By: Ali Lyon

Chief reporter 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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England fans drink in Euros final with pub spending spree

July 17, 2024

The number of orders made at pubs nearly tripled on the day that England played Spain in the Euros final, as football fans flocked to watering holes to see Gareth Southgate's side in their second final in three years.
CVC: Private equity beast behind La Liga and Six Nations mulls bid for The Telegraph

July 17, 2024

The private equity backer of La Liga and the Six Nations rugby tournament is weighing up a bid for The Telegraph.
‘Steady picture’: UK house prices increase at fastest rate since July 2022, as London rose slowest

July 17, 2024

Expectations of a cut to interest rates and continued tight supply helped house prices to rise for the third successive month in May, the Office for National Statistics has said.
Helical slashes dividend despite London lettings and development progress

July 17, 2024

Progress in flagship central London office developments and the successful lettings of three Aldgate East spaces has led office specialist Helical to underline its confidence it has in the capital's office market despite having to slash its dividend.
Cohort: Defence firm has record revenue and bumper order book amid ‘persistent’ tensions

July 17, 2024

Defence holding group Cohort pointed to the invasion of Ukraine and "persistent" tensions in the Aisa-Pacific region as being the core drivers of the record revenue and bumper profit it posted in its preliminary results.
Antofagasta: Output at FTSE 100 mining giant to disappoint

July 17, 2024

Output at the Chilean mining conglomerate Antofagasta is likely to come in at the lower end of the firm's guidance in its full year results, the firm has said, despite copper production rising by 20 per cent between April and the end of June.
Babcock: Geopolitical tensions boost FTSE 250 firm’s revenue

July 17, 2024

The FTSE 250 defence firm, which in March won a bumper £560m contract to refit one of the Royal Navy's Trident nuclear submarines, saw its underlying profit jump 34 per cent in the year ended March 31.
London offices: Bigger is better, as construction of smaller spaces in the capital dries up

July 17, 2024

For the first time in at least two decades not a single new office scheme smaller than 100,000 square feet began construction in London in the first half of this year, despite demand for larger spaces reaching record highs.
Top creative agency calls on Havas London to be stripped of B Corp status

July 17, 2024

Advertising giant Havas London must be stripped of its B Corp status if its sister agency continues to work on its global contract with Shell, the founder of another B Corp accredited agency has said.
Ofwat is now investigating all eleven of England and Wales’ water companies

July 16, 2024

Ofwat is opening enforcement cases into four more water companies in a move that means it is now investigating every single water and wastewater company in England and Wales for the mismanagement of their networks and water treatment.

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