In BIG PICTURE NEWS, the Epstein files will be released, Trump receives MdS, the ONS continues to display its incompetence and markets tumble while Pinkfing pops and 80 countries back a COP30 road map. In RETAIL NEWS, Home Depot cuts forecasts, La-Z-Boy sees rising sales, PDD published meh growth, Ocado takes a Kroger hit and Majestic Wine moves into hospitality. In TECH NEWS, Microsoft and Nvidia invest in Anthropic, Meta wins, xAI closes in on fund raising and Cloudflare has a 'mare. In MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, Bond Street booms, Crest Nicholson doesn't, Klarna announces a loss and Amazon launches Zoox in San Fran. AND FINALLY, I bring you an interesting cultural difference...