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Monday newspaper round-up: Regional divide, retailers, NatWest, Pfizer

Mon 04 March 2024 07:24

(Sharecast News) - Britain's sharp regional divide is on track to deepen with London's economy pulling further ahead despite the government's levelling up promises, according to a report. Ahead of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's budget on Wednesday, the accounta

Sunday newspaper round-up: EasyJet, Direct Line, Cairo

Sun 03 March 2024 15:16

(Sharecast News) - EasyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji.Ioannou has called time on his long-running feud with the "scoundrels" running the carrier. Haji-Ioannou has admitted that his war with easyJet boss Johan Lundgren was motivated by his fear that it would

Friday newspaper round-up: Boeing, mortgages, ISAs

Fri 01 March 2024 07:30

(Sharecast News) - Boeing said on Thursday it had reached a $51m settlement with the US state department for numerous export violations including Chinese employees in China improperly downloading documents related to US Pentagon programs. The state depart

Thursday newspaper round-up: Non-dom rules, Dyson, Skipton

Thu 29 February 2024 07:26

(Sharecast News) - Jeremy Hunt is considering scrapping Britain's non-domiciled tax rules in next week's budget, it has been reported, in a move that would see him poach one of Labour's key fiscal policies. The decision is understood to be on a list of re

Wednesday newspaper round-up: HMRC, Chinese EVs, Klarna

Wed 28 February 2024 07:30

(Sharecast News) - Customer service levels at HM Revenue and Customs have sunk to an "all-time low", parliament's spending watchdog has said. Users regularly encounter long call-waiting times as the tax department apparently struggles to cope with demand,

Tuesday newspaper round-up: Post Office, The Telegraph, Homebase

Tue 27 February 2024 07:23

(Sharecast News) - A top US antitrust watchdog sued to block the country's largest-ever supermarket merger on Monday, alleging the deal would raise prices for millions of shoppers. The Federal Trade Commission argued that Kroger's $24.6bn takeover of riva

Monday newspaper round-up: Ryanair, retailers, solar farms

Mon 26 February 2024 07:26

(Sharecast News) - Peak summer air fares in Europe are likely to rise again this year by up to 10%, according to Ryanair, as problems with aircraft at Boeing and Airbus leave customers scrambling for seats. The increase would come on top of the sharp post

Sunday newspaper round-up: Rolls-Royce, Royal Mail, Discount grocers

Sun 25 February 2024 22:15

(Sharecast News) - Rolls-Royce boss Tufan Erginbilgic has set his eyes on the market for the engines that power narrow-body jets. Up until now, the engineer had focused on engines for wide-body jets, like those that keep the Airbus 350 or Boeing 777 in th

Friday newspaper round-up: Reddit, water suppliers, Britishvolt

Fri 23 February 2024 07:24

(Sharecast News) - The billionaire businessman Mike Ashley has claimed he was the victim of "abuse" by Morgan Stanley amid a high court dispute over the investment bank's decision to impose a near $1bn (£790m) cash demand. Ashley's Frasers Group is takin

Thursday newspaper round-up: Online slot machines, Vauxhall, Body Shop

Thu 22 February 2024 07:31

(Sharecast News) - The government is set to impose new limits of as little as £2 a spin for online slot machines, the Guardian understands, in a move that could cost casino companies hundreds of millions of pounds. Ministers have been consulting on impos