City of London

Ikea opened its Oxford Street store in London.
Retail

Ikea’s new central London store has learned from ‘a lot of mistakes’ over 7 years—but it’s confident its inner-city debut will click with shoppers

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May 1, 2025
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Success

‘I haven’t seen sunlight in 3 months’: American law firm trainees in London endure 13-hour days for eye-watering six-figure starting salaries

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April 16, 2025
Landlines and leather benches: The curious survival of London’s metals market that time forgot
Finance

Landlines and leather benches: The curious survival of London’s metals market that time forgot

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April 9, 2025
a person looking stressed
Success

‘I haven’t seen sunlight in 3 months’: American law firm trainees in London endure 13-hour days for eye-watering six-figure starting salaries

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November 5, 2024
City of London has given up on inclusion, Black workers say
Lifestyle

City of London has given up on inclusion, Black workers say

By Tiwa Adebayo and Bloomberg
October 18, 2024
A group of young men sing karaoke at Coates Wine Bar in London
Finance

London’s largest insurance market, famed for its male-dominated culture of alcohol and drugs, finally cracks down on drinking at work

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September 13, 2024
Shonda Rhimes (left) and LSEG CEO Julia Hoggett open the London Stock Exchange, after announcing that the Bridgerton universe has boosted the UK economy by more than a quarter of a billion pounds, supporting almost 5000 businesses over the past five years. Picture date: Friday June 14, 2024. (Photo by James Manning/PA Images via Getty Images)
Finance

The London stock market is stuck in a rut. Could an Autumn IPO boom rescue the market?

By Swetha Gopinath, Joe Easton, Sagarika Jaisinghani and Bloomberg
August 13, 2024
Tourist with backpack walking on Regent Street in London, UK
Lifestyle

Slow wage growth, soaring rent, and damp-infested flats are relegating London to a ‘theme park for rich people and tourists’

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July 31, 2024
Looking up through a street level sculpture amidst the giant glass architectural towers including the Leadenhall building on the left and 22 Bishopsgate on the right at night in the City of London on 14th November 2022 in London, United Kingdom. The City of London is a city, ceremonial county and local government district that contains the primary central business district CBD of London. The City of London is widely referred to simply as the City is also colloquially known as the Square Mile. Over the last decade or so the architecture of the City has grown upwards with skyscrapers filling the now cluttered skyline, and increasing its scale upwards with glass towers. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)
Finance

U.K. faces highest level of financial distress in Europe with corporate deleveraging at its peak since 2008

By Libby Cherry and Bloomberg
July 11, 2024
Planning decision for London’s controversial ‘Undershaft’ skyscraper delayed as objections mount over the city’s tallest tower
Environment

Planning decision for London’s controversial ‘Undershaft’ skyscraper delayed as objections mount over the city’s tallest tower

By Jack Sidders, Michael and Bloomberg
July 2, 2024
Ted Pick, CEO of Morgan Stanley
Finance

Morgan Stanley joins American banks JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs in ditching bonus caps for U.K. bankers

By Tom Metcalf, Aisha S Gani and Bloomberg
July 1, 2024
City of London financial district with Royal Exchange building, London, England, UK
Finance

Hedge funds are paying for ‘literally insane’ shorting of U.K. stocks as takeovers revive London valuations

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June 4, 2024
PEOPLE WALKING ON MILLENNIUM BRIDGE WITH ST PAULS CATHEDRAL IN THE BACKGROUND
Finance

Fortune 500 Europe reveals the continent’s capital for big-money businesses

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November 8, 2023
City of London
Finance

UK to scrap caps on banker bonuses as regulator urges for pay to remain ‘appropriately balanced’

By Katherine Griffiths and Bloomberg
October 24, 2023
julia hoggett speaking
Finance

London Stock Exchange CEO says the U.K. has itself to blame for not attracting senior talent due to lower pay: ‘We’ve hamstrung ourselves’

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October 5, 2023

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