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Thursday newspaper round-up: RedBird, Meta, WPP

Thu 12 June 2025 07:22

(Sharecast News) - A cross-party group of MPs and peers has called on ministers to investigate how a US private equity company is funding its £500m takeover of the Telegraph. In a letter sent to the culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, last week, the MPs said

Wednesday newspaper round-up: Spending review, BT, AstraZeneca

Wed 11 June 2025 07:25

(Sharecast News) - Officials from the US and China have agreed on a "framework" to move forward on trade after two days of talks in London stemming from their confrontation over tariffs. The US commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, expressed optimism on Tue

Tuesday newspaper round-up: Sizewell C, Thames Water, BBC

Tue 10 June 2025 07:24

(Sharecast News) - The biggest nuclear programme in a generation will "get Britain off the fossil fuel rollercoaster", the energy secretary, Ed Miliband, has said, announcing £14.2bn to build a new nuclear power station and a drive to build small modular

Monday newspaper round-up: Thames Water, spending review, John Lewis

Mon 09 June 2025 07:24

(Sharecast News) - Ministers could bring water companies into public ownership for minimal cost through a process designed to safeguard vital public services when the companies running them are failing, a thinktank report has argued. According to the repo

Friday newspaper round-up: Water companies, Amazon, Elon Musk

Fri 06 June 2025 07:53

(Sharecast News) - Bonuses for 10 water company executives in England, including the boss of Thames Water, will be banned with immediate effect over serious sewage pollution, as part of new powers brought in by the Labour government. The top executives of

Thursday newspaper round-up: Shein, HMRC, Tesla

Thu 05 June 2025 07:25

(Sharecast News) - Consumer watchdogs from 21 countries have filed a formal complaint to EU authorities about alleged "dark" practices by the Chinese fast fashion firm Shein including the "shaming" of customers into buying more than they can afford. The E

Wednesday newspaper round-up: Tariffs, Rockfire Investment Finance, housebuilding target

Wed 04 June 2025 08:08

(Sharecast News) - The White House has signalled that the UK will be spared the 50% steel and aluminium tariffs which came into effect on Wednesday. In a statement, the US president, Donald Trump, said he had decided to "provide different treatment" to th

Tuesday newspaper round-up: M&S, Boohoo, commercial landlords

Tue 03 June 2025 07:20

(Sharecast News) - The pay package of Marks & Spencer's chief executive jumped to more than £7m just weeks before the cyber-attack that rocked the retailer. Stuart Machin received £7.1m for last financial year, up nearly 40% on the £5.1m he took home a

Monday newspaper round-up: Starling Bank, US debt, airline tickets

Mon 02 June 2025 07:22

(Sharecast News) - The UK government is being pressed to wipe billions from the energy costs facing households and heavy industry by reforming the high taxes levied on electricity bills. These policy levies mean the UK pays some of the highest energy bill

Sunday newspaper round-up: Steel tariffs, IAG, NatWest

Sun 01 June 2025 14:22

(Sharecast News) - UK trade secretary Jonathan Reynolds will meet with his opposite number in the US during the coming week to negotiate a timeline for exempting the UK from America's steel and aluminium tariffs. Last Friday, Donald Trump said that they w