By: Samuel Norman

Senior City Reporter Samuel is a Senior City Reporter covering banking and fintech as well as stories on capital markets and economics. He also leads on City AM's morning liveblog from 7am everyday. He has previously written for the Daily Mail and The i Paper and worked for Sky News as an election stringer. He enjoys writing in-depth analysis of major blue-chip firms and start-ups and also industry trends. He can be contacted at samuel.norman@cityam.com and posts on LinkedIn and X at x.com/samnormanwrites.

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FTSE 100 and S&P 500 circle record highs as US shutdown cools

November 10, 2025

Global markets sprung back to life on Monday after AI jitters and the US government shutdown helped trigger widespread sell-offs last week. The S&P 500 – which tracks the 500 leading companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States – jumped over one per cent to 6,804.80p at Wall Street’s opening bell. The tech-heavy [...]
AI bubble tensions flare after Wall Street’s £750bn hit

November 10, 2025

The bubbling market tensions continued to simmer on Monday as Wall Street sprung back to life after a week of AI jitters and tech nerves. US markets were coming off a week where AI-related firms lost over £750bn in market value led by a £350bn plunge in chipmaker Nvidia, which lost nearly ten per cent [...]
City execs plot new junior market to rival AIM

November 10, 2025

A group of City execs have laid out plans for a new small-cap market in a bid to rival the ailing AIM and rejuvenate London’s public markets. Former Boku boss Jon Prideaux and former AIM chief executive Martin Graham are understood to have approached investors over a £4m fundraising to launch the new exchange, known [...]
Bank of England relaxes stablecoin stance in ‘watershed’ rules change

November 10, 2025

The Bank of England has relaxed its stance on stablecoin in a new consultation paper aimed at helping Britain grab a slice of the £200bn market. The central Bank has previously faced calls to “publicly walk back” on its position on digital assets over fears the UK was missing out on the market. But in [...]
FTSE 100 Live: Diageo taps new top chief; private equity swoop

November 10, 2025

Good morning from the City AM liveblog team, It’s a new week in the City and markets will be hoping for a recovery rally after tech jitters sent stocks deeper into the red on Friday. There’s a mixed bag of factors weighing on global indexes, namely the ongoing government shutdown in the US and the [...]
Rightmove shares in £1bn crash as AI plans spook investors

November 7, 2025

Shares in Rightmove nosedived on Friday morning after the property titan revealed a major-shakeup centred on upping AI spending. The group said it would invest £60m over the next three years, with a focus on leaning into new tech. The FTSE 100 firm slashed its short-term profitability targets amid the new plans. Company boss Johan [...]
Tax row erupts as Reeves tells watchdog she will break manifesto

November 7, 2025

The Labour government is split in a fresh tax row after Rachel Reeves reportedly told the fiscal watchdog she will raise income tax in her forthcoming Autumn Budget – a move that will break a key manifesto pledge. The Chancellor is said to have informed the Office for Budget Responsibility that an increase to income [...]
FTSE 100 Live: ITV and Sky takeover chatter; House prices rise

November 7, 2025

Good morning from the City AM liveblog team. Yesterday, the Bank of England cut rates in a 5-4 decision with Governor Andrew Bailey playing decider. Policymakers at the Bank said the crunch decision weighed up contractions in the jobs market, which could lower inflation levels, and high inflation expectations of around 4 per cent among [...]
UK fintech Wise profit falls amid shifting primary listing to US

November 6, 2025

Money transfer firm Wise took a hit to profit in the first half of the year amid its move to shift its primary listing to New York. The fintech darling recorded a 13 per cent reduction in pre-tax profit at £254.6m despite soaring numbers in customers and volume. Marketing investment increased 59 per cent to [...]
Construction industry sheds workers at steepest rate in five years

November 6, 2025

The UK’s construction industry suffered another crippling hit in October after the rate of job shedding hit its steepest level in just over five years. The latest Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) from S&P Global showed the sector had tumbled to 44.1 last month, down from 46.2 in September. This marks the tenth consecutive month the [...]

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