Press round-up from ShareCast

Tuesday newspaper round-up: Prepayment meters, Morrisons, BMW

Tue 24 December 2024 07:14

(Sharecast News) - Millions of vulnerable UK households on prepayment meters could see their energy bills consume almost a third of their incomes this winter. As temperatures drop across the country, the Resolution Foundation said a combination of higher

Monday newspaper round-up: business activity, exporters, Donald Trump

Mon 23 December 2024 07:10

(Sharecast News) - British firms are predicting a sharp fall in business activity in the new year, in the latest economic snapshot to warn of an increasingly gloomy outlook for the UK in 2025. The growth indicator survey from the Confederation of British

Sunday newspaper round-up: Panama Canal, Warhammer, Thames Water

Sun 22 December 2024 16:51

(Sharecast News) - Donald Trump is asking that the Panama Canal be returned to the US unless Panama addresses his criticism of how the waterway is managed. In a post on social media platform Truth Social, Trump described the current arrangement as a compl

Friday newspaper round-up: Aldi, Richard Desmond, Collateral

Fri 20 December 2024 07:20

(Sharecast News) - The grocery industry watchdog is to make a rare intervention in a Yorkshire sprout grower's £3.7m legal case against Aldi over the discount chain's decision to terminate a long-term supply deal. In papers filed at the high court, W Cla

Friday newspaper round-up: Aldi, Richard Desmond, Collateral

Fri 20 December 2024 07:20

(Sharecast News) - The grocery industry watchdog is to make a rare intervention in a Yorkshire sprout grower's £3.7m legal case against Aldi over the discount chain's decision to terminate a long-term supply deal. In papers filed at the high court, W Cla

Thursday newspaper round-up: Water bills, Brexit, Imperial Brands

Thu 19 December 2024 07:23

(Sharecast News) - Households in England and Wales will see their water bills rise by an average of £31 a year, as suppliers pay to fix leaky pipes and cut pollution. The industry regulator Ofwat said on Thursday it would allow companies to raise average

Wednesday newspaper round-up: Amazon, Lloyds Banking, Heathrow

Wed 18 December 2024 07:17

(Sharecast News) - Amazon is to settle a group claim from delivery drivers that it deprived them of thousands of pounds, the Guardian has learned, ending a suit that lawyers had said could cost the company £140m. Drivers who deliver for the internet mark

Tuesday newspaper round-up: Amazon, Lycamobile, Revolut

Tue 17 December 2024 07:22

(Sharecast News) - Thousands of workers at Amazon are threatening to strike at the company after giving the company a deadline of 15 December to agree to begin negotiating a first contract with the union representing employees. The strike threats, which s

Monday newspaper round-up: Water companies, TalkTalk, Persimmon

Mon 16 December 2024 07:25

(Sharecast News) - Water companies should spend more on helping vulnerable customers, according to consumer groups, as households in England and Wales brace for steep bill increases to be announced this week. The water regulator, Ofwat, is due to reveal o

Sunday newspaper round-up: Bank of England, Water companies, Nationwide

Sun 15 December 2024 18:45

(Sharecast News) - Hopes that the Bank of England will cut interest rates again just before Christmas have been all but expunged due to concerns that Labour's tax-and-spend Budget will stoke inflation. Traders are assigning a chance of just one-in-eight t