In BIG PICTURE NEWS, the war drags on, Russia's facing a banking crisis, Putin moves to shut down a major pipeline to Germany and the EU rethinks drilling in the Arctic. In BUSINESS & CONSUMER TRENDS, UK firms keep going with China, the UK dilutes its "fit and proper" rules, consumers get downbeat, they get clobbered with tax, the wealthy are leaving and City firms push an ad campaign designed to get the masses to invest. In MANUFACTURING NEWS, Tesla hikes spending and Boeing edges ahead of Airbus. In TECH NEWS, Intel gets a Musk-powered lift, SK Hynix has another record quarter, OpenAI wades into private equity and we take a closer look at Mythos AI. AND FINALLY, I bring you the latest Deadpool vs Wolverine rivalry...