In MACRO & COMMODITIES NEWS, Reeves faces calls from all sides and Rio Tinto considers Arcadium Lithium. In EMPLOYMENT & INVESTMENT NEWS, JCB cuts jobs, businesses hold back on recruitment, battery storage funds go quiet, tech unicorns struggle and pension funds attack the LSE. In TECH NEWS, Meta debuts a Sora challenger and PwC launches a standalone tech and AI division. In MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, Chinese teachers have their passports taken away and Seven & I sells off non-core assets. AND FINALLY, I bring you a cat and dog playing the piano...