In BIG PICTURE NEWS, Takaichi wins a landslide, Venezuela carries on without Maduro, Starmer faces a tricky week, traders keep buying silver and bitcoin still looks overvalued. In EMPLOYMENT & BUSINESS TRENDS, US companies get accused of "AI washing", Barclays cuts jobs, unemployment climbs and top hotels keep charging big prices. In MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, Novo Nordisk gets a win, banks push for faster IPOs, Europe pushes for social media bans and Tesco buys Amazon Fresh stores. AND FINALLY, I bring you an impressive garden project...