Press round-up from ShareCast

Tuesday newspaper round-up: Johnson & Johnson, Amazon, Ocado

Tue 28 July 2026 07:16

(Sharecast News) - Johnson & Johnson said it would pay an estimated $5.5bn to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging its baby ⁠powder and other talc products caused ⁠ovarian cancer, in a landmark deal that could end a contentious, decade-long

Monday newspaper round-up: Heathrow airport, wind farms, Pinewood Technologies

Mon 27 July 2026 07:16

(Sharecast News) - Expanding Heathrow airport will take thousands of jobs from other regions of the UK, including almost 10,000 from the West Midlands alone, according to an analysis of the government's own forecasts. An economic paper published by the De

Sunday newspaper round-up: North Korean bots, Asda, Wes Streeting, BP, Rosebank, Reform UK

Sun 26 July 2026 08:28

(Sharecast News) - More than 700 suspected North Korean bots attempted to secure remote‑working roles at a major UK bank last month, in what UK authorities believe was part of Pyongyang's wider effort to infiltrate British firms' data, systems and payro

Friday newspaper round-up: Tariffs, regional mayors, Leon boss

Fri 24 July 2026 07:16

(Sharecast News) - Donald Trump has imposed a fresh round of sweeping tariffs on more than 80 countries to replace a 10% global duty that was due to expire, setting off a wave of criticism and protests from US allies and major trading partners. In its lat

Thursday newspaper round-up: Business rates, Barclays, Moonshot

Thu 23 July 2026 07:16

(Sharecast News) - Business rates will be cut by 20% for pubs, clubs and live music venues across England from April next year, Downing Street has announced. The discount will apply to nearly 32,000 hospitality businesses and is expected to save a typical

Wednesday newspaper round-up: Donald Trump, Airbus, Heathrow

Wed 22 July 2026 06:54

(Sharecast News) - Donald Trump must divulge detailed financial information from his many businesses as part of his $10bn defamation lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation, a federal judge ruled during a discovery hearing on Tuesday, accordi

Tuesday newspaper round-up: Wealth tax, Paramount, UK pension funds

Tue 21 July 2026 07:18

(Sharecast News) - Andy Burnham has announced a fresh tax cut to remove VAT from domestic electricity bills from 1 October, a move that will funded from cancelling the Digital ID programme. The prime minister said in a statement: "Westminster has not been

Monday newspaper round-up: Pay gap, Thames Water, Boohoo

Mon 20 July 2026 07:09

(Sharecast News) - The bosses of Britain's largest listed companies received record pay last year, fuelling the widest earnings gap with workers in eight years. Median pay for FTSE 100 chief executives hit £5.06m in the last financial year, according to

Sunday newspaper round-up: Northumbrian Water, Live Nation, Benjamin Netanyahu, digital IDs, poultry sector, Cuba

Sat 18 July 2026 23:23

(Sharecast News) - Northumbrian Water will hand chief executive Heidi Mottram a £1.5m retention payment over the next five years, a sum that sits outside Ofwat's new powers to block bonuses at companies that breach pollution rules, according to The Times

Friday newspaper round-up: IMF warning, AI threat, Vodafone

Fri 17 July 2026 07:29

(Sharecast News) - Britain cannot afford a fresh spending binge, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned Andy Burnham. The Washington-based body said the UK Government should be "very selective in accommodating new demands" for spending and inste