In BIG PICTURE NEWS, the "peace" plan is presented to Ukraine, Brussels cuts the price of entry to the EU defence fund, Trump eases up on some Brazil tariffs, Takaichi announces a stimulus and US stocks slide again. In EMPLOYMENT & CONSUMER NEWS, the US economy displays strong job growth, the number of young jobless men rises, US law firms pay big bonuses and Clifford Chance axes 10% of support staff while consumer confidence wobbles. In RETAIL & LEISURE NEWS, Walmart does well, Asda doesn't, Gap raises its full year forecast, JD Sports suffers and Nando's plans a UK expansion. In MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, bids are submitted for Warner Discovery, Paramount gets to show Champions Leagues games in the UK, OpenAI talks up GPT-5's impact, the Dutch government steps back from its Nexperia intervention and Nationwide sees mortgage lending fall. AND FINALLY, I bring you some amusing Underground announcers...

 


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