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Thursday newspaper round-up: Tax increases, Jes Staley, Barclay family
Thu 03 April 2025 07:29
(Sharecast News) - Rachel Reeves has defended the £40bn in tax increases in autumn's budget as businesses brace for their impact, saying NHS waiting lists would now be higher if she had not taken action. Employers are set for a £25bn increase in nationa
Wednesday newspaper round-up: Motor finance compensation, car manufacturers, Rebel Energy
Wed 02 April 2025 07:27
(Sharecast News) - A court of appeal ruling that has left lenders fearing PPI-level compensation bills over the motor finance commission scandal "goes too far", the City regulator said on Tuesday. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) made the comments in
Tuesday newspaper round-up: Household bills, OpenAI, BBC
Tue 01 April 2025 07:29
(Sharecast News) - Millions of households are bracing themselves for a raft of price increases across a range of bills - from energy and water to car tax and the TV licence - that take effect on Tuesday. With so many costs rising at once - prompting some
Monday newspaper round-up: Scams, Aviva, retailers
Mon 31 March 2025 07:08
(Sharecast News) - Anti-scam campaign groups are calling for police forces to be much tougher on fraudsters, who they claim are scamming millions from victims in "a penalty-free crime". The pleas are being made just days after the UK government announced
Sunday newspaper round-up: Trump, Airbus, Tesla
Sun 30 March 2025 12:26
(Sharecast News) - Senior UK and EU diplomats advised the Prime Minister on Saturday to fight back against Donald Trump should he pursue harsh tariffs on British exports. British government officials in Washington and London were in the midst of trying to
Friday newspaper round-up: Energy bills, net zero, HSBC
Fri 28 March 2025 07:17
(Sharecast News) - British bill payers remain exposed to another energy crisis while facing "worryingly high" energy debts and some of the highest electricity costs in the world, parliament's spending watchdog has warned. The public accounts committee (PA
Thursday newspaper round-up: Retailers, Trump tariffs, tax rises
Thu 27 March 2025 07:21
(Sharecast News) - Major investors including Axa and Scottish Widows are backing shareholder resolutions pressing retailers Next, Marks & Spencer and JD Sports to increase pay for thousands of workers. More than 100 individuals and eight institutional inv
Tuesday newspaper round-up: Consumer confidence, FCA, Octopus Energy
Tue 25 March 2025 07:28
(Sharecast News) - Consumers are cutting back spending on everyday items amid falling confidence in the UK economy before Rachel Reeves's spring statement, according to a survey. As the chancellor prepares to confirm billions of pounds in cuts to welfare
Monday newspaper round-up: Thames Water, Gatwick Airport, Ebury
Mon 24 March 2025 07:27
(Sharecast News) - Keir Starmer has been warned against "appeasing" Donald Trump as he considers reducing a major tax for US tech companies while cutting disability benefits and public sector jobs. His chancellor, Rachel Reeves, confirmed on Sunday that t