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The City needs an energy boost after losing Arm

City Comment: Like Arm, the City was once a world leader in its own field that Britain could be proud of. That is in danger of being lost

Business

Microsoft submits fresh Activision merger proposal after CMA rejection

The CMA said it will begin a new investigation with a deadline for a decision set for 18 October

Business

Inflation may be down, but it is far from out

Today represents one battle, albeit a significant and symbolic one, in a long campaign that is far from played out

Business

Capita swings to a half-year loss after cyber attack

CEO Jon Lewis tells the Standard cyber attacks are “a plague” on Western companies from “criminals in rouge states”

Business

BAE Systems breaks records as governments beef up defence spending

CEO Charles Woodburn tells the Standard Russia’s war in Ukraine is a reminder to investors of the importance of defence

Business

Retail sales fall for June but by less than expected

Numbers look like a reality check on hopes that inflation has started to plunge

Business Awards

IG’s revenue breaks over £1 billion

Trading income slips as financial market conditions get more challenging but rising rates help offset it

Business

Inflation falls further than expected in June

Consumer Price Index for June drops to 7.9%, providing ‘glimmer of light’ for the Bank of England

Business

Food inflation stays ‘incredibly high’ but eases from its March peak

Ahead of tomorrow’s consumer price index, grocery prices are up almost 15%

Business

Dearth of dealmaking and UK stock slowdown stokes City fears

London third in European IPO rankings behind Istanbul and Milan

Business

House prices drop for Barratt as rate hikes push out first-time buyers

Average selling prices down 9% to £342, 900 and reservations from new mortgage holders down almost half

Business

Traders increase interest rate rise bets as pound hits 15-month high

Markets are pricing in an interest rate peak of 6.5%, probably early next year

Business

Thames Water’s former CEO handed half a million pounds

Shareholders put in another £750 million to heavily indebted company

Business

City eyes Hunt’s reforms at Mansion House speech

Moves to make it easier for companies to raise money in London are expected tonight

Business

Double whammy hits London economy on top of house price fall

The average cost of a London house is £517,000, down over 4% in June

Business

Money printer De La Rue says demand for cash is rebounding

Digital payments authentication business at the 200-year old firm on course to hit £100 million revenue target

Business

Revolution Beauty in legal fight with ex-boss over share suspension

Revolution shares have been suspended since September of 2022 after it couldn’t get auditors to sign off on its accounts

Business

Billionaires demand more space at the top of London’s property market

Signs are that bigger homes mean the super-rich are using the capital as their primary residence

Business

Capital flows through London like the Thames. Don’t divert it

City voices: Too much of that capital is flowing off elsewhere these days

Business

WE Soda abandons IPO as it blames ‘extreme investor caution in London’

It would have been the biggest UK listing so far in 2023, and came amid a drought of London floats

Business

Ashtead backs its London listing as US business drives profits

“We remain happy where we are,” its CEO Brendan Horgan tells The Standard

Business

London’s still Europe’s top finance hub, but don’t take it for granted

City Comment: London’s hegemony is still unchallenged — for now

Business

Vet pharma firm Dechra backs £4.5bn private equity deal

The takeover represents a discount to the earlier £40.70 a share offer EQT made in April