Press round-up from ShareCast

Friday newspaper round-up: Thames Water, CMA, UAE

Fri 24 January 2025 07:29

(Sharecast News) - The UK government has reportedly approached multiple restructuring advisers for the role of special administrator for Thames Water if the troubled utility falls into bankruptcy. Teneo, Interpath and EY are among the companies contacted

Thursday newspaper round-up: ONS, Saba Capital, Telegraph

Thu 23 January 2025 07:31

(Sharecast News) - The government's statistics agency is spending £8m to hire an army of low-paid temporary workers amid efforts to fix its "virtually unusable" data on unemployment and wages in Britain. Under pressure over the quality of its data, the O

Wednesday newspaper round-up: HMRC, CMA, Santander

Wed 22 January 2025 07:26

(Sharecast News) - Parliament's spending watchdog has accused HM Revenue & Customs of deliberately running down its phone services to force people to go online after finding the average call waiting time has passed 23 minutes - almost double the figure of

Tuesday newspaper round-up: Trump, Santander, Heathrow

Tue 21 January 2025 07:34

(Sharecast News) - Donald Trump signed a memorandum on inflation and multiple orders aimed at lowering energy prices, but the incoming president's advisers offered few details on the policies, raising serious questions about whether the new administration

Monday newspaper round-up: TikTok, London salaries, Airbus

Mon 20 January 2025 07:26

(Sharecast News) - TikTok said on Sunday that it was restoring services in the US after Donald Trump pledged earlier in the day to give the video app a reprieve on its US ban. Trump wrote on Truth Social that after taking office on Monday he would sign an

Friday newspaper round-up: Pint prices, Nissan, SpaceX

Fri 17 January 2025 07:32

(Sharecast News) - Rachel Reeves's tax raid on employers will push up the price of a pint, the boss of pub chain Young's has warned. Simon Dodd, the chief executive, said Young's plans to increase prices between 3pc and 3.5pc because of the increased cost

Thursday newspaper round-up: Nuclear fusion, BT, Dyson

Thu 16 January 2025 07:26

(Sharecast News) - The UK government has promised a record £410m investment in nuclear fusion which could help construct a world-leading fusion power project on the site of an old coal plant in Nottinghamshire. Ministers hope the funding, which will be m

Wednesday newspaper round-up: Funeral costs, Frasers Group, KKR

Wed 15 January 2025 07:26

(Sharecast News) - The "cost of dying" has hit a record high, prompting growing numbers of grieving UK families to turn to crowdfunding or sell possessions to help pay for a funeral, according to a report. The average cost of a basic funeral has increased

Tuesday newspaper round-up: TikTok, Lloyds, Amazon

Tue 14 January 2025 07:27

(Sharecast News) - Taxpayers are being asked to shoulder £1bn in debt amassed by a bankrupt Surrey council that will be merged in the government's plan for the biggest transfer of powers to England's regions this century. Posing a fresh financial headach

Monday newspaper round-up: Tax increases, Lloyds bankers, Virgin Group

Mon 13 January 2025 07:26

(Sharecast News) - Business leaders plan to cut costs and rein in hiring in response to government tax increases set out in the autumn budget, with employment expectations taking the sharpest tumble since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. A net two-t