obligations of 36,000 members — including 15,000 current pensioners and 21,000 deferred members — [...]
The FTSE may be setting record highs, but that’s only half the race August 4, 2025 A new report reveals corporate reputation now drives £730bn of FTSE 350 value. So what does that mean for your business in 2025? Asks Sandra Macleod Last week, the FTSE 100 broke through the 9,000-point barrier for the first time in its history – an undeniable moment of market optimism. But beneath the headlines lies [...]