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Friday newspaper round-up: Stellantis, John Lewis, FRC
Fri 26 July 2024 07:22
(Sharecast News) - Rachel Reeves is expected to reveal a £20bn hole in government spending for essential public services on Monday, paving the way for potential tax rises in the autumn budget. Labour sources said the blame lay with the Tory government, d
Thursday newspaper round-up: Thames Water, mortgage costs, UK car production
Thu 25 July 2024 07:13
(Sharecast News) - Thames Water has breached its licence to supply water to nearly 16 million people after some of its debt was downgraded to junk status. The regulator Ofwat could now fine Thames, the country's largest water monopoly, up to 10% of its an
Wednesday newspaper round-up: Reckitt, Tesla, Virgin Atlantic...
Wed 24 July 2024 07:16
(Sharecast News) - Reckitt is under pressure from top shareholders to revisit a sale of its nutrition business, following litigation and a series of other setbacks at the division that have sent the company's share price to decade lows. The FTSE 100 consu
Tuesday newspaper round-up: Kamala Harris, Crowdstrike, Vivendi...
Tue 23 July 2024 07:05
(Sharecast News) - Kamala Harris has secured enough delegates from her party to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination, as she pledged to offer Americans a "brighter future" compared to the "chaos, fear and hate" proposed by Donald Trump. The US
Monday newspaper round-up: Biden, gambling levy, UK economy...
Mon 22 July 2024 07:15
(Sharecast News) - Kamala Harris, the vice-president, has emerged as the frontrunner to replace President Biden as the Democratic nominee for the election against Donald Trump in November. Biden, 81, announced yesterday afternoon that he would drop out of
Sunday newspaper round-up: Rentokil, Ukraine, Crowdstrike
Sun 21 July 2024 21:41
(Sharecast News) - BT's former chief executive officer, Philip Jansen, is plotting to takeover Rentokil Initial with the help of private equity. As part of the acquisition, Jansen would take over as executive chairman. In particular, the corporate dealmak
Friday newspaper round-up: Arena Television, social care, Obama, Netflix, Pret a Manger
Fri 19 July 2024 07:25
(Sharecast News) - Liquidators of Arena Television, the failed outside broadcast business at the centre of what has been called Britain's "largest ever" asset-based lending fraud, are suing Lloyds Banking Group for up to £285 million. Lloyds and its Bank
Thursday newspaper round-up: Aslef, unemployment, Microsoft
Thu 18 July 2024 07:21
(Sharecast News) - The co-founders of Silicon Valley's most prominent venture capital firm have announced their support for Donald Trump's bid for re-election, and plan to make substantial donations to back him further. Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreessen, t
Wednesday newspaper round-up: Harland & Wolff, Octopus Energy, Microsoft
Wed 17 July 2024 07:17
(Sharecast News) - Local councils will have to adopt mandatory housing targets within months under planning reforms to be unveiled on Wednesday as part of Keir Starmer's first king's speech, which the prime minister says will be focused on economic growth
Tuesday newspaper round-up: Elon Musk, Julian Dunkerton, SSE/TotalEnergies
Tue 16 July 2024 07:21
(Sharecast News) - Elon Musk has said he plans to give $45m a month to a Super Pac focused on electing Donald Trump, starting in July, the Wall Street Journal has reported. The tech billionaire, who endorsed Trump two days ago, has already donated what wa