In BIG PICTURE NEWS, we consider the latest on Iran, Venezuela and Greenland while Trump pushes for power plan funding, Chinese and Canadian leaders meet, the Red Sea opens up and the UK economy ticks up. In TECH NEWS, Apple plays kingmaker, Claude's new chatbot could be ominous, xAI gets sued and Parloa triples its valuation. In MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, Goldman and Morgan Stanley bankers are loving it, BlackRock beats forecasts, the UK business rates system comes in for criticism and weight-loss drug use could affect how much people can borrow for mortgages. AND FINALLY, I bring you that chocolate guy again...