Press round-up
Tuesday newspaper round-up: Shop price inflation, Microsoft, Helsing
27 Oct, 2026 07:12
(Sharecast News) - Shop price inflation has risen to the highest level in two and a half years, according to the British Retail Consortium, which warned that "the dam is starting to break" when it comes to retailers trying to limit price rises for customeMonday newspaper round-up: Pensioners and the Budget, interest rate expectations, Audi US factory
26 Oct, 2026 07:23
(Sharecast News) - The chancellor will use his Budget this week to protect pensioners and those saving for their retirement, as he announces plans to shield nearly 1m people from paying income tax. John Healey is expected to confirm on Wednesday that theSunday newspaper round-up: EU, Poundland, Cumberland Farms, Pip & Nut, Skydance, Starlink
25 Oct, 2026 07:07
(Sharecast News) - Andy Burnham has said the UK needs an "evidencebased debate" on freedom of movement as he considers options for reshaping Britain's relationship with Brussels. The Prime Minister told The Telegraph that any future model - including sFriday newspaper round-up: Elon Musk/Skydance, North Sea wealth fund, retiring entrepreneurs
23 Oct, 2026 07:20
(Sharecast News) - Elon Musk has reportedly invested approximately $1bn in Skydance, the new media empire led by David Ellison. The deal comes alongside fresh equity infusions from existing investors, including board member Laurene Powell Jobs, Steve JobsThursday newspaper round-up: AI companies, Waitrose, gas standing charges
22 Oct, 2026 07:18
(Sharecast News) - AI companies have told ministers they have 12 months to head off public opposition to datacentres in the UK or risk US-style protests that could threaten their construction. Successive dry summers and rising energy bills are increasingWednesday newspaper round-up: SpaceX, NatWest, Anthropic
21 Oct, 2026 07:24
(Sharecast News) - The UK government has approved the controversial Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea, a widely expected move that will nonetheless dismay environmental campaigners and a number of Labour MPs. While Labour's 2024 election manifesto committWednesday newspaper round-up: SpaceX, NatWest, Anthropic
21 Oct, 2026 07:24
(Sharecast News) - The UK government has approved the controversial Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea, a widely expected move that will nonetheless dismay environmental campaigners and a number of Labour MPs. While Labour's 2024 election manifesto committTuesday newspaper round-up: Thames Water, North Sea workers, tobacco companies, John Lewis
20 Oct, 2026 07:13
(Sharecast News) - Andy Burnham has told officials to rip up their plans for how to fix Thames Water and present him with more radical options for what to do with the stricken company. In an early test of his promise to bring "the essentials of life" undeMonday newspaper round-up: Profit warnings, British steelmakers, Microsoft
19 Oct, 2026 07:13
(Sharecast News) - The number of profit warnings from UK-listed companies has risen to the highest level in two years, as the war in the Middle East triggers a surge in costs for businesses before the budget. With less than a fortnight before John Healey'Sunday newspaper round-up: Barclays, Renault, Welsh radar project, water companies, NHS, Israeli militants
18 Oct, 2026 08:01
(Sharecast News) - Barclays will spend more than £100m cutting highstreet roles as part of a major costreduction drive, according to The Times. The FTSE 100 lender is set to be the first of the UK's big four banks to update investors on quarterl
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