In BIG PICTURE NEWS, the US cuts interest rates, Trump leaves South Korea, the liberal D66 party wins in the Netherlands, Reeves looks at scrapping the oil and gas sector windfall tax, Goldman bets on a UK interest rate cut, the EU still has mineral issues and copper hits a high. In TECH NEWS, Nvidia equals Germany, the AI boom continues, Character.ai bans teens from talking to chatbots, Samsung's net profit surges and Fiserv absolutely tanks. In CAR NEWS, GM lays of EV workers, Merc and Aston Martin suffer and EU carmakers feel the heat. In MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, Chipotle cuts sales forecasts, Starbucks sees sales stabilise, Universal settles with Udio and Next upgrades profit forecast. AND FINALLY, I bring you some Harry Potter-themed music...