By: Ali Lyon

Ali Lyon is the chief reporter at City AM, responsible for covering the full gamut of business, finance and wealth news. He has been at City AM full-time since July 2024. Get in touch with tips via email: ali.lyon@cityam.com. Follow Ali on X: @alilyon_94

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Record numbers working in the City’s insurance market

May 19, 2024

Job numbers in the City's insurance market are at their highest level for at least a decade, according to data from an industry body.
Threadneedle accuses KKR of ‘ram raiding’ UK equities in fallout from IQGeo bid

May 19, 2024

Threadneedle has accused KKR of "ram raiding" the London stock market, in the wake of the US private equity firm's takeover of IQGeo.
Ozempic and Wegovy: What happens when a drug goes viral?

May 18, 2024

Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Ozempic have been heralded as the solution to the world's growing obesity problems. But when celebrities and influencers misuse them and start documenting their weight loss journeys online, should we take stock?
Russian billionaires out, US billionaires in: Mapping London’s super-prime property market

May 17, 2024

Filings have shown a Kazakh billionaire has sold his Mayfair mansion for £35m. What does it say about London's super-prime property market?
Grainger raises dividend again despite slipping into loss

May 16, 2024

Major residential landlord Grainger has raised its dividend despite slipping into a loss in a set of half-year results in which rental income rallied and the value of its underlying properties stayed stable.
Future shares surge after Marie Claire publisher commits to further cash returns

May 16, 2024

Future, the media publisher responsible for outlets like Country Life, Marie Claire and T3, suffered from a fall in revenue, operating profit and earnings per share in its latest earnings statement.
David Beckham’s esports group Guild to fight it out at Tekken

May 16, 2024

The esports team co-owned by David Beckham will compete in the fighting game series Tekken for the first time, the company has announced.
United Utilities: Water firm found to be the most polluting in England hikes dividend

May 16, 2024

United Utilities, the water company for the North West of England, has pointed to its robust finances as being behind an uptick in revenue and operating profit in its final results that also included substantial falls in profit after tax and earnings per share.
Time to cut cutting the green crap? Voters support law to make companies prioritise planet and profit

May 16, 2024

Over three quarters of the British public believe businesses should be legally obliged to prioritise safeguarding people and the planet alongside making profit, new research has found.
What’s happening to Gamestop shares and who is ‘Roaring Kitty’?

May 15, 2024

Investing celebrity Roaring Kitty has caused another rally in Gamestop and other so-called "meme stocks" - who is he and what is he up to?

Apple memory chip warning causes fresh Asia tech sell-off

Women’s rugby in England is way ahead, and the RFU deserves credit

I recreated all my favourite TV tropes, from crawling through pipes to being two kids in a trenchcoat

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