In BIG PICTURE NEWS, Putin rejects the deal, Trump says he'll name the new Fed chief, Trump's sons' bitcoin venture suffers, UK pension funds ditch US stocks, the UK market shows signs of life, WPP looks set for demotion and we look at threats to the UK economy. In TECH NEWS, Anthropic eyes an IPO, Mistral unveils new models and Altman issues "code red". In FINANCIALS NEWS, the Bank lowers capital requirements, Barclays moans about Revolut and Ruffer is to cut 20% of jobs. In MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, Ford EV sales sink, Volvo and Polestar talk their own book, JLR's design chief gets booted, Taiwan's manufacturers get left behind, company TikTok influencer is a "thing" and ham prices look set to climb. AND FINALLY, I bring you the ultimate game of hide-and-seek...