Raspberry Pi shares soar as revenue set to surge past expectations Markets Shares in Raspberry Pi jumped early on Tuesday morning after the mini computer seller said its revenue was set to surge past market expectations. The London-listed business said its full-year profitability is anticipated to be in-line with market estimates, with revenue “materially higher.” Pre-tax profit increased 63 per cent to $26.5m, as revenue grew 25 [...]
FTSE 100 Live: Stocks inch up; Gas prices surge after drone attacks Markets Good morning and welcome back to the City AM liveblog. The FTSE 100 closed up 0.5 per cent yesterday, settling at 10,317.69p led by a three per cent jump in Endeavour Mining. It came as global markets were brought some reprieve from declining oil prices. The price of Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil [...]
FTSE 100 Live: Stocks drop as oil returns to near $100 after tankers attacked Markets Good morning and welcome back to the City AM liveblog. The price of oil shot back above triple digits this morning, rising as much as nine per cent in Asian trading following the news two tankers were struck in the Gulf. An Iraqi news agency broke the news that 38 crew members have been rescued [...]
Iran war wipes £4.5 trillion from global stock markets March 9, 2026 The war in the Middle East has knocked £4.5 trillion off the value of global stocks since its start, as the financial impact continues to cause shockwaves around the world. The value of listed businesses has nosedived since the start of the US and Israeli campaign from $157.5 trillion (£117.6 trillion) to $151.5 trillion (£113.1 [...]
Flutter shares tumble as Paddy Power owner misses forecasts February 27, 2026 Shares in Flutter Entertainment fell sharply after the Paddy Power parent missed expectations across key measures and issued softer-than-expected guidance, adding to concerns about the outlook for the US sports betting market. The New York-listed group saw its stock drop almost seven per cent in extended trading after reporting fourth-quarter revenue of $4.74bn (£3.52bn), below [...]
Natwest and Lloyds shares lead FTSE 100 rally after bruising week February 16, 2026 Natwest led a rally across Britain’s banking giants on Monday morning as lenders patched their wounds after a bruising week on the stock market. The bank topped the FTSE 100’s risers at the starting bell, gaining over four per cent in early trading to 603.60p. Barclays was shortly behind, advancing over 2.5 per cent to [...]
HSBC seals $300bn price tag as FTSE 100 banks rally January 27, 2026 Shares in Britain’s banking giants were helping lift the FTSE 100 out of the red this morning as blue-chip lenders rallied ahead of earnings season. HSBC topped the index’s risers with a gain of nearly three per cent to 1,278.20 – an all-time high for Europe’s largest lender. The rally came after Citigroup raised the [...]
Currys shares soar after retailer defies high street gloom January 21, 2026 Shares in tech retailer Currys soared this morning after the firm released an upbeat Christmas trading update, defying wider gloom on the high street. The London-listed firm recorded a three per cent uptick in UK and Ireland revenue as it clawed a bigger market share from strong sales in mobile, as well as growth in [...]
THG rises after revenue beats top end of guidance January 13, 2026 THG shares rose on Tuesday after the e-commerce business boasted a surge in second-half revenue amid a rise in Christmas season demand. The Manchester-based business, known for its wellness and beauty brands like Myprotein and Lookfantastic, said its second-half revenue came in around 14 per cent ahead of the top end of its guidance, led [...]
FTSE 100 Live: Barclays slumps on credit card cap, Fed’s Jerome Powell faces probe January 12, 2026 Good morning from the City AM liveblog team. The FTSE 100 broke through the five-figure mark last week in a welcome start to the year for the London markets. The index saw its best annual performance in 2025 since the recovery from the financial crash in 2009. That was helped along in no small part [...]