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Thursday newspaper round-up: Royal Mail, Nato, Netflix tax
10th Apr 2025 07:16
(Sharecast News) - Royal Mail has unveiled a solar-powered "postbox of the future" with a built-in barcode reader and a hatch to accept parcels larger than letterbox size. In the "biggest change to postbox design since their introduction more than 175 years ago", the hi-tech pillar box looks as if it is wearing a jaunty beret. The black, chequered lid is in fact solar panels that power the scanner. The postbox's extra-large opening hatch offers a new way for the postal service to cash in on a roaring parcel trade. While letter volumes are in steep decline, Britain is in the grip of a secondhand selling boom as consumers use sites such as Vinted to make extra cash. - Guardian
Read moreThursday newspaper round-up: Royal Mail, Nato, Netflix tax
10th Apr 2025 07:15
(Sharecast News) - Royal Mail has unveiled a solar-powered "postbox of the future" with a built-in barcode reader and a hatch to accept parcels larger than letterbox size. In the "biggest change to postbox design since their introduction more than 175 years ago", the hi-tech pillar box looks as if it is wearing a jaunty beret. The black, chequered lid is in fact solar panels that power the scanner. The postbox's extra-large opening hatch offers a new way for the postal service to cash in on a roaring parcel trade. While letter volumes are in steep decline, Britain is in the grip of a secondhand selling boom as consumers use sites such as Vinted to make extra cash. - Guardian
Read moreOfgem mulls rejection of National Grid JV penalty exemption request
10th Apr 2025 07:09
(Sharecast News) - Britain's energy regulator Ofgem on Thursday said it was considering whether to reject a delay penalty exemption request for an electricity transmission joint venture between National Grid and SP Transmission.
Read moreLondonMetric buys M&S logistics warehouse for £74m
10th Apr 2025 07:05
(Sharecast News) - LondonMetric Property said it had bought a long-let Marks & Spencer logistics warehouse for £74m, reflecting a net interest yield of 5.65%.
Read moreFlutter gets green light for €2.3bn Snai deal
10th Apr 2025 07:02
(Sharecast News) - Sports betting and gaming giant Flutter Entertainment has secured regulatory clearance for its €2.3bn acquisition of Italy's Snaitech.
Read moreUS close: Stocks skyrocket as Trump announces 90-day tariff pause
9th Apr 2025 22:40
(Sharecast News) - Major indices skyrocketed on Wednesday as Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause to a number of his so-called "reciprocal" tariffs.
Read moreUS 90-day tariff pause sets off furious rally
9th Apr 2025 19:56
(Sharecast News) - The White House hit pause on its 'reciprocal tariffs' for all countries - save China - setting off a furious rally on Wall Street.
Read moreThursday preview: US, China CPI; US-Russia talks in focus
9th Apr 2025 17:42
(Sharecast News) - Thursday will bring with it this week's key data releases, readings for consumer prices in China and the US covering the month of March.
Read moreEurope close: Stocks lower after tariff hit to Pharma
9th Apr 2025 17:23
(Sharecast News) - European shares slumped on Wednesday as US tariffs came into force, with the pharma sector now apparently in the sights of US President Donald Trump's trade policy, while a sell-off in US government bonds also heightened concerns among investors.
Read moreDirector dealings: AG Barr CFO makes share sale
9th Apr 2025 16:08
(Sharecast News) - AG Barr revealed on Wednesday that chief finance officer Stuart Lorimer had disposed of 50,595 ordinary shares.
Read moreUS open: Dow Jones cautiously higher as tariff war escalates
9th Apr 2025 15:51
(Sharecast News) - The blue-chip Dow Jones was cautiously higher at the opening bell on Wednesday as Donald Trump's tit-for-tat tariff war with China continued to escalate.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks fall as China retaliates to latest US tariffs
9th Apr 2025 15:07
(Sharecast News) - London stocks fell sharply on Wednesday, with investors reacting to heightened geopolitical tensions after China unveiled retaliatory tariffs in response to a sweeping 104% import charge on Chinese goods announced by US president Donald Trump overnight.
Read moreDelta says growth has stalled due to trade uncertainty
9th Apr 2025 14:36
(Sharecast News) - Delta Air Lines has refrained from giving any financial guidance for 2025 given the uncertain demand outlook, saying that growth has "largely stalled".
Read moreChina retaliates with 84% tariffs in latest trade war escalation
9th Apr 2025 14:11
(Sharecast News) - China on Wednesday announced new tariffs of 84% on the US in the latest trade war tit-for-tat retaliation between the world's two biggest economy.
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: JD Sports surges on update; pharma stocks in the red
9th Apr 2025 14:10
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was down 2.6% at 7,707.53 in afternoon trade on Wednesday.
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