NWG · story · 31 October
NatWest Group · 10 headlines from 9 outlets, on 31 October 2026.
Outlets report NatWest cutting jobs as part of a £420m cost-saving and AI-led drive.
The story's tone is the average of its headlines' own scores. Each score rates how good or bad the news was for the company, from −10 (clearly bad) to +10 (clearly good). 0 is neutral, and anything beyond ±6 is strong and rare. It rates the coverage, not the share price.
Average tone of each outlet's headlines in this story, −10 to +10. Impact = headlines × strength of tone.
London Business News is the largest at 2.5, ahead of JournalArta (2.5). The Sun is the lowest at −0.8.
Source: MarketFrame news analysis
| outlet | Average tone |
|---|---|
| The Independent | 1.7 |
| London Business News | 2.5 |
| JournalArta | 2.5 |
| Evening Standard Business | 1.7 |
| The Telegraph | 1.7 |
| Share Talk | 1.7 |
| Daily Express | 1.7 |
| GB News | 1.7 |
| The Sun | −0.8 |
| Outlet | Headlines | Average tone |
|---|---|---|
| The Independent | 2 | +1.7 |
| London Business News | 1 | +2.5 |
| JournalArta | 1 | +2.5 |
| Evening Standard Business | 1 | +1.7 |
| The Telegraph | 1 | +1.7 |
| Share Talk | 1 | +1.7 |
| Daily Express | 1 | +1.7 |
| GB News | 1 | +1.7 |
| The Sun | 1 | −0.8 |
One or two headlines is not a lean: read these as how this story was told, not as a verdict on the outlet.
| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way |
|---|---|
| +2.5 | Efficiency savings supported profit. |
| +2.5 | Efficiency and technology push through job reductions. |
| +1.7 | Cost savings from efficiency programme. |
| +1.7 | Job reductions as technology is introduced. |
| +1.7 | Further job cuts from automation efficiency. |
| +1.7 | Rapid job reductions as AI change speeds up. |
| +1.7 | Large profit alongside headcount reductions. |
| +1.7 | Cost savings delivered through job reductions. |
| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way |
|---|---|
| +1.7 | Profit up to £2.2bn despite job cuts. |
| −0.8 | Job cuts alongside strong profits draw criticism. |
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