In BIG PICTURE NEWS, Washington hosts Lebanon/Israel talks, Warsh gets the Fed job, US markets remain impervious and Japan's markets benefit, China's fuel exports fail to rebound, the UK economy has an unexpected bounce and Starmer faces a Burnham-shaped leadership challenge. In LUXURY & RETAIL NEWS, LVMH sells off Marc Jacobs, Burberry returns to familiar territory, Landsec is bullish about occupancy levels and Boots gets a new boss. In AUTOMOTIVE NEWS,Ford surges and JLR's annual profits all but disappear. In MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, we see the latest from Klarna and Revolut, Hargreaves Lansdown has a trim and Anthropic looks at an impressive valuation. AND FINALLY, I bring you some important life hacks...