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Wednesday newspaper round-up: Shell, Berkeley, Deutsche Bank
Wed 20 May 2026 07:10
(Sharecast News) - The cost of the government's £38bn nuclear plant in Suffolk is subject to "significant uncertainty" and may outweigh the benefits for UK households until at least 2064, according to the government's spending watchdog. The National Audi
Tuesday newspaper round-up: Thames Water, Elon Musk, youth unemployment
Tue 19 May 2026 07:12
(Sharecast News) - A rescue deal for Thames Water is under threat because of a potential change in prime minister, government insiders have said. Ministers are negotiating a takeover deal for the stricken water company with a consortium of creditors led b
Monday newspaper round-up: Thames Water, NCP, EY, property taxes
Mon 18 May 2026 07:13
(Sharecast News) - The worsening fallout from the Iran war is forcing businesses to halt their UK investment and hiring plans, bosses have warned, as Britain enters a renewed period of political and economic instability. More than two months into the US-I
Friday newspaper round-up: Postal deserts, Philip Morris, Applied Materials, Elon Musk
Fri 15 May 2026 07:16
(Sharecast News) - The owner of WH Smith's former high street business is aiming to change contracts with the Post Office to make it easier to close outlets within its stores, increasing fears that communities will become "postal deserts". TG Jones operat
Thursday newspaper round-up: Farage, Crispin Odey, Sam Altman
Thu 14 May 2026 07:07
(Sharecast News) - Nigel Farage is facing a formal investigation by the parliamentary standards watchdog over a £5m gift from the crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne. The Reform UK leader received the money weeks before announcing he would stand as a
Wednesday newspaper round-up: Elon Musk, JPMorgan CEO, Carillion
Wed 13 May 2026 07:18
(Sharecast News) - Donald Trump is due to arrive in Beijing on Wednesday evening, the first visit to China by a US president in nearly a decade, as he seeks to mend power and prestige weakened by the war in Iran. Trump will bring tech leaders, including E
Tuesday newspaper round-up: Household spending, BuzzFeed, Grant Thornton
Tue 12 May 2026 07:25
(Sharecast News) - Households cut back on their spending in April at the fastest pace in 18 months, as the conflict in the Middle East provoked fears of another cost of living crisis, a report from one of the UK's biggest banks has suggested. Barclays, wh