1. Pasta and crisps see big price hikes
A new survey by teh OPNS highlights big rises in some basic products but finds no evidence its worse than for other goods
2. Countryside Properties gets ‘lowball offer
Another USÂ private equity firm eyes a UK business
3. Dogecoin back on Musk’s radar
After seemingly having his mind on other things, Elon Musk has remembered Dogecoin
                                                                                                         Read more
4. Mixed messages on UK banks from Deutsche Bank
Trading backdrop is good but targets are cut for Lloyds, Barclays and Virgin Money
5. Footsie ekes out gain even without Wall Street
At the close, the UK blue-chip index was 14.60 points, or 0.2% higher at 7,600.06, below the session peak of 7,625.63 but above the day’s low of 7,576.37, lacking any lead from US markets which were closed for Memorial Day.
Â
