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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

Sunday newspaper round-up: Ukraine, HSBC, Rolls-Royce

Sun 23 March 2025 13:08

(Sharecast News) - Officials from Ukraine and the US are expected to sit down in Riyadh and talk about a possible partial ceasefire on Sunday. The meeting will be taking place sooner than expected and will precede another between delegations from the US a

Thursday newspaper round-up: High streets, Grangemouth, Fed

Thu 20 March 2025 07:24

(Sharecast News) - The UK's high streets are expected to empty out at a faster pace this year as extra costs imposed on businesses by Rachel Reeves are blamed for shops closing and a slowdown in chain store openings. The rate of store closures is forecast

Wednesday newspaper round-up: Tesla, British Gas, steelmakers

Wed 19 March 2025 07:28

(Sharecast News) - Elon Musk's vast stake in Tesla is no longer his most valuable asset as the electric car company continues to endure a sharp stock market sell-off. Musk's stake in SpaceX, his private rockets and satellites business, is now the billiona

Tuesday newspaper round-up: Thames Water, Ikea, FOS

Tue 18 March 2025 07:24

(Sharecast News) - A record 50% more raw sewage was discharged into rivers in England by Thames Water last year compared with the previous 12 months, data seen by the Guardian reveals. Thames, the largest of the privatised water companies, which is teeter

Monday newspaper round-up: Construction vacancies, Tesla, UK manufacturing

Mon 17 March 2025 07:23

(Sharecast News) - Rachel Reeves will meet UK regulators on Monday after calling for more action to restrict red tape and spur economic growth. The chancellor argued that government plans would reduce costly delays and disputes, saving businesses billions

Sunday newspaper round-up: ITV, Tax, B & M

Sun 16 March 2025 13:35

(Sharecast News) - ITV and All3Media's continue to forge ahead with their plans to create a £3bn British TV production giant. Ultimately, their idea is that the new venture will list on the London Stock Exchange. Although a deal remains far from certain,

Friday newspaper round-up: Nationwide, Shein, Jes Staley

Fri 14 March 2025 07:26

(Sharecast News) - Every little helps, so they say. Nationwide building society announced this week that it would be dishing out £50 mini-windfalls to more than 12 million members. And there should be more "free cash" coming down the track for many of th