In BIG PICTURE NEWS, we look at disaster, war, Trump's shenanigans, UK reaction and a new crypto king. In CONSUMER & RETAIL NEWS/b>, consumers avoid alcohol, canned foods face price increases, Russia's "fake" McDonald's pushes back, the China market looks tricky, Tesco wins, WH Smith gets a stalker and Poundland is sold for a pound. In CAR-RELATED NEWS, BYD launches its cheapest model to the UK, Xpeng develops advanced chips and EDF rescues Pod Point. In MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, Starbucks moves forward, Mattel partners with OpenAI, we look more closely at Meta/Scale AI and Chime has a great market debut. AND FINALLY, I bring you an egg-cellent mousse thingy...