In BIG PICTURE NEWS, the EU birth rate falls, German job cuts hit hard, Michel Barnier faces the sack and the UK regulator makes positive noises about Shein. In AUTOMOTIVE NEWS, Stellantis slides, GM decides to exit a Michigan EV battery plant and Jaguar defends its new car. In TECH NEWS, Intel's boss steps down and OpenAI considers advertising. In MISCELLANOUS NEWSUK house prices boom, retail spending falls, Sanofi invests in China, Siemens Energy outperforms Nvidia, St James's Place announces job cuts and there's bad news for Musk's pay package. AND FINALLY I bring you some talented young pizza tossers!