Press round-up from ShareCast

Monday newspaper round-up: Interest rates, Morrisons, Octopus Investments

Mon 16 February 2026 07:17

(Sharecast News) - The Trades Union Congress is urging the Bank of England to cut interest rates and rekindle economic growth, pointing to analysis showing that cash-strapped consumers are lagging their international peers. The Bank's monetary policy comm

Sunday newspaper round-up: Labour Party, BrewDog, Peter Mandelson, Restore Britain, Greene King, LSEG

Sun 15 February 2026 09:45

(Sharecast News) - A group of 25 Labour MPs and several trade union leaders have urged Keir Starmer to abandon what they described as a "narrow, factional agenda", according to the Guardian.

Friday newspaper round-up: Anthropic, NS&I, BBC

Fri 13 February 2026 07:13

(Sharecast News) - The artificial intelligence company Anthropic said on Thursday it raised $30bn in its latest funding round that values the Claude maker and OpenAI rival at $380bn, underscoring the breakneck pace of AI investments. The round, led by the

Friday newspaper round-up: Anthropic, NS&I, BBC

Fri 13 February 2026 07:13

(Sharecast News) - The artificial intelligence company Anthropic said on Thursday it raised $30bn in its latest funding round that values the Claude maker and OpenAI rival at $380bn, underscoring the breakneck pace of AI investments. The round, led by the

Friday newspaper round-up: Anthropic, NS&I, BBC

Fri 13 February 2026 07:13

(Sharecast News) - The artificial intelligence company Anthropic said on Thursday it raised $30bn in its latest funding round that values the Claude maker and OpenAI rival at $380bn, underscoring the breakneck pace of AI investments. The round, led by the

Thursday newspaper round-up: Housing market, Tesco, Orbex

Thu 12 February 2026 07:08

(Sharecast News) - There are "tentative signs" that the housing market in England and Wales is recovering from a months-long slowdown after uncertainty around the autumn budget and economic pressures, estate agents and surveyors have reported. The Royal I

Thursday newspaper round-up: Housing market, Tesco, Orbex

Thu 12 February 2026 07:08

(Sharecast News) - There are "tentative signs" that the housing market in England and Wales is recovering from a months-long slowdown after uncertainty around the autumn budget and economic pressures, estate agents and surveyors have reported. The Royal I

Wednesday newspaper round-up: Franchise businesses, Lloyds, small businesses

Wed 11 February 2026 07:10

(Sharecast News) - The UK government needs to eradicate "unsustainable" gaps in the policing of franchise businesses after a series of scandals to hit the sector, a parliamentary committee has found. The conclusion forms part of the business and trade com

Tuesday newspaper round-up: Index of corruption, net zero, small businesses

Tue 10 February 2026 07:09

(Sharecast News) - It would take 137 years for lower-income families in the UK to see their living standards double at the current rate of growth, according to a thinktank. A two-decade stagnation in disposable incomes has created a "mood of unease" acros

Monday newspaper round-up: Train drivers, bank chairs, Ocado, cash ISAs

Mon 09 February 2026 07:18

(Sharecast News) - Labour will introduce legislation to lower the minimum age for train drivers to 18 in the House of Commons this week, as figures show fewer than 3% of drivers on Great Britain's railways are under 30. The government is pressing ahead wi