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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,

Thursday newspaper round-up: Solar panels, OBR, Chevron

Thu 13 February 2025 07:24

(Sharecast News) - California's home-insurance safety net does not have enough money to pay all of the claims from damage caused by the Los Angeles wildfires and has asked private insurers to contribute $1bn toward those claims. All private insurers opera

Wednesday newspaper round-up: British economy, Heathrow, FOS

Wed 12 February 2025 07:27

(Sharecast News) - The British economy is on course to expand by 1.5% this year after the budget gave a boost to public spending but could be blown off course if Donald Trump goes ahead with threatened tariffs, a leading economic thinktank has warned. In

Tuesday newspaper round-up: OpenAI, EVs, gas prices

Tue 11 February 2025 07:27

(Sharecast News) - Elon Musk escalated his feud with OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman on Monday. The billionaire is leading a consortium of investors that announced it had submitted a bid of $97.4bn for "all assets" of the artificial intelligence company to

Monday newspaper round-up: Service charge, BP, Heathrow, Elon Musk

Mon 10 February 2025 07:24

(Sharecast News) - An increasingly complex tax system is burdening the government and businesses with hundreds of millions of pounds more in administration costs, Whitehall's spending watchdog has warned. The report by the National Audit Office (NAO) also

Sunday newspaper round-up: Etihad float, Shein, Thames Water

Sun 09 February 2025 14:05

(Sharecast News) - Abu Dhabi based carrier Etihad is planning to float a stake of up to 20% on the Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange. Sources indicate that it could command a valuation of $5bn (£4bn). It would be the second such transaction for its boss, Antonoal

Friday newspaper round-up: Gambling sector, FOS, Amazon

Fri 07 February 2025 07:20

(Sharecast News) - The gambling regulator has accidentally handed over more than 4,000 sensitive documents to lawyers acting for the media tycoon Richard Desmond, in an "unprecedented" blunder during its legal battle over the £6.4bn national lottery cont

Thursday newspaper round-up: CMA, Riverford, Lloyds, Arm Holdings

Thu 06 February 2025 07:30

(Sharecast News) - The appointment of the former boss of Amazon UK to lead the competition watchdog poses a threat to its independence and pledge to hold big tech to account, according to a group including tech companies and the former business secretary

Wednesday newspaper round-up: Thames Water, Johnson & Johnson, BoE

Wed 05 February 2025 07:30

(Sharecast News) - Thames Water may need as much as £10bn in debt and equity investment to repair its finances, according to a representative of creditors hoping to lend the struggling utility another £3bn. London's high court heard evidence on Tuesday