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Sunday newspaper round-up: IMF, Brexit, UK corporatism, M&S, social housing, EV tariffs, Ukraine, Iran
Sun 07 June 2026 08:11
(Sharecast News) - Labour risks being forced to seek emergency assistance from the International Monetary Fund as Britain edges toward a debt crisis, leading economists have warned, according to The Telegraph. Former IMF chief economist Ken Rogoff told th
Friday newspaper round-up: xAI, Goalhanger, Skipton, Trafigura
Fri 05 June 2026 07:20
(Sharecast News) - New claimants have come forward to take legal action against Elon Musk's company xAI after the Labour MP Jess Asato launched a test case against the firm over demeaning sexualised material created by its Grok AI tool. A handful of compl
Thursday newspaper round-up: Betfair, Revolut CEO, Charles Tyrwhitt
Thu 04 June 2026 07:19
(Sharecast News) - The widow of a gambling addict who took his own life after falling £18,000 into debt begins a legal claim on Thursday against Betfair that could have far-reaching consequences for the UK's gambling industry. Luke Ashton, 40, from Leice
Wednesday newspaper preview: South West Water, Hyve, Royal Exchange
Wed 03 June 2026 07:11
(Sharecast News) - A utility company has been fined £1.85m for supplying water unfit for human consumption after a parasite outbreak made hundreds of people sick and forced thousands of households to boil their water. South West Water (SWW) pleaded guilt
Tuesday newspaper round-up: Anthropic, unemployment, business rates
Tue 02 June 2026 07:20
(Sharecast News) - More than a million jobs, higher wages, nearly half a trillion pounds in investment in the pipeline - the UK's green economy is powering ahead, according to research by the country's leading business organisation. The net zero economy,
Monday newspaper round-up: Arm CEO, Meta, Jes Staley
Mon 01 June 2026 07:07
(Sharecast News) - The UK's financial watchdog is being urged to prove its relationship with the US tech company Palantir will not provide the Trump administration with backdoor access to troves of sensitive citizen and commercial data. A US law that can
Sunday newspaper round-up: Easyjet, dark trading, Tempest fighter jet, Keir Starmer, Premier Group Recruitment, Lebanon
Sun 31 May 2026 08:16
(Sharecast News) - Easyjet could become the latest company to exit London's struggling stock market after US investment fund Castlelake said it was considering a takeover approach, according to The Times. The disclosure triggered a formal "put up or shut
Friday newspaper round-up: Nationwide, Anthropic, Marks & Spencer
Fri 29 May 2026 07:20
(Sharecast News) - Labour is poised for a fresh attempt at changing the welfare system after a major government-backed report said youth unemployment was costing Britain more than £125bn a year. As official figures revealed the number of young people not
Thursday newspaper round-up: Food crisis, Universal Music, Samsung
Thu 28 May 2026 07:13
(Sharecast News) - Britain is "sleepwalking into a food crisis" caused by extreme weather, inflation and the impacts of the Iran war - and the government is failing to take the threat seriously, food experts have said. Farmers are facing severe strain fro