FTSE 100 Live: AI boom continues, JD Sports update November 20, 2025 Good morning from the City AM liveblog team. Among the least-desired accolades for a company chief executive is to see their firm’s share price rise the moment they announce their departure. Unfortunately for him, the latest exec to have been dealt this honour is the boss of WH Smith, Carl Cowling, who yesterday watched the [...]
UK startup growth clashes with Labour’s immigration reforms November 20, 2025 More than half of Britain’s fastest-growing startups are founded by immigrants, as global talent continues to power the UK’s entrepreneurial engine even as ministers tighten migration rules. New analysis from the Entrepreneurs Network shows that 54 per cent of the UK’s top 100 fastest-growing companies have at least one foreign-born founder, a sharp rise from [...]
Mark Kleinman: Can Osborne usher in a golden era for HSBC? November 20, 2025 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City AM column Can Osborne usher in a golden era for HSBC? George Osborne’s words to his Chinese audience were clear: “Through the ups and downs, let’s stick together. Let’s stick together to grow our economies. Let’s stick together to make [...]
Nvidia smashes expectations as AI demand ‘shows no signs of slowing’ November 19, 2025 Nvidia shares jumped by over four per cent in after-hours trading, after the chipmaker delivered another blockbuster set of quarterly results. The tech behemoth comfortably beat Wall Street forecasts that reinforced the strength of the global AI boom. For the three months to 26 October, Nvidia reported earnings of $1.30 (£1.04) per share, ahead of expectations [...]
AWS and HUMAIN Expand Partnership with NVIDIA AI Infrastructure and AWS AI Chip Deal to Drive Global AI Innovation November 19, 2025 Expanded partnership includes deployment of up to 150,000 AI accelerators including the latest NVIDIA GB300s AI infrastructure and AWS’s Trainium chips. Amazon Bedrock will provide customers access to best-in-class foundation models optimized across diverse, high performance AI chip infrastructures. AWS becomes HUMAIN’s preferred AI partner with AWS and HUMAIN collaborating to bring AI compute and services to customers worldwide.
Nvidia results set to answer AI bubble fears November 19, 2025 Nvidia’s third quarter results, set to be announced after US market closes on Wednesday, will be a litmus test for the AI boom that has propelled global equities to record highs. The chip titan, which now accounts for roughly seven per cent of the S&P 500 by market cap, has seen its shares surge more [...]
Icertis Acquires Dioptra to Deliver AI-First Contracting Experience for Legal November 19, 2025 Acquisition Marks Next Milestone as Contract Intelligence Leader Delivers on Long-Term AI Strategy
IRONSCALES Celebrates Fast Growth with Fourth Consecutive Year on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™ November 19, 2025 Email security leader attributes success to live Deepfake Protection and other AI-driven email security innovations
Immersive Launches Dynamic Threat Range to Set New Benchmark for Cyber Readiness November 19, 2025 New Immersive One platform capability delivers evidence-based reporting derived from authentic, full-chain adversary attacks on vendor-specific tooling
Royal Yacht International Launches AI-Powered Superyacht Brokerage Platform, Targets U.S. Market Growth Amid Tax Incentive Surge November 19, 2025 Royal Yacht International (RYI), a leading global superyacht brokerage and management firm, today announced the launch of its proprietary AI-driven operating platform, a groundbreaking first for the luxury yachting industry, as it accelerates strategic expansion across the United States, where ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) yacht ownership is experiencing unprecedented growth. This press release features multimedia. View the [...]