In MACRO, ENERGY & CURRENCY NEWS, Russia sees GDP contraction, the UK heads towards recession, Europe unveils energy measures, Shell predicts prolonged energy shortages while businesses forecast a major hit and the Euro gets a kicking. In EV-RELATED NEWS, Honda and LG announce a US gigafactory, Britishvolt comes unstuck and Chinese manufacturers focus on the UK. In COST-OF-LIVING NEWS, smaller businesses could get hit harder by rising interest rates, workers forego pensions and students suffer. In INDIVIDUAL COMPANY NEWS, Deloitte reckons Amazon and Neflix will bounce back, Pinduoduo surprises on the upside and a British cybersecurity start-up suffers from tech fatigue. AND FINALLY, I bring you some hospital bag packing errors...