Is the FTSE 100 finally having its moment in the sun?
APR 26, 202451 MIN
Is the FTSE 100 finally having its moment in the sun?
APR 26, 202451 MIN
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<div>You can wait a long time for a FTSE 100 record high but for peak-starved British investors this week delivered a bonanza.<br>
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Four record highs were racked up by the FTSE 100, with only Wednesday's slight dip spoiling what would have been a perfect run over a week.<br>
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The return to new highs on Thursday came as a mega-mining merger bid arrive from BHP for Anglo American - and that was followed swiftly by one of the UK's few tech stars Darktrace announcing it had accepted a bid on Friday.<br>
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Are these the catalysts that fund manager Nick Train was talking about when he said it could take a big takeover to shake UK stocks out of their slumber and get the world investing in Footsie companies again?<br>
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On this week's podcast, Georgie Frost, Tanya Jefferies and Simon Lambert look and what's moving the UK market, why it is judged to be cheap and whether you should invest.<br>
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Plus, the top investment trusts for retirement investing and the latest twist in the state pension top-ups saga.<br>
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Should we cut inheritance tax - or at least sort out the mess - as the take soars?<br>
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And finally, are you a backseat driver? See if you can pass the test.</div>