In BIG PICTURE NEWS, the UK's public sector borrowing climbed in March, business activity increased, prediction markets create a kerfuffle, BP gets push-back and there's more to oil prices. In EMPLOYMENT NEWS, Meta, Microsoft, Nike and KPMG all announce job cuts. In TECH NEWS, China gets accusations of IP theft and hacking, the UK seeks Mythos access for banks, Anthropic gets an agreement with Freshfields, AI divides the workplace and Intel shares get a boost. In MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, L’Oréal benefits from the ‘lipstick effect’, Sainsbury's and WH Smith warn of a hit from the Iran war, Foxtons slides and Tesla bounces back. AND FINALLY, I bring you another quiz to end the week...