Brits losing out on hundreds of pounds in iPhone upgrades September 8, 2025 Brits who upgrade their iPhones are losing hundreds of pounds due to the rapid depreciation of big ticket tech items, according to new analysis. With the launch of the iPhone 17 set for Tuesday – holding a hefty price tag of £900 – those choosing to upgrade from old models will be met with a [...]
Double delisting fears hit London Stock Exchange August 27, 2025 Fears of a London Stock Exchange exodus were reignited once more on Wednesday as two firms prepared to quit the London market. Credit and legal services firm Anexo Group laid out plans to delist from the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) after citing the costs of being a publicly traded company and lack of investor interest. [...]
Shares in Cola-Cola’s European bottling arms slump despite strong results August 6, 2025 Coca-Cola’s European arm, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, and its bottling partner, Coca-Cola HBC, both slumped on the stock exchange this morning after the former downgraded its revenue guidance. The European business fell more than 11 per cent in early trades on the London Stock Exchange, while the bottling business dropped more than seven per cent. Coca-Cola [...]
Could Astrazeneca completely switch its allegiance to the US? July 30, 2025 The UK’s largest listed companies are turning their heads towards the glimmer of the Nasdaq after growing impatient at the lacklustre performance of the London Stock Exchange. Chief among them is pharmaceutical giant Astrazeneca, which cancelled plans for a Liverpool vaccine plant due to lack of economic support earlier this year and has expressed frustration [...]
Taylor Wimpey: Construction jumps but cladding costs wipe out profit July 30, 2025 Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey posted a double-digit rise in housing completions, but a £222.2m hit from fixing combustible cladding pushed the company to a half-year loss. Shares fell nearly five per cent in early morning trades. The number of houses built in the first half of 2025 totalled 5,264, up from 4,728 last year, the company [...]
‘Golden opportunity’ for European equities, says CEO of stock exchange SIX July 16, 2025 Europe must seize a “golden opportunity” for the revival of its capital markets, the boss of one of the continent’s biggest stock exchange businesses has said, as he called for stronger retail participation in equities to keep pace with the US. Six CEO Bjorn Sibbern, who earlier this month completed the £225m takeover of London-based [...]
These charts show the scale of the London Stock Exchange’s decline July 9, 2025 In May, one of the London Stock Exchange’s smallest constituents decided to leave. Brighton Pier, which had been listed on the exchange’s AIM market with a £5m market cap, delisted and jumped ship to private securities venue JP Jenkins. “It’s something that had been building up for quite a while for the past several years,” [...]
Metlen moves listing to London in £5bn boost for City June 27, 2025 Greek industrial giant Metlen Energy & Metals hopes to list in London in August, in a much needed £5.1bn boost to the capital’s beleaguered stock market. The mining and energy firm confirmed on Friday that, after months of anticipation, it planned to move its primary listing from Athens to London on 4 August subject to [...]
City sends an SOS to fix London markets ‘before it’s too late’ June 26, 2025 Fears over the health of the City’s stock market have been laid bare after trading platform IG became the latest firm to sound the alarm over the “crisis unfolding” on the London bourse. The FTSE 250 firm has launched a “Save our Stock market” initiative – aptly dubbed the SOS campaign – which serves as [...]
AIM turns 30: Delistings, doubt and a dose of optimism June 19, 2025 AIM turns 30 today, but birthday celebrations are bound to be overshadowed by swathes of bleak data on the market’s performance. London’s junior stock market has had a woeful period, with projections indicating the index will shrink by a fifth as a result of delisting plans. The number of companies listed on the City’s Alternative [...]