In BIG PICTURE NEWS, the BBB gets passed, Trump makes various threats and Starmer guts his own bill. In EMPLOYMENT NEWS, a UK visa overhaul allows lower-skilled office workers, AI talent wars power big salaries and robots replace humans in Amazon warehouses. In FINANCIALS NEWS, US banks make big payouts, Santander buys TSB and the FCA cranks it up. In MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, US car sales cool, Nike's turnaround is a marathon, WhatsApp wants businesses to send voice notes, AstraZeneca threatens to shift listing to US, UK house prices weaken, M&S upgrades, Smythson gets sold and Channel 4 is to offer AI-generated ads. AND FINALLY, I bring you a tasty-looking onion ring chip recipe...