In BIG PICTURE NEWS, Iran wants Hormuz tolls, Hegseth announces a review, the Bank of England keeps rates unchanged and Burnham wins. In TECH NEWS, SpaceX looks for even more money and warns on EU satellite plans, JP Morgan Chase cuts off Anthropic access, we look at more AI impact and Apple raises gadget prices. In RETAIL NEWS, Tesco sees a sales slowdown and Aldi makes a push in America. In MISCELLANEOUS NEWS,UK private sector wage growth slows, the UK government looks to overhaul the home-selling process and Castore buys an old shoe-maker. AND FINALLY, I bring you a support…
A look back at the news from the week commencing Monday 15th June 2026...
Thoughts for the week ending June 19th 2026...
Facebook Dating and Chetwood
AB InBev/Tilray and Altria/Juul
Apple in India, John Lewis and Angling Direct
Asos and UK retail
Challenges facing US and UK retailers
Superdry and Revolut
Christmas for UK retailers and China car sales
US retailers and Superdry
Driverless cars and electric scooters
The weekly roundup…
Huawei and Waymo
Wickes and department stores
Altria/Cronos and Ted Baker
G20 and electric driverless trucks
Neflix and Ikea
John Lewis and big tech in healthcare
Pubs and WPP
Black Friday and Loungers
Ikea and Foxconn
Weak oil and weaker retailers
Tencent and Ghosn gone
FAANGs and ciggies
Europe and department stores
B&M and Juul
BAT and Beyond Meat…
Juul and SoftBank unicorns…
Samsung’s bendy phone and Sophos’ shocker…
UK fashion retailers and Papa John’s
More on Trump’s tariffs and UK services…
Trump’s tariffs and Vitality…
Next and Coca-Cola
Amazon Wardrobe and Sports Direct/Evans Cycles
Merkel/Germany and Hitachi Chemical
Brazil and Epic Games/valuation
Europe and Debenhams
US/UK manufacturing and electric cars
Asos and airlines
French cabinet reshuffle and UK supermarkets…
The Saudi Arabian stitch-up and Bitcoin…
Saudi Arabian drama and Uber Eats…
Falling markets and a new Ikea
Bakers and gadgets
Italy vs the EU and Facebook’s Portal
UK real estate and French Connection
Argentina, the IMF and Comcast
Argentina and Next
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