Watson’s Weekly 09-08-2025

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1BIG PICTURE NEWS

Tariff drama dominated, Trump stirs things up and the Bank of England cuts interest rates

2IN BUSINESS & INVESTMENT TRENDS

UK businesses get pessimistic, Trump makes big changes to investment and M&A activity gains momentum

3IN TECH & MEDIA NEWS

OpenAI had a big week, Palantir's run continues and Disney knocked it out of the (theme) park

4RETAIL, CONSUMER & LEISURE NEWS

Luxury suffers, Crocs sink and McDonald's rebounds

5AUTOMOTIVE NEWS

Tesla offers Musk a gargantuan bonus, Honda gets decimated and Baidu launches driverless in the UK

6IN MISCELLANEOUS NEWS

European banks have a moment, Uber ignores robotaxi worries and there's mixed news for pharma companies

7BANTER

A look back at the news from the week commencing Monday 4th August 2025...

 

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