In BIG PICTURE NEWS, we see reaction to the midterms, Qatar is on track to be the biggest buyer of US LNG, Burnham takes a stand on new North Sea drilling and UK interest rate rises are expected. In TECH NEWS, data centre headwinds increase, Arm beats estimates, Accenture has AI hallucination problems and Canva is to make a MASSIVE headcount reduction. In CAR NEWS, BMW warns on profits and Uber wants to double robotaxis next year. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, Sequoia shut its London office, ESG funds bleed, Gibson Dunn looks to hire 120 from Weil, Zillow slides and M&S's boss gets feisty. AND FINALLY, I bring you a hat man...