In MACRO & COMMODITIES NEWS, the Biden saga continues, the UK sees surprise GDP growth, Labour faces a North Sea dilemma and BHP suspends nickel mining operations. In RETAIL & CONSUMER GOODS NEWS, Amazon faces a potential investigation in the UK, Uniqlo has opportunity and PepsiCo is the latest company to call the peak in pricing power. In TECH NEWS, Apple settles in Europe while SoftBank buys Graphcore. In MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, we see that Tesla's US market share weakens, Delta's profits don't augur well for the industry, A&O Shearman ponies up, Hays has a profits warning and Pfizer ploughs on with a weight loss pill. AND FINALLY, I bring you a touching song...