In MACRO, GAS & SUPPLY CHAIN NEWS, Finland considers NATO membership, US factory gate prices rise, Canada and New Zealand raise interest rates, the UK sees another inflation hike, Germany has gas issues and Shanghai continues to cause problems. In CONSUMER, RETAIL & REAL ESTATE NEWS, heating and seafood costs rise, Tesco tries to keep a lid on prices and UK real estate keeps chugging along. In TECH NEWS, TikTok enjoys a great run, investors sue Musk over Twitter and Darktrace stock falls. In INDIVIDUAL COMPANY NEWS, JP Morgan is hit by the Russia/Ukraine war, GSK buys Sierra and Starbucks' boss tries to discourage unionisation.AND FINALLY, I bring you Aldi's outrageous controversy...