Press round-up from ShareCast
Tuesday newspaper round-up: Curfews, J Crew, NMC Health
Tuesday 22 September 2020 07:33
(Sharecast News) - Pubs, bars and restaurants in England will have to shut by 10pm from Thursday under new nationwide restrictions to halt an "exponential" rise in coronavirus cases. Police have also been handed powers to issue £1,000 fines and make arre
Monday newspaper round-up: Banks, Wheaton Precious Metals, Covid economic hit
Monday 21 September 2020 07:28
(Sharecast News) - The government has been accused of failing to rescue struggling industrial companies through its "Project Birch" bailout scheme amid signs that manufacturers are slashing investment in a fight for survival. Against a backdrop of mountin
Sunday newspaper round-up: Coronavirus, UK taxes, Wheaton Precious Metals
Sunday 20 September 2020 23:00
(Sharecast News) - Britain's most senior government scientists will make a direct appeal to the public on Monday, warning that the coronavirus trend is "heading in the wrong direction" and "a critical point has been reached". As Downing Street considers i
Friday newspaper round-up: Flutter Entertainment, jobs, Arm Holdings
Friday 18 September 2020 07:31
(Sharecast News) - The value of the Queen's land and property has been written down by more than £500m following a steep fall in rental receipts from shops. The Crown Estate encompasses London's Regent Street and St James's as well as malls and retail pa
Thursday newspaper round-up: John Lewis, Klarna, Spotify
Thursday 17 September 2020 07:21
(Sharecast News) - John Lewis is working on plans for a massive reduction in the size of its London flagship store, converting entire floors into offices, as shoppers switch to buying online and the crisis on British high streets turns into a fight for su
Wednesday newspaper round-up: Thomas Cook, New Look, Travelex
Wednesday 16 September 2020 07:27
(Sharecast News) - Thomas Cook is being resurrected as an online-only travel business, exactly a year after the 178-year-old company ceased trading, stranding 150,000 holidaymakers abroad. The relaunch comes as the travel industry faces the worst tourism
Tuesday newspaper round-up: Arm Holdings, New Look, pension funds
Tuesday 15 September 2020 07:34
(Sharecast News) - The government is under pressure to intervene in the $40bn (£31bn) takeover of the UK's biggest tech company, Arm Holdings, after Labour, trade unions and the company's co-founder voiced concerns about the deal. The US software firm Nv
Monday newspaper round-up: Redundancies, TikTok, Gilead Sciences
Monday 14 September 2020 07:34
(Sharecast News) - Tens of thousands of pubs, bars, nightclubs and gig venues will not survive increased coronavirus-prevention measures, such as local lockdowns and evening curfews, unless they receive fresh state support, the UK government has been warn
Sunday newspaper round-up: ARM, Ocado, UK unemployment
Sunday 13 September 2020 15:34
(Sharecast News) - SoftBank is set to sell ARM for more than £30bn to American tech giant Nvidia, as fears mount over the future of 3,000 domestic jobs at the Cambridge-based tech company. The Japanese conglomerate, founded and led by billionaire Masayos
Friday newspaper round-up: Arm, furlough scheme, Deloitte
Friday 11 September 2020 07:33
(Sharecast News) - Hotels and restaurants have been hit by a wave of cancellations as new coronavirus restrictions throw the country's Christmas celebrations into doubt and raise the prospect of a fresh setback for the high street. If new rules banning ga