Press round-up from ShareCast

Thursday newspaper round-up: Hospitality jobs, household bills, Netflix

Thu 15 October 2026 07:19

(Sharecast News) - Bars, clubs and restaurants will offer up to 100,000 jobs to young people not in employment, education or training (Neet) over the next three years in an effort to give them a first step on the ladder into work. The move comes before th

Wednesday newspaper round-up: Tariffs, BitMEX, Character.AI

Wed 14 October 2026 07:19

(Sharecast News) - The business secretary has hit back at European demands for British tariffs on Chinese imports, saying the government will not change its trade rules because of pressure from Brussels. Jonathan Reynolds warned that the government would

Tuesday newspaper round-up: IMF warning, Poundland, Burberry

Tue 13 October 2026 07:17

(Sharecast News) - The global economy "could soon test the limits of resilience", as emergency oil stocks run low and government budgets become overstretched, the International Monetary Fund has warned. In its twice-yearly World Economic Outlook, the IMF

Monday newspaper round-up: Budget, van drivers, Heathrow

Mon 12 October 2026 07:23

(Sharecast News) - John Healey has been warned by Britain's leading tax and spending experts that his budget risks being a "work of fiction" unless he sets out plans to cover £35bn in spending pressures. As the war in the Middle East rattles the public

Sunday newspaper round-up: KPMG, gig economy, airlines, Nscale, Riyadh, Axel Springer

Sun 11 October 2026 09:29

(Sharecast News) - KPMG has moved back into restructuring five years after selling its insolvency arm, hiring Chris Hogg from Alvarez & Marsal to lead the renewed push. The Times reported that the firm, which sold its UK restructuring business to HIG Capi

Friday newspaper round-up: Goldman Sachs bonuses, TalkTalk, credit card defaults

Fri 09 October 2026 07:23

(Sharecast News) - Top bosses at Goldman Sachs are in line to share a bonus pot worth up to $500m (£378m) this year, marking one of the biggest payouts in the Wall Street bank's history. The eye-watering sum will be shared between 20 bankers, with its

Thursday newspaper round-up: Live petrol prices, Lotus, Taylor Wimpey

Thu 08 October 2026 07:18

(Sharecast News) - Drivers will be able to see live petrol prices on Google Maps for the first time from Thursday, in a move that will help motorists shop around for the cheapest fuel. Millions of motorists will be able to find the cheapest petrol and die

Wednesday newspaper round-up: Energy bills, O2 , BT/TalkTalk, Meta

Wed 07 October 2026 07:23

(Sharecast News) - John Healey is planning a major intervention to cut energy bills for poorer households in this month's budget, after ministers became alarmed at forecasts that show bills rising by hundreds of pounds in January. The chancellor is workin

Tuesday newspaper round-up: FCA, housebuilders, Panmure Liberum

Tue 06 October 2026 07:20

(Sharecast News) - A top UK regulator has launched an investigation into how it handled a whistleblower - who highlighted alleged ties between the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the US commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick - after he took his own life

Monday newspaper round-up: North Sea strikes, BT/TalkTalk, bank taxes

Mon 05 October 2026 07:10

(Sharecast News) - A looming strike by oil workers in the North Sea could "severely disrupt" UK fuel supplies, the Unite union has said, adding that staff were left with no choice after a breakdown in pay talks with the Texas oil company Apache. The union