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Sunday newspaper round-up: Revolut, Brexit, Chinese subsidies

(Sharecast News) - Revolut is aiming for a £32bn at an upcoming share sale. If it succeeds the fintech start-up's valuation would surpass that of NatWest. According to the Financial Times, the firm is looking to sell approximately £395m in order to finance its expansion. - The Financial Mail on Sunday

Should he win the elections, the Labour government will be left with no other choice but to reenter the European Union's single market and customs union if it wants to maximise the country's economic growth, leading economists and diplomats have said. In parallel, a poll by Opinium for the Observer found that 56% of voters think Brexit was bad for the economy, versus 12% who believe the opposite. Labour meanwhile has taken its lead over the Conservatives to 20 points with under a fortnight left to go before polling day - Guardian

Trade ministers from China and the European Union have reached a last-minute agreement to engage in talks aimed at avoiding a tit-for-tat trade war. The talks will centre around Brussels's plans to raise tariffs on electric car imports from the Asian giant by up to 48%. The EU's planned move was in response to Chinese subsidies for its EV industry. The talks would follow a three-day visit by German economics minister, Robert Habeck, to Beijing. - Sunday Telegraph

Pepsi has given the go-ahead to Carlsberg's £3.1bn takeover bid for Britvic. Executives at the US outfit told the Danish beermaker that they would not make use of their so-called poison-pill which could allow them to stop the purchase. Carlsberg has already disclosed that it made two separate approaches for Britvic earlier in June. A third improved offer is being prepared and may arrive as soon as during the coming week. - The Sunday Times

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(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 three incinerators into administration this week after pouring millions of pounds into what has been described as the country's "dirtiest form of power generation". - Guardian
Tuesday newspaper round-up: Starling Bank, Asos, Morrisons
(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 UK digital bank's founder, Anne Boden, in March, Raman Bhatia has ordered all hybrid staff - many of whom were in the office only one or two days a week, or on an ad-hoc basis - to travel to work for a minimum of 10 days each month. - Guardian
Monday newspaper round-up: Energy bills, Black Friday, Lloyds Bank, Sephora
(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 regulator Ofgem, limiting what energy providers can charge in England, Scotland and Wales. - Guardian
Sunday newspaper round-up: Kursk, AstraZeneca, BAE Systems
(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 reported. Speculation may increase that permission from Britain, the US and France to do the same with Storm Shadow missiles could follow. Joe Biden's decision is said to have been triggered by the appearance of North Korean troops in the Kursk region. - The Sunday Telegraph

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