In BIG PICTURE NEWS, Australia is to review gun laws after the Bondi tragedy, the UK economy contracts and we look at what's in store for UK interest rates and crypto. In CONSUMER-RELATED NEWS, job listings fall, the average mortgage for first-timers rises, Rightmove predicts a "Boxing Day bounce" and hospitality takes another hit. In MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, SpaceX gets serious about an IPO, we look more closely at Disney's investment in OpenAI, hedge funds buy into commodities, VW approaches its first production closure, claims outweigh premiums in car insurance and Australia's social media ban makes waves. AND FINALLY, I bring you some Northern Irish slang...