1. Why the FTSE 100 is closing in on 8000 - and where could it peak in 2023?
Even for some seasoned investors, it does not wholly make sense that the UK stock market benchmark is breaching new all-time highs as the economy teeters on the edge of a recession amid a cost of living crisis and waves of industrial action.
2. Exxon plans to challenge Glencore and Trafigura in commodity trading business
The division seeks to be active in the high-risk, high-reward world of energy derivatives, according to a report by Bloomberg.
3. FTSE 100 finishes lower on the day after record-breaking week
The FTSE 100 couldn't hold onto its record gains from earlier in the week, finishing 0.4% lower at 7,882 points.
4. Standard Chartered not in FAB's crosshairs
The bank reiterated “that it is not evaluating a possible offer” for the FTSE 100-listed Asian-focused bank
5. Aren’t Europe’s lithium companies due a re-rating?
No European country scores big either in terms of lithium resources or production, although at the present time Portugal is the frontrunner.