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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FTSE 100 Live: Inflation falls to near year-low; BAE leads stock rally

February 18, 2026

Good morning and welcome back to the City AM liveblog. Inflation has fallen to a near year-low this morning hitting its slowest pace since March and fuelling hopes that the Bank of England will take the chop to interest rates next month. New data from the Official for National Statistics showed rose the Consumer Price [...]
Antofagasta’s shares dip despite soaring revenue

February 17, 2026

London listed Mining company Antofagasta saw its share’s dip in early morning trading despite reporting a rise in revenue, driven by increased commodity prices and booming demand. The Chilean based group recorded a 30 per cent jump in revenue to $8.6bn (£6.3bn), reflecting copper prices reaching record highs in 2025, coupled with the rising prices [...]
CLIQ: The app combating loneliness is growing its network

February 17, 2026

After living in Australia for a period of time, Nicola Gunby and Jason Iliffe wanted to find a community of friends upon moving to London post pandemic, but like many others moving to the capital, they found themselves isolated in one of the world’s busiest cities. Frustrated by a lack of meaningful ways to meet [...]
FTSE 100 Live: Unemployment rises; Debenhams’ £35m raise

February 17, 2026

Good morning and welcome back to the City AM liveblog. The UK unemployment rate has risen again this morning, with fresh data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showing the rate had surged to 5.2 per cent in the three months to December 2025. This was up from 5.1 per cent in the latest [...]
Non-cash ISA understanding low despite government push

February 16, 2026

UK savers understanding of non-cash ISA products, is lower than its cash counterpart, reflecting the lack of knowledge surrounding options despite the government push to move Brits away from cash. According to the latest analysis from investment platform Robinhood, just under half of investors confirmed having minimal knowledge of how stocks and shares ISAs work, [...]
The gender pay gap will take 30 years to close, report says

February 15, 2026

The gender pay gap will take another three decades to close if the current rate of progress is maintained, a new report has found. Despite efforts to speed up the rate of achieving equal pay, it will not be achieved until 2056 unless more is done, according to analysis from the Trades Union Congress (TUC). [...]
UK needs deeper integration with EU, says Starmer

February 14, 2026

The UK will seek “deeper economic integration” with the European Union and move closer to the single market in more sectors, Sir Keir Starmer has said. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, the Prime Minister admitted the current “status quo is not fit for purpose” and the UK needs to work closer with the European [...]
Brewdog calls time as advisers brought in to assess bidders

February 14, 2026

Independent craft beer brewer, Brewdog, has called in advisers to oversee a sale that could trigger a break-up of one of Scotland’s well-known businesses. The board of Brewdog, which brands include Punk IPA and Elvis Juice, has appointed restructuring experts Alix Partners to attract interest from potential bidders, first reported by Sky News. Sources said [...]
Dubai-based ports boss leaves company after Epstein links revealed

February 14, 2026

The head of Dubai-based logistics group DP World has left his post after revelations over his links with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein put the state-backed company under pressure to take action. Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem’s exit as chairman and chief executive comes after freshly-released files showed the Emirati mogul appears to have exchanged hundreds [...]
City stunned by Nuveen’s £10bn swoop on Schroders

February 12, 2026

City analysts were stunned by Thursday morning’s announcement that Schroders has entered into a surprise £9.9bn deal with Nuveen, which holds $1.4 trillion in assets, after speculation of a sale was rebuffed in July. Schroders Group CEO Richard Oldfield squashed rumours that the Schroder family, who control almost half of the company’s shares, were eyeing [...]

Luke Littler face trademark is ‘smart move’ but ‘not silver bullet’, say experts

Luke Littler face trademark is ‘smart move’ but ‘not silver bullet’, say experts

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