Press round-up from ShareCast
Thursday newspaper round-up: Jobs market, Uber Eats, Burger King, Brooks Brothers
Thursday 9 July 2020 07:25
(Sharecast News) - The negative impact of the coronavirus lockdown on Britain's jobs market appears to have been greatest in May before a partial recovery in June, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Both demand for and supply of labour
Wednesday newspaper round-up: Boohoo, DHL workers, Lansdowne Partners
Wednesday 8 July 2020 07:25
(Sharecast News) - Next, Asos and Amazon have decided to pull all Boohoo clothing from sale as growing anger over workers' pay and conditions at the company's suppliers resulted in £1.5bn being wiped from the fast fashion brand's value in two days. Alleg
Tuesday newspaper round-up: Gambling, High Street spending, Wirecard
Tuesday 7 July 2020 07:30
(Sharecast News) - An anti-gambling charity has called on banks to improve card blocking systems introduced to help those whose gambling is out of control after it emerged 40% of current accounts offer no help in this area. Research on behalf of GambleAwa
Monday newspaper round-up: UK banks, Sunak, Royal Dutch Shell
Monday 6 July 2020 07:29
(Sharecast News) - UK banks are preparing a code of conduct for pursuing businesses that default on taxpayer-backed coronavirus loans, amid industry estimates that up to eight out of 10 borrowers could fail to repay in full. The Guardian understands that
Sunday newspaper round-up: Vouchers, Grocers, Boohoo
Sunday 5 July 2020 15:59
(Sharecast News) - Radical plans to give all adults £500 and children £250 in vouchers to spend in sectors of the economy worst hit by the Covid-19 crisis are being considered by the Treasury. The proposals, drawn up by the Resolution Foundation think t
Friday newspaper round-up: Quarantine, Casual Dining, UK economic activity
Friday 3 July 2020 07:29
(Sharecast News) - English holidaymakers will be able to visit Spain, Italy, France and Germany without having to quarantine for 14 days on their return and travel restrictions on up to 60 other countries and territories are also set to be lifted. The gov
Thursday newspaper round-up: Water companies, EU-UK trade, Wirecard
Thursday 2 July 2020 07:30
(Sharecast News) - More than 6,000 retail jobs were cut from the UK high street on Wednesday as the full impact of the pandemic on the high street - combined with the wind-down of the government furlough scheme - starts to emerge. The latest job losses -
Wednesday newspaper round-up: Tesla, TM Lewin, Wirecard
Wednesday 1 July 2020 07:33
(Sharecast News) - Britain and Brussels have each accused the other of holding up a decision on the City of London's ability to do business in EU markets from next year, prolonging the financial services' state of uncertainty about the future. Both partie
Tuesday newspaper round-up: UK start-ups, Wirecard, consumer confidence
Tuesday 30 June 2020 07:28
(Sharecast News) - The chancellor is expanding a £500m fund for UK startups hit by the coronavirus crisis, to ensure firms that shifted their headquarters abroad can still access the scheme. The Future Fund will now benefit companies that are seen as Bri
Monday newspaper round-up: Landsec, UK customs, retailers
Monday 29 June 2020 07:29
(Sharecast News) - The biggest job creation package in peacetime is needed to prevent the worst unemployment crisis in Britain for a generation, a leading thinktank has warned. Sounding the alarm as job losses mount, the Resolution Foundation called on th