In BIG PICTURE NEWS, US GDP growth underwhelms, Elliott warns about a crypto bubble, Trump dishes out the blame, China builds a wartime command centre, the ECB cuts interest rates, UK biz confidence drops and gold hits a high. In TECH NEWS, OpenAI targets a punchy valuation, Intel sales slip, Samsung is downbeat, Microsoft loses and Apple has mixed news. In RETAIL & LEISURE NEWS, Puig gets higher sales, Mulberry switches focus, John Lewis disappoints, H&M misses targets, Homebase's nightmare continues and Wizz Air has a profit warning. In MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, Deutsche Bank's profits crumble, St James's Place assets hit a new high and Amazon increases ad spend on X. AND FINALLYI bring you a pasta emergency...