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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

Wednesday newspaper round-up: Fuel prices, electric vehicles, Klarna

Wed 21 February 2024 07:26

(Sharecast News) - Food businesses sending products to the EU have had to fork out an extra £170m in export costs because of Brexit red tape, with the changes described as being "catastrophic" for some exporters. Data shared with the Guardian shows that

Tuesday newspaper round-up: Workers' rights, Severn Trent, Superdry

Tue 20 February 2024 07:44

(Sharecast News) - Union leaders have warned business groups against pushing Keir Starmer to water down Labour's plans to introduce sweeping reforms of workers' rights and a ban on zero-hours contracts. As the Labour leader comes under pressure from indus

Monday newspaper round-up: Train-leasing firms, oil companies, EDF

Mon 19 February 2024 07:24

(Sharecast News) - Private firms that lease out trains for Britain's railway have seen their profits treble in a year, with more than £400m paid in dividends, official figures show. The rolling stock companies paid out a total of £409.7m to shareholders

Sunday newspaper round-up: Currys, Barclays, Homebuilders

Sun 18 February 2024 23:26

(Sharecast News) - China's JD.com has been looking at a possible acquisition offer for Currys. Just the day before the electricals retailer had rebuffed an approach by private equity. Exploratory talks between Currys and JD had been held over the precedin

Friday newspaper round-up: Housebuilding, BT, Deutsche Bank

Fri 16 February 2024 07:18

(Sharecast News) - Housebuilding in London is "grinding to a halt", housing associations have warned the government, with the number of affordable homes being built plummeting by three-quarters in the last 12 months. In a letter to the housing secretary,

Thursday newspaper round-up: Rate cuts, Virgin Money, NatWest, Lyft

Thu 15 February 2024 07:22

(Sharecast News) - The Bank of England governor has doused hopes that better-than-expected inflation news last month will accelerate cuts in interest rates, stressing the need for further evidence of wage moderation before Threadneedle Street moves. Appea

Wednesday newspaper round-up: Lyft, Hinkley, Waitrose, BAT

Wed 14 February 2024 07:17

(Sharecast News) - UK shop workers are facing 1,300 incidents of violence and abuse a day and a battle to control "brazen" acts of shoplifting, as pressure mounts on ministers to intervene to protect retail employees. Retailers saw the number of incidents