Press round-up from ShareCast

Monday newspaper round-up: Scams, Aviva, retailers

Mon 31 March 2025 07:08

(Sharecast News) - Anti-scam campaign groups are calling for police forces to be much tougher on fraudsters, who they claim are scamming millions from victims in "a penalty-free crime". The pleas are being made just days after the UK government announced

Sunday newspaper round-up: Trump, Airbus, Tesla

Sun 30 March 2025 12:26

(Sharecast News) - Senior UK and EU diplomats advised the Prime Minister on Saturday to fight back against Donald Trump should he pursue harsh tariffs on British exports. British government officials in Washington and London were in the midst of trying to

Friday newspaper round-up: Energy bills, net zero, HSBC

Fri 28 March 2025 07:17

(Sharecast News) - British bill payers remain exposed to another energy crisis while facing "worryingly high" energy debts and some of the highest electricity costs in the world, parliament's spending watchdog has warned. The public accounts committee (PA

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