Raspberry Pi shares rally despite profit drop in first annual results since IPO April 2, 2025 Raspberry Pi shares soared as the tech firm posted its hotly-anticipated annual results – the first since its IPO last year. The FTSE 250 company recorded a 57 per cent fall in pre-tax profit to just $16.3m (£12.6m) in 2024, driven by inventory issues. Despite this, shares rallied as much as 10 per cent in [...]
Takeovers outnumber IPOs three to one on London Stock Exchange April 2, 2025 There have only been four IPOs on the London Stock Exchange so far this year, compared to 15 takeover bids, leading analysts to worry that London’s equity markets are being rapidly depleted of strong companies. “It’s now been nine months since the UK general election and the pace of IPOs is nothing more than a [...]
Peel Hunt: London Stock Exchange requires ‘urgent’ support April 1, 2025 The UK’s capital markets require “urgent” support from the government, Peel Hunt has said, as the London Stock Exchange continues to be raided by private takeovers. While there have been 15 companies worth over £100m facing acquisition bids on the stock exchange since the start of 2025, not a single firm worth over £100m floated [...]
FTSE close: Trump triggers global market sell-off ahead of ‘Liberation Day’ March 31, 2025 Investors across the globe braced for Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ on April 2 as they hastily retreated from stock markets. Trump will unveil a new set of tariffs on Wednesday, including a 25 per cent levy slapped on all automotive imports in the US, which has already been confirmed. The tariffs, which the President said are [...]
UK Finance: Government must ‘unify’ market strategy March 31, 2025 The relationship British businesses have with public exchanges such as the London Stock Exchange and private markets has transformed and requires a new strategy, a fresh report from UK Finance has said. The financial services company, which serves as an industry body for banking, found a dwindling importance of public listings with firms staying private [...]
FTSE 100 and global markets slump and gold surges amid tariff panic March 31, 2025 The FTSE 100 dipped 0.7 per cent as markets opened on Monday, with the FTSE 250 down a further 1.28 per cent. The moves followed a sharp drop in Asian markets overnight. The Nikkei 225 plummeted more than four per cent overnight, amid a global market panic as investor and consumer confidence drops ahead of [...]
Raspberry Pi: Results in focus after London IPO March 30, 2025 Raspberry Pi is set to give an insight into demand for its new chips after the computer firm was thrust into the spotlight when it launched on the London stock market last year. The Cambridge-based business will publish its full-year financial results on 2 April. Rasperry Pi’s revenues soared by 61 per cent in the [...]
Monzo, Starling, Zilch: The fintech IPOs that could boost London March 30, 2025 London markets have suffered a torrid couple of years, but could fintech help turn the tide? Swedish fintech Klarna marked the latest snub to the City after it announced it was pursuing a US-listing despite hopes the firm would float in London. This followed 88 companies leaving the London Stock Exchange (LSE) last year, including [...]
London Stock Exchange boss takes home almost £8m despite high-profile delistings March 27, 2025 The chief executive of the London Stock Exchange Group saw his pay packet swell to almost £8m despite the stream of high-profile delistings in 2024. David Schwimmer took home £7.8m for the group’s latest financial year, up from the £5.3m he was paid for 2023. His remuneration was made up of £1.3m in salary, a [...]
Naked Wines promises to ‘recalibrate’ business with new growth plan March 27, 2025 Naked Wines has released details of its new strategic growth plan as it promises to “recalibrate” the businesses to drive growth. The wine seller also announced that its trading performance “continues to track in line with expectations” ahead of full-year results later this year. Its share price rose more than 11 per cent in early [...]
