By: Maisie Grice

Investment Reporter Maisie Grice is City AM’s investment reporter. She completed the Financial Time’s newsroom apprenticeship, working on specialist magazine Investors’ Chronicle and the UK news desk before joining FT Money as a personal finance reporter. She also worked as a regional news reporter at the Manchester Evening News, covering live events, crime and local politics.

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Starmer: UK not involved in Venezuela strikes

January 3, 2026

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has confirmed the UK was “not involved” in the US military strikes on Venezuela or the capture of Nicolas Maduro earlier this morning. Speaking to the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg, Starmer said: “I haven’t [spoken to President Trump] and it’s obviously a fast-moving situation. We need to establish all the facts. “What [...]
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro indicted in New York on drugs and weapons charges

January 3, 2026

Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, will stand trial in the US, after both he and his wife were captured and flown out of the country by US special forces on Saturday morning. US Attorney General, Pam Bondi, has confirmed that both Maduro and his wife have been indicted in the Southern District of New York. Bondi [...]
Electric vehicle sales set to experience slowest growth since the pandemic

January 3, 2026

Electric vehicle sales are set for their slowest annual growth since the pandemic damaged sales in 2020, as demand for the vehicles weaken. First reported by the Financial Times, electric vehicle (EV) sales are expected to reach just 13 per cent to 24m in 2026, down from an estimated 22 per cent increase last year, [...]
Trump says Nicolas Maduro has been captured and flown out of Venezuela

January 3, 2026

Donald Trump has said the US has captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and flown him out of the country, after weeks of growing tensions between the two nations. Trump confirmed the US has launched air strikes on Caracas earlier this morning, using black hawk helicopters and chinooks, following reports the capital had been hit by [...]
City AM’s 10 stock picks for 2026

January 1, 2026

2025 was a rollercoaster year for the stock market. Equity indices fell off a cliff in April when the unveiling of US president Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs spooked investors and triggered a widespread sell-off. They have since made a strong recovery, helped along by enthusiasm for the innovative potential of AI and the stocks [...]
How to boost your pension pot in 2026

December 31, 2025

The New Year is fast approaching, and with it, resolutions to improve financial situations and retirement outlooks. This can be done through changing cash ISA accounts for one with a more favourable interest rate, investing in the stock market or paying off debts. But for many people, in particular those approaching retirement, reviewing and updating [...]
Private equity firms sell assets to themselves at a record rate in 2025

December 30, 2025

Private equity firms sold companies to themselves at an unprecedented rate this year, using a controversial tactic to hold on to assets as managers struggled to find buyers or list their investments. First reported in the Financial Times, roughly a fifth of all private equity (PE) sales in 2025 involved groups raising money from new [...]
House prices plunge around London with Brighton, Crawley hit hardest

December 30, 2025

Patches of London’s ‘stockbroker belt’ suffered the most significant decline in house prices this year, as both the capital and the South East fell behind northern regions. The West Sussex town of Crawley suffered an 8.9 per cent drop of £36,317, while High Wycombe saw a 7.4 per cent drop, with £34,994 wiped off house [...]
Could this be 2026’s hottest stock market?

December 29, 2025

Global equity markets were dominated by US tech stocks this year, with indices whipsawing as investors either piled money into markets or abruptly pulled out depending on the strength of AI sentiment. The Nasdaq rocketed up 19.5 per cent, hitting its peak of $23,958.47 (£17,949.09) in October, while Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ caused the index to hit [...]
Is it time to invest in Asia in 2026?

December 23, 2025

Over the last few months, investors and portfolio managers have taken renewed interest in Asia amid fears of an AI crash, seeking to diversify away from the highly concentrated Nasdaq, home to the Magnificent Seven stocks. With a large number of analysts remaining bullish on AI’s prospects for the next financial year, citing the sector’s [...]

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