1. Britishvolt hoping for a last-ditch bid
Shareholders have been in talks on who will take over the group’s £3.8bn battery plant project in Northumberland.
2. Rio Tinto and BHP 12 hit-high month
Many pundits are still forecasting that Europe and the US will go into recession this year, as higher inflation and interest rates continue to put the squeeze on economic activity.
3. M&S planning 20 new stores
A blend of full-line stores and foodhall stores will open later this year, M&S said, including in Stockport and Barnsley, as well as relocations in Liverpool, Birmingham and Leeds.
4. FTSE 100 sees positive momentum continue to start the week
At the close, the UK's big index finished 0.2% higher at 7,860 points.
5. Bitcoin’s price rally
For the first time since the collapse of FTX brought the already hobbled cryptocurrency markets further to their knees, the world’s largest digital asset surpassed the psychological US$21,000 resistance barrier, first on Saturday and then again on Monday, January 16.