When the City unites: Why this year’s City Giving Day matters more than ever August 12, 2026 At City AM, I spend my days steeped in the news of the Square Mile. All too often, those headlines are dominated by difficult themes – economic uncertainty, geopolitics, shifting regulatory landscapes and market volatility. It can sometimes feel as though division and unpredictability are the only stories we tackle. However, I also know firsthand [...]
Retail investors are returning to UK markets August 12, 2026 For decades, British retail investors have snubbed their home market. But in 2026 things are changing, writes Rupert Hargreaves.
WP Engine Opens Smart Search AI to the WordPress Ecosystem August 11, 2026 Previously available exclusively to WP Engine customers, Smart Search AI can now be deployed on any site built with WordPress, significantly expanding access to the technology.
Options Unveils H1 2026 AtlasFeed and Raw Market Data Feed Expansion August 11, 2026 Options Technology (Options), the leading managed IT services and technology solutions provider, today announced the immediate availability of expanded market data feeds following a record-breaking first half of 2026. This launch delivers enhanced connectivity for U.S. options and equities as well as Middle Eastern markets, supporting clients with expanded normalized and native feed coverage from [...]
Ari Emmanuel snaps up West End theatre group ATG for £4.5bn August 11, 2026 Hollywood tycoon Ari Emmanuel has snapped up the theatre group behind West End venues including the Savoy and the Ambassadors in a deal worth around £4.5bn. Emmanuel, who runs an A-list media agency and helms the group which owns UFC, said the deal underscores the “growing power of live experience and the passionate audiences it [...]
FGE NexantECA Acquires Square Commodities, Accelerating Its Green Molecules Strategy August 11, 2026 Combined business will deliver the most complete supply and demand picture across renewable fuels, through FGE NexantECA's AI-native platform, Lumen.
GXP-Storage Expands UK Capacity with Third Restricted-Access Facility at Raunds, Northamptonshire August 11, 2026 The company’s third UK facility adds 95,000+ cubic feet of GxP-compliant, environmentally controlled storage capacity and serves as a consolidation point for regulated materials across the UK, EMEA, and beyond.
Organigram Reports Record Third Quarter Fiscal 2026 Results August 11, 2026 Record Quarterly Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA(1) Driven by Acquisition of Sanity Group
On This Day : Reagan declares: “We begin bombing in five minutes” August 11, 2026 On this day in 1984, a lighthearted quip from Ronald Reagan nearly sparked World War Three, writes Eliot Wilson Ronald Reagan was an old pro. By the summer of 1984, it was more than 50 years since he had made his radio debut as a sports broadcaster for WOC in Davenport, Iowa, commentating on baseball [...]
Going on holiday as Prime Minister comes at a cost August 11, 2026 Prime Ministers too deserve a holiday, just maybe not while your party's still fighting for survival, writes Michael Martins.