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FIVE AT FIVE: BT rescues TalkTalk, National Grid powers up and Ithaca heads for Canada

The pick of Proactive's coverage on Monday

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  1. BT rescues TalkTalk: BT has spent about £400 million ensuring that TalkTalk's 2.5 million customers don't discover what disconnected really means. Read the Proactive story
  2. National Grid raises the voltage: The utility expects earnings growth to beat its 13% to 15% guidance, proving that even regulated infrastructure occasionally contains a pleasant surprise. Read the story
  3. Ithaca goes international: The North Sea producer has found a novel solution to Britain's oil and gas headaches, spend $860 million buying assets somewhere else. Read the story
  4. Markets: The FTSE 100 started the week with a spring in its step, helped by a softer US jobs report, easing bond yields and a buoyant Asian session. Read the FTSE 100 live blog
  5. IG Group's hangover continues: The shares slipped another 2% after Friday's mauling, although brokers still seem considerably more enthusiastic about IG than its shareholders. Read the story