Press round-up from ShareCast

Friday newspaper round-up: Councils, GSK, business confidence

Fri 28 February 2025 07:27

(Sharecast News) - Almost half of councils in England risk falling into bankruptcy without action to address a £4.6bn deficit amassed under a Conservative-era policy, the government's spending watchdog has warned. In a damning report, the National Audit

Thursday newspaper round-up: United Utilities, Amazon, Nvidia

Thu 27 February 2025 07:23

(Sharecast News) - Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, has announced an ambitious plan to add more than £100bn to the capital's economy within a decade. Unveiling what he is calling the London growth plan, Khan said he was allocating hundreds of millions of

Wednesday newspaper round-up: Farmers, Volklec, BP, Apple

Wed 26 February 2025 07:31

(Sharecast News) - Farmers are warning of a "cashflow crisis" that has left many in the agricultural sector wondering how they will make it to the end of the year. At the annual meeting of the National Farmers' Union (NFU) of England and Wales, its presid

Monday newspaper round-up: UK hospitality, net zero, Aston Martin, Warren Buffett

Mon 24 February 2025 07:22

(Sharecast News) - More than two-thirds of hospitality businesses will reduce staffing as a result of tax changes taking effect in April, according to research by industry bodiescalling on the government to delay the changes. The survey of pubs, bars, res

Sunday newspaper round-up: Trump crash, BP, Rolls Royce

Sun 23 February 2025 14:07

(Sharecast News) - The curious calm that has settled over global markets belies the fact that global politics are in a state of chaos. First there is America's U-turn on its Ukraine policy, followed by the threat of a trade war between Washington and near

Friday newspaper round-up: UK lenders, independent breweries, HP, MoD

Fri 21 February 2025 07:30

(Sharecast News) - UK lenders paid "advance commissions" to car dealers that may have encouraged them to push costlier loans on to consumers, legal filings linked to the motor finance scandal reveal. Court documents seen by the Guardian show that lenders,

Thursday newspaper round-up: British Steel, public services, Microsoft

Thu 20 February 2025 07:29

(Sharecast News) - British Steel should get an extra £200m from the government to support it in keeping the UK's two remaining blast furnaces open until electric replacements are built, according to a proposal put forward by unions. Chinese-owned British

Wednesday newspaper round-up: Trump, heat pumps, sickness benefits

Wed 19 February 2025 07:29

(Sharecast News) - Donald Trump stood firm against warnings that his threatened trade war risks derailing the US economy, claiming his administration could hit foreign cars with tariffs of around 25% within weeks. Semiconductor chips and drugs are set to

Monday newspaper round-up: Council tax, layoffs, tech companies

Mon 17 February 2025 07:25

(Sharecast News) - Britain's poorest households are paying an increasing share of their income on council tax, according to new analysis that likened it to the poll tax that contributed to the downfall of Margaret Thatcher. The poorest fifth of households

Friday newspaper round-up: Barclays, BP, JPMorgan

Fri 14 February 2025 07:17

(Sharecast News) - The UK government will "wait and see" whether tariffs announced by Donald Trump "actually come to pass", a senior minister said. The US president announced what he called "reciprocal tariffs" on all other countries on Thursday evening,