In BIG PICTURE NEWS, Trump claims to be close to a deal with Iran, Yellen warns over US debt, the ECB raises interest rates, Starmer faces more issues, gold hits a low and industrial metals prices stay strong. In TECH NEWS, some company called SpaceX has its massive IPO and Bezos predicts that AI will herald "golden ages". In LEISURE NEWS, ITV expects a World Cup advertising bonanza, prediction market footie flutters hit $2bn, the Emirates offers incentives to fly and Wizz Air makes UK threats. In MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, CLSA is to disappear and LIV events look tricky. AND FINALLY, I bring you a horse playing the drums in a bathtub...