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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Qinetiq: ‘Good’ start to year helps defence firm to play catch-up on rivals

July 18, 2024

A landmark deal with NATO and the ongoing success of long-term agreements in the UK and Australia have helped defence firm Qinetiq to welcome a "good" start to the year.
Royal Mail: Postal votes boost revenue at IDS as ‘Czech Sphinx’ Kretinsky commits to six-day service

July 18, 2024

The owner of Royal Mail has pointed to record levels of postal votes and campaigning literature as being the forces behind sizeable increases in volumes and revenue, as its bidder re-committed to the universal service obligation for at least five years.
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.

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