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Press round-up from ShareCast

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Wednesday newspaper round-up: House prices, LK Bennett, Seasalt

Wed 31 December 2025 07:19

(Sharecast News) - First-time buyers are expected to drive the UK housing market in 2026, with further interest rate cuts likely to improve stretched affordability. The for-sale market should accelerate moderately, with prices rising by 2% to 4%, while re

Tuesday newspaper round-up: Consumer spending, house prices, Octopus Energy

Tue 30 December 2025 07:19

(Sharecast News) - UK consumers are reluctant to spend going into 2026 despite feeling almost as secure about their personal finances as they did at the beginning of the year, according to research. A study by the accountancy multinational KPMG found that

Tuesday newspaper round-up: Consumer spending, house prices, Octopus Energy

Tue 30 December 2025 07:19

(Sharecast News) - UK consumers are reluctant to spend going into 2026 despite feeling almost as secure about their personal finances as they did at the beginning of the year, according to research. A study by the accountancy multinational KPMG found that

Monday newspaper round-up: Elon Musk, gambling companies, Rolls-Royce CEO

Mon 29 December 2025 07:15

(Sharecast News) - A surge in the price of silver to record highs this month has prompted a warning from Elon Musk that manufacturers could suffer the consequences. Silver has risen sharply during December, part of a precious metals rally that also pushed

Sunday newspaper round-up: YouTube AI slop, Kyiv heating outages, Labour visa restrictions, mansion tax, Wagamama price rises, c

Sun 28 December 2025 06:03

(Sharecast News) - More than a fifth of the videos recommended to new YouTube users are low‑quality AI‑generated clips designed to maximise views, according to research reported by the Guardian. Video‑editing firm Kapwing analysed 15,000 of the plat

Wednesday newspaper round-up: Train companies, Jes Staley, farmers IHT

Wed 24 December 2025 07:03

(Sharecast News) - Train companies have been warned over price claims made on their ticketing websites after the advertising watchdog banned ads run by three sellers. The Advertising Standards Authority ruled that claims made for fares booked via ScotRail

Tuesday newspaper round-up: EU trade deal, Post Office, Nelson Peltz

Tue 23 December 2025 07:18

(Sharecast News) - Keir Starmer's government has been told a closer EU trade deal is a "strategic necessity" for companies in Britain as growing numbers of exporters find it tougher to do business under the UK's post-Brexit agreement. Calling on Labour to

Tuesday newspaper round-up: EU trade deal, Post Office, Nelson Peltz

Tue 23 December 2025 07:18

(Sharecast News) - Keir Starmer's government has been told a closer EU trade deal is a "strategic necessity" for companies in Britain as growing numbers of exporters find it tougher to do business under the UK's post-Brexit agreement. Calling on Labour to

Monday newspaper round-up: Turkeys, UK manufacturers, graduate jobs

Mon 22 December 2025 07:23

(Sharecast News) - Several of the UK's big supermarkets have been forced to source turkeys from elsewhere in Europe to keep shelves stocked this Christmas, after avian flu curtailed UK production. Asda, Lidl and Morrisons are understood to be stocking bra

Sunday newspaper round-up: Epstein files, French border control IT issues, Ed Miliband, International Media Investments, NHS dea

Sun 21 December 2025 05:55

(Sharecast News) - Donald Trump's justice department came under fire on Friday after releasing a heavily redacted batch of Jeffrey Epstein files, in what lawmakers said was a breach of legislation requiring near‑complete disclosure by the deadline.