Press round-up from ShareCast

Tuesday newspaper round-up: House prices, accounting firms, Google, Zuckerberg

Tue 18 December 2018 07:25

(Sharecast News) - House prices will stagnate in 2019 and the number of sales fall as a mixture of Brexit and affordability constraints takes its toll on the property market, according to Britain's surveyors and valuers. The Royal Institution of Chartered

Monday newspaper round-up: Brexit, exports, Lloyds, HS2, Pat Val

Mon 17 December 2018 07:24

(Sharecast News) - The pillars of the global financial system are fundamentally unstable and could lead to a frightening chain-reaction in the next crisis, the world's top watchdog has warned. Giant "central counterparties" (CCPs) that clear much of the $

Sunday newspaper round-up: Brexit, economic outlook, Interserve, Hammerson, Sainsbury's

Sun 16 December 2018 16:27

(Sharecast News) - Two of Theresa May's most senior allies are preparing for a second EU referendum behind her back, opening up another Tory civil war. David Lidington - May's deputy in all but name - held talks with Labour MPs on Thursday in an effort to

Friday newspaper round-up: Brexit, low wages, rail strikes, Shell, Imagination Technologies

Fri 14 December 2018 07:22

(Sharecast News) - Theresa May was humiliated by European leaders late last night after they rejected pleas for any further concessions to get her Brexit deal through parliament. France and Ireland led a move to strike out a compromise agreement that woul

Thursday newspaper round-up: Brexit, gambling ads, derivatives

Thu 13 December 2018 07:24

(Sharecast News) - Brexit is battering the UK property market, pushing it to its weakest level in more than six years, with almost half of surveyors reporting that sellers and buyers are sitting tight because of political uncertainty. The Royal Institutio

Wednesday newspaper round-up: Confidence, property, travel, Uber, Tesla

Wed 12 December 2018 07:17

(Sharecast News) - Theresa May will be put under pressure at her cabinet meeting today to start planning for a no-deal Brexit, with ministers around the table expecting a vote on her future to be called within hours. Cabinet members are set to push the pr

Tuesday newspaper round-up: North-South divide, e-receipts, Brexit, Ghosn

Tue 11 December 2018 07:43

(Sharecast News) - Slowing growth in London since the Brexit vote has put the British economy on track to narrow the north-south economic divide over the coming three years, according to a report. The accountancy firm EY, despite warning of a weaker outlo

Monday newspaper round-up: Brexit, retailers, Amazon, May, Interserve

Mon 10 December 2018 07:25

(Sharecast News) - A pair of hedge funds owned by prominent Brexit supporters have made significant bets against companies exposed to the British consumer including big high street names. Odey Asset Management, part-owned by Crispin Odey, and Marshall Wac

Sunday newspaper round-up: Brexit, Trump, railways, Ted Baker, WPP, Interserve

Sun 09 December 2018 17:15

(Sharecast News) - Theresa May will seek to emulate Margaret Thatcher by travelling to Brussels to demand a better Brexit deal in a last-ditch attempt to save her government from collapse. Ministers and aides have convinced the prime minister that she nee

Friday newspaper round-up: Brexit, O2, Huawei, Lyft

Fri 07 December 2018 07:17

(Sharecast News) - Theresa May's plans for a crackdown on immigration after Brexit could cause UK companies to go bust and spark job losses across the country, the head of Britain's biggest business lobby group has warned. Carolyn Fairbairn, the director