Press round-up from ShareCast

Friday newspaper round-up: Thales, energy price cap, The Observer

Fri 22 November 2024 07:25

(Sharecast News) - New inheritance tax rules for farmers could be changed to make it easier for those 80 and over to hand down their farm without it incurring the tax, in what would be a partial climbdown by the government after a bruising row with farmer

Thursday newspaper round-up: Energy suppliers, Tokamak Energy, RedBird IMI

Thu 21 November 2024 07:21

(Sharecast News) - Energy suppliers will spend £500m helping customers with their energy bills this winter, after the government helped broker a deal involving 12 of the biggest companies in the UK. Suppliers will spend the money in a variety of ways, in

Wednesday newspaper round-up: Aviva Investors, HSBC, car finance

Wed 20 November 2024 07:24

(Sharecast News) - One of the UK's biggest pension funds has lost more than £350m on a series of "calamitous" investments in incinerator power plants that are expected to go bust in the coming days. The Guardian understands that Aviva Investors will put

Tuesday newspaper round-up: Starling Bank, Asos, Morrisons

Tue 19 November 2024 07:25

(Sharecast News) - Staff have resigned at Starling Bank after its new chief executive demanded thousands of workers attend its offices more regularly, despite lacking enough space to host them. In his first major policy change since taking over from the U

Monday newspaper round-up: Energy bills, Black Friday, Lloyds Bank, Sephora

Mon 18 November 2024 07:32

(Sharecast News) - Household energy bills across Great Britain are set to rise at the start of next year, analysts predict, putting more pressure on household finances. Officially, the price cap for January-March 2025 will be set on Friday morning by regu

Sunday newspaper round-up: Kursk, AstraZeneca, BAE Systems

Sun 17 November 2024 18:14

(Sharecast News) - America's President has authorised Ukraine to employ long-range ATACMS supplied by the US to strike targets inside Russia. More specifically, Kyiv will now be allowed to strike targets within the Kursk region, the New York Times reporte

Friday newspaper round-up: London Capital & Finance, airlines, Resolute Mining

Fri 15 November 2024 07:24

(Sharecast News) - Investment firm London Capital & Finance (LCF), whose failure in 2019 triggered one of Britain's biggest retail investment scandals, operated as a Ponzi scheme, a London judge ruled on Thursday. The high court said former chief executiv

Thursday newspaper round-up: Homebase, P&O Ferries, Boohoo

Thu 14 November 2024 07:22

(Sharecast News) - The struggling DIY chain Homebase has collapsed into administration, leaving thousands of workers facing an uncertain future, despite the purchase of the bulk of its stores by the owner of The Range homeware retailer. Gavin Park, Gavin

Wednesday newspaper round-up: Post Office, Spirit AeroSystems, Flutter

Wed 13 November 2024 07:26

(Sharecast News) - The Post Office is expected to announce the closure of dozens of branches and cut up to 1,000 head office jobs as it seeks to reduce costs to secure its financial future. There are about 11,500 Post Office branches across the UK, of whi

Tuesday newspaper round-up: Bluesky, British Steel, FRC

Tue 12 November 2024 07:20

(Sharecast News) - Social media platform Bluesky has picked up more than 700,000 new users in the week since the US election, as users seek to escape misinformation and offensive posts on X. The influx, largely from North America and the UK, has helped Bl