In BIG PICTURE NEWS, Trump's tricky court run continues, we consider the current state of America, Europe takes more heat, France gets a new PM, Starmer appoints a "Budget board", dockless bikes win and UK battery firms make progress. In M&A, IPO AND FUNDING NEWS, Anglo American and Teck Resources get together, Klara looks at a $15bn valuation, European IPOs creep back onto the agenda and Mistral gets ASML backing. In TECH NEWS, Apple launches its new gadgets, Oracle booms, online travel firms brace for AI impact, Meta experiences turbulence and Microsoft clamps down on work speech. In MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, BYD suffers, UK business trends emerge and UK confidence is divided between generations. AND FINALLY, I bring you some unusual music...