KNAV Strengthens UK Practice with Appointment of Reuben Fevrier as Corporate Tax Partner August 4, 2026 KNAV, a global accounting and advisory firm delivering integrated services across assurance, tax and advisory, today announced the appointment of Reuben Fevrier as Corporate Tax Partner in its London, UK office. Reuben brings more than 20 years of experience in UK corporate and international taxation, gained across private practice and in-house roles. His work spans [...]
Luke Combs, Wembley review: as personal as a Texas honky-tonk August 4, 2026 Luke Combs, Wembley review and star rating: ★★★★★ If you noticed an inordinate number of Stetsons, cowboys, and cowgirls heading to Wembley Stadium this weekend, it was for good reason. Luke Combs, one of Country music’s biggest artists, was in town. Country, the quintessential American genre, may feel like an odd match for the Home [...]
Options Announces the Availability of Kimi K3 on Its PrivateMind Platform At No Additional Cost to Existing Customers August 4, 2026 Options Technology, the leading provider of trading infrastructure solutions to the world’s leading financial firms, today announced the launch of Kimi K3, accessed via PrivateMind, its secure, private AI platform. Kimi K3 is one of several models available via PrivateMind. The model runs in a sandboxed, cybersecurity container across multiple, strategic locations including Iceland, ensuring [...]
Apple gears up for fresh legal fight with government August 4, 2026 Whitehall’s pursuit of a backdoor into Apple’s encrypted data could trigger yet another transatlantic bust-up after the US tech giant launched a new legal challenge against the UK government. The tech giant has launched fresh legal action against the UK government at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, which specialises in surveillance complaints, after the Home Office [...]
British brewery drafts plan to join Pisces platform August 4, 2026 A British brewery has drawn up plans to become the inaugural member of Asset Match’s new private markets platform, granting it a major boost as it competes to lure over unlisted companies to its framework. The online private stock market has welcomed Wiltshire-based brewer and pub operator Wadworth to its Private Intermittent Securities and Capital [...]
Domino’s battles for slice of fried chicken market as revenue jumps August 4, 2026 Domino’s has scored a World Cup boost from its bet on fried chicken, as the recovering pizza delivery chain looks to draw in new customers. The FTSE 250 pizza chain said the World Cup and its new ‘Chick’n’dip’ range drove a six per cent jump in revenue to £825m in the six months to June, [...]
North Sea is not competitive, says BP boss days after exit August 4, 2026 The boss of BP has branded the North Sea as not competitive just days after putting the company’s assets in the basin up for sale. Meg O’Neill, who took over as chief executive in April said she had spoken with prime minister Andy Burnham as she justified BP’s decision to exit the North Sea. Speaking [...]
FTSE 100 Segro agrees to £14bn takeover by Prologis August 4, 2026 FTSE 100 property firm Segro has agreed to a £14bn takeover by Prologis, bringing an end to a long tussle between the two real estate giants and striking another blow to the London Stock Exchange. The US-based commercial landowner said on Tuesday that it has reached an agreement with Segro’s board which values the British [...]
HSBC kicks off $1bn share buyback after profit smashes forecast August 4, 2026 HSBC has resumed its share buyback programme after profit soared past expectations in the second quarter of 2026. The FTSE 100 bank – whose market cap of £274bn makes it the London Stock Exchange’s most valuable company – posted $10.1bn (£7.5bn) in pre-tax profit for the last three months, surging past an internal forecast of [...]
As it happened: Oil prices tumble as Bessent says US-Iran deal imminent; miner stocks rally August 4, 2026 Welcome back to the City AM FTSE 100 liveblog. The price of oil tumbled on Tuesday afternoon after a senior Trump ally said that a deal over control of the Strait of Hormuz could be agreed with Iran in the coming days. The price of Brent crude – the international benchmark for oil – tumbled [...]