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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Losses at Pod Point deepen amid wider tail-off in electric vehicle sector

April 18, 2024

Falling revenue at Pod Point led the electric vehicle (EV) charger provider to post larger losses in 2023, according to its full-year results.
National Grid set to profit from Hunt’s full-expensing tax relief scheme

April 18, 2024

The National Grid has said that it expects to report higher earnings in its full-year results on 23 May, due to new reporting methodology.
Strong appetite for travel helps Easyjet reduce losses over the winter period

April 18, 2024

Easyjet has continued to benefit from travellers' strong appetite for travel in the wake of the pandemic, seeing an uptick in passengers and reducing the traditional "seasonal" winter losses in its half-year trading update.
Are house prices going to fall? Is this the end of buy-to-let? What’s going on in the housing market?

April 7, 2024

The UK property market confounded expectations last year, only falling by two per cent. With rate cults looking likely, will it rally again?
The week that was: EVs out of juice, star investors struggle and rate expectations

April 6, 2024

Rate expectations, EV sales stalling and one investor losing out on his fairy-tale ending: we review another busy week in business.
Gulf Marine Services upgrades outlook again and raises prospect of a dividend as oil sector booms

April 4, 2024

Oil field service provider Gulf Marine Services (GMS) has posted a strong set of final results in which net profit, revenue and margins were all up and its debt burden down.
Safe as houses: is it time to introduce a wealth tax?

March 30, 2024

Wages in the UK have flatlined since the financial crisis of 2008. Yet in that time, the country’s richest 1000 families have seen the value of their assets triple. Should we think more seriously—and progressively—about the way we tax wealth?
The week that was: Cocoa price squeeze as UK equities’ struggles continue

March 30, 2024

We recap another busy week in the City which in which we saw cocoa prices sky rocket, Flutter fly away and left Thames Water on the brink.
William Hill owner 888 announces departure from US with partial sale to Hard Rock Digital

March 28, 2024

William Hill owner 888 has announced a departure from the US, after a strategic review of its business in the market.
Revenue slumps at Enquest as producer attacks ‘challenging’ North Sea operating environment

March 28, 2024

Oil producer EnQuest saw revenue fall, but announced a share buyback, in a year trading that was hit by lower oil and gas prices and the continuation of the windfall tax on North Sea oil.

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