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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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?
Vertu Motors enjoys record revenue after bumpy year

May 15, 2024

Used car dealership Vertu Motors saw revenue and pre-tax profit rise in its annual results after a bumpy previous year forced the firm to issue a profit warning.
Major Mission Group shareholder told to reject Brave Bison bid

May 15, 2024

One of Mission Group's major shareholders has been advised to reject by a bid by a competing digital marketing agency Brave Bison, calling the offer "highly unattractive".
Alastair Campbell’s PR agency holds back bonuses after Qatar’s late payment

May 13, 2024

A top London PR agency that counts Alastair Campbell as a senior consultant was forced to delay its staff bonuses after the Qatari government was late paying millions of pounds of fees.
Cheers to that! Warm weather provides ‘welcome boost’ to UK’s pubs

May 13, 2024

The overdue sunny weather this weekend gave Britain's pubs a "welcome boost", leading industry figures have said, as revellers across the country soaked up the sunshine in beer gardens in London and across the country.
Anglo American shareholders push for faster turnaround plan after BHP takeover swoop

May 12, 2024

Anglo American's largest shareholders are pressurising the company into publishing its turnaround plan as soon as it can to inform their views on the interest in the firm from BHP Group.
Virgin Money’s largest investor slams board for £2.9bn Nationwide deal

May 12, 2024

Virgin Money's largest independent investor has slammed the bank's board for accepting a bid from Nationwide, saying it is "likely to sell shareholders very short".
What Wayve’s billion-dollar round says about the UK’s fundraising landscape

May 12, 2024

Wayve's latest funding round was heralded as a watershed moment for UK tech, but also revealed a worrying trend about our fundraising landscape.
Frasers: Mike Ashley’s high street giant that has confounded its critics

May 12, 2024

Frasers Group has managed to buck a general decline in the UK retail sector, thanks largely to a string of savvy acquisitions. What does the future hold for the Mike Ashley-owned group?

Starmer only cares about victims ‘to save his skin’, Badenoch blasts

Thomas Frank sacked: Tottenham count cost of £6.7m compensation payout

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