Is VW’s ID. Tiguan the EV the ID.4 should have been? October 9, 2026 Volkswagen is retiring the ID.4 and putting its best-selling SUV name on the replacement. Early prototype drives suggest it’s quieter and comfier, but the charging hasn’t moved on as much as it should have. Volkswagen’s ID naming never quite stuck with buyers, and the company seems to have admitted as much. The ID.2 became the [...]
Airtel Money shares muted in biggest London IPO in five years October 9, 2026 Airtel Money shares were muted after the firm it kicked off trading on the London Stock Exchange in the largest initial public offering in the City for five years. The mobile payments firm has priced its shares at £1.96 apiece, which hands it a price tag of around £5.3bn. Existing shareholders, which include the Qatar [...]
NBA Europe: Format revealed as uncertainty shrouds EuroLeague collaboration talks October 8, 2026 The NBA wants its European basketball competition to replicate the dynamic between football’s Champions League and Europa League. Much of the rest of the detail surrounding a property slated for launch next year remains under wraps. A cloud may have fallen over talks between the NBA and EuroLeague but there is at least some welcome [...]
Minister denies Labour’s tax hikes behind youth unemployment October 8, 2026 The Labour government’s £25bn hike in taxes paid by employers is not the main driver behind rising youth unemployment, a government minister told City AM. Baroness Jacqui Smith, the skills minister, said that changes in NICs and minimum wages have not been the main drivers behind a rise in unemployment rates for people under the [...]
Options Joins Day-One Distribution Network for EuroCTP October 8, 2026 Options Technology, the leading provider of market data, infrastructure, AI and security to the capital markets, today announced that it has joined the day-one distribution network for EuroCTP. The European Consolidated Tape Provider offers a unified view of market activity across European equities trading venues through a single consolidated data feed. The feed includes the [...]
Movado Group, Inc. Enters Into Agreement to Sell Majority Interest in EBEL October 8, 2026 Movado Group, Inc. (NYSE: MOV) today announced that it has entered into a binding agreement to sell a 95% interest in its EBEL brand for $66.5 million to a strategic buyer group led by Montres Journe SA (“Montres Journe”), a Geneva-based luxury watch manufacturer, with the participation of Chanel (“Chanel”), the luxury house, and Pierre [...]
‘This is dangerous’ – America’s new elites are opting out of society October 8, 2026 If you are fortunate enough to become wealthy, you have obligations to the society that made that possible. Americans have forgotten that.
Jeffrey Archer (1940-2026): A writer of fiction in all senses October 8, 2026 Following the death of novelist and former political Jeffrey Archer, Eliot Wilson looks back at a complicated life.
Richard Eyre: National Treasures often have a dark side October 8, 2026 For Richard Eyre, who also directed the movies Stage Beauty, The Other Man and Allelujah, the state of our NHS makes for rich drama. The number of over-60s around the world will almost double from 2015 to 2050, according to the latest data from the World Health Organisation. Amid this staggering rise, the NHS is [...]
LWW – The City Edition: A New watchmaking tradition begins at the Royal Exchange October 8, 2026 London Watch Week and City AM have joined forces to bring an inaugural City destination event: LWW – The City Edition. Since almost the beginning of time, or at least since it’s been so beautifully and elegantly measured, watches and the City have gone hand in hand. You only have to look to the Worshipful [...]