By: Ali Lyon

Chief reporter Ali Lyon is the chief reporter at CityAM, responsible for covering the full gamut of business, finance and wealth news. He has been at CityAM full-time since July 2024. Get in touch with tips via email: [email protected]. Follow Ali on X: @alilyon_94

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Severn Trent: revenue and profit up at water firm

May 22, 2024

Water firm Severn Trent has seen an uptick in turnover, profit before tax and adjusted earnings per share in the year to March, raising its dividend to shareholders despite rising sewage spills.
SSE profit and earnings per share drop despite Dogger Bank launch

May 22, 2024

Scottish Energy giant SSE saw its operating profit and earnings per share fall within its guidance in its full year results.
Applied Nutrition flexes muscles with plans for £500m float

May 20, 2024

Performance supplement manufacturer Applied Nutrition has stepped up its plans for a half-a-billion pound float on the London Stock Exchange by meeting over 25 City fund managers in recent weeks.
Record numbers working in the City’s insurance market

May 19, 2024

Job numbers in the City's insurance market are at their highest level for at least a decade, according to data from an industry body.
Threadneedle accuses KKR of ‘ram raiding’ UK equities in fallout from IQGeo bid

May 19, 2024

Threadneedle has accused KKR of "ram raiding" the London stock market, in the wake of the US private equity firm's takeover of IQGeo.
Ozempic and Wegovy: What happens when a drug goes viral?

May 18, 2024

Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Ozempic have been heralded as the solution to the world's growing obesity problems. But when celebrities and influencers misuse them and start documenting their weight loss journeys online, should we take stock?
Russian billionaires out, US billionaires in: Mapping London’s super-prime property market

May 17, 2024

Filings have shown a Kazakh billionaire has sold his Mayfair mansion for £35m. What does it say about London's super-prime property market?
Grainger raises dividend again despite slipping into loss

May 16, 2024

Major residential landlord Grainger has raised its dividend despite slipping into a loss in a set of half-year results in which rental income rallied and the value of its underlying properties stayed stable.
Future shares surge after Marie Claire publisher commits to further cash returns

May 16, 2024

Future, the media publisher responsible for outlets like Country Life, Marie Claire and T3, suffered from a fall in revenue, operating profit and earnings per share in its latest earnings statement.
David Beckham’s esports group Guild to fight it out at Tekken

May 16, 2024

The esports team co-owned by David Beckham will compete in the fighting game series Tekken for the first time, the company has announced.

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