In BIG PICTURE NEWS, Putin hints at testing nuclear weapons, Trump's going through a rough patch, Carney targets the public sector in Canada, there's more Reeves Budget chat, UK services show resilience, Citadel and Fortress take Ripple stakes and markets recover from AI concerns. In TECH NEWS, AI hits the trad ad model but helps drug development, Nvidia swats away negativity, Qualcomm announces a loss, shareholders vote on Musk's $1tn package, Snap booms and there's more quantum development. In RETAIL NEWS, France talks about banning Shein and Fired Earth collapses. In MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, Metsera is basking in the attention and McDonald's bucks the trend. AND FINALLY, I bring you a tricky situation...