Watson’s Weekly 08-08-2026

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1IN BIG PICTURE NEWS

Trump's "liberation day" chat resurfaces, the US and Japan state a big currency intervention and there's a potato crisis in the offing

2IN INVESTMENT, BUSINESS & EMPLOYMENT NEWS

There's a ton of M&A, America's companies are looking good and UK grad job openings hit a new low

3IN CONSUMER, RETAIL & LEISURE NEWS

Americans feel higher diesel prices, Next does it again and Burger King's turnaround gathers pace

4IN TECH & MEDIA NEWS

Hassabis steps aside, Palantir looks even dodgier and Meta is handed a massive penalty

5IN AUTOMOTIVE NEWS

US gas guzzlers beat the Europeans, BMW goes all Spider-Man and the UK has record EV sales

6IN MISCELLANEOUS NEWS

Ashurst Perkins Coie gets permission to float, Apple takes on the UK and Flutter's chief steps down

7BANTER

A look back at the news from the week commencing Monday 3rd August 2026...

 

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