Easyjet proves too tempting a bargain for gatecrasher Apollo Analysis Apollo has gatecrashed Castelake’s cut-price Easyjet bid – setting up a potential buyout behemoth battle for the skies, writes Ali Lyon, Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the colourful force behind London’s Easyjet, founded his low-cost carrier on a simple philosophy: promise travellers cheaper fares, and open up budget air travel for millions of customers who for decades had [...]
Top Tory slams ‘ivory tower’ financial regulators as takeover bids blight London Stock Exchange Markets The shadow business secretary has hit out at “ivory tower financial regulators”, accusing them of failing to spend enough time dealing with the problems facing London’s capital markets and hampering UK competitiveness. Conservative MP Andrew Griffith blamed watchdogs like the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for the state of the London Stock Exchange, which was blighted [...]
How the boss of Zilch became UK fintech’s power broker Fintech Last year, Zilch founder Philip Belamant sat down with then-boss of Monzo, TS Anil. As the two friends caught up, Belamant was fizzing with ideas to turn his $2bn British fintech into a global powerhouse, according to sources familiar with the matter. Not long ago, Zilch had set up shop across the pond, and Belamant [...]
Luxfer Declares Quarterly Dividend July 6, 2026 Luxfer Holdings PLC (NYSE: LXFR) (“Luxfer” or the “Company”), a global industrial company innovating niche applications in materials engineering, today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of 13 cents per ordinary share. The dividend will be payable on August 5, 2026 to shareholders of record as of the close of business [...]
Options Introduces AtlasInsight V5 to Power Modern Trading Infrastructure with Faster Insights and Greater Visibility June 30, 2026 Options Technology today announced the release of AtlasInsight V5, the latest version of its market-leading network visibility and analytics platform, delivering significant advancements in performance, usability, and troubleshooting capabilities. AtlasInsight V5 represents a step change in functionality & performance, introducing a range of new features designed to provide clients with faster insights, deeper visibility, and [...]
LSE draws up ‘worst case scenario’ US listing flight risk June 28, 2026 As many as 20 FTSE 100-listed companies may move direct listings to New York, leaving a £2bn gap in the Treasury’s earnings from stamp duty on share trades. This includes blue-chip companies HSBC, London Stock Exchange’s largest firm, telecoms companies BT and Vodafone, and drinks giant Diageo which owns a global portfolio of well known [...]
Heatwave fans demand for aircon stocks June 26, 2026 Investors have been piling into air conditioning stocks as global heatwaves and the spread of data centres drive demand for cooling systems. Shares in global leading heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) firms have recorded sharp increases in recent months, with Tokyo-listed Daikin Industries up 23.91 per cent to 24,050.00 yen (£118.50) since the start [...]
Meet the woman who won $500,000 playing Candy Crush June 25, 2026 Candy Crush is a garish game that can make winners incredibly rich. Anna Moloney attends the world finals and meets the new champion.
Consulting giants face up to AI-reckoning June 25, 2026 Shares in major consultancy firms have dropped sharply as investors fret over the impact of AI on the industry. Maria Ward-Brennan and Rosie Harris-Davison look at whether the threat is real. A bloodbath is unfolding across the professional services sector as artificial intelligence (AI) hammers the shares of global consulting giants like Accenture, IBM and [...]
JD Sports becomes latest blue-chip to trade on New York market June 24, 2026 JD Sports has become the latest blue-chip firm to trade its shares onto a New York market in an attempt to boost its appeal to American investors without having to shift its listing to the US. On Wednesday, the retail giant will begin trading on OTC Markets’ over-the-counter market in America, City AM can reveal, [...]