FTSE 100 hits record high on big mining M&A, earnings push

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FTSE 100 hits record high on big mining M&A, earnings push

FTSE 100 hits record high on big mining M&A, earnings push Britain's FTSE 100 hit a record high on Thursday as miner Anglo American surged on a buyout offer from BHP Group, while investors cheered earnings from several blue-chip firms including Unilever, AstraZeneca and Barclays.Shares of Anglo American surged 12.7% to a nine-month high after BHP said it made an offer to buy the London-listed miner, valuing its share capital at 31.1 billion pou…