A £31 billion takeover pursuit and some robust blue-chip updates helped to boost the FTSE 100 index today. Anglo American, whose interests include De Beers and the giant Woodsmith polyhalite project in North Yorkshire, is the target of Australia’s BHP. Meanwhile, shares in Barclays, AstraZeneca and Unilever performed strongly after their first quarter updates.
Van rental and services firm Redde Northgate is to change its name to Zigup, in order to to “shift the narrative” about its “strategic direction of travel”. It said an increasing focus on packaged services meant that it wanted a name that was not just associated with van rental. While the parent company will become Zigup, its brands will keep their existing names.
Savers chasing the best rates on the market could earn over £1,000 in real terms this year as interest rates outpace falling inflation.
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