Press round-up from ShareCast

Monday newspaper round-up: Greece, cryptocurrencies, house prices, Go-Ahead

Mon 18 June 2018 07:28

(Sharecast News) - Debit card payments have overtaken cash as the most popular form of payment in the UK for the first time, according to banking industry figures. Consumers used their debit cards 13.2bn times last year, up 14% compared to 2016, according

Sunday newspaper round-up: Brexit dealings, banks, insurance M&A, Virgin Money

Sun 17 June 2018 17:33

(Sharecast News) - Ministers are prepared to thrash out a compromise with Tory rebels on Brexit this week to avoid a defeat that could torpedo Theresa May's remaining authority. Senior figures say Downing Street could seek a new deal with Dominic Grieve,

Friday newspaper round-up: Brexit rumbles, DoJ climb-down, Lloyds

Fri 15 June 2018 06:49

(Sharecast News) - Theresa May faces a confrontation with pro-EU Conservative rebels after abandoning a compromise over how parliament should be consulted at the end of Brexit negotiations. After two days of talks ministers said they would not accept dema

Thursday newspaper round-up: Banks, Rolls-Royce, fossil fuels, Dixons fines

Thu 14 June 2018 07:09

(Sharecast News) - Banks have been warned that they are set to face tougher penalties for online failures as they continue to shut branches and push customers towards digital services. Regulators will be "less tolerant" if customers endure technical glitc

Wednesday newspaper round-up: AT&T, WPP, Co-op Bank, Serco boss

Wed 13 June 2018 06:58

(Sharecast News) - The senior PricewaterhouseCoopers accountant who audited BHS's accounts ahead of its sale for £1 just a year before the department store chain collapsed is facing a 15-year ban and six-figure fine from the industry watchdog. Steve Deni

Tuesday newspaper round-up: Singapore, Brexit dealing, NHS, WPP

Tue 12 June 2018 06:57

(Sharecast News) - Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un have signed a document that will see the denuclearisation of North Korea begin "very quickly", the US president announced. After a working lunch concluded a morning of negotiations in Singapore, the two lead

Monday newspaper round-up: Trade wars, Italy, Brexit, water companies

Mon 11 June 2018 06:38

(Sharecast News) - Germany accused President Trump last night of destroying Europe's trust and threatened to retaliate against new trade tariffs as the row over the weekend's disastrous G7 summit in Quebec escalated. In a combative appearance on German TV

Sunday newspaper round-up: Brexit, Russia, inflation, Rolls-Royce, Sainsbury's

Sun 10 June 2018 13:53

(Sharecast News) - The hidden scale of Kremlin links to the biggest donor to the Brexit campaign are revealed today. Arron Banks, the millionaire businessman who helped fund Brexit, was offered a business deal involving six Russian goldmines. He also had

Friday newspaper round-up: CBI, G7, Pfizer, TSB, Thames Water

Fri 08 June 2018 07:22

(Sharecast News) - Britain's leading employers' organisation, the Confederation of British Industry, has warned the UK economy will shift down a gear this year and risks remaining in the slow lane because of Brexit. Cutting its growth forecasts for the ye

Thursday newspaper round-up: Carillion, TSB, Alphabet, GVC Holdings

Thu 07 June 2018 07:21

(Sharecast News) - Accountants and lawyers will earn £70m managing the fallout from the collapse of Carillion, according to the National Audit Office, with taxpayers expected to foot a bill of more than £150m. In a report into the government's handling