In BIG PICTURE NEWS, the Budapest summit is cancelled, Japan gets is first ever female PM, Reeves bangs on, UK borrowing hits a five-year high, the Bank of England covers his behind, gold sees its biggest sell-off since 2020 and the US offers up plutonium. In M&A AND IPO NEWS, Blackstone closes in on taking Hologic private, Warner Bros Discover gets excited and Shawbrook aims for a £2bn valuation. In CONSUMER GOODS & CONSUMER NEWS, Mattel crosses its fingers, L’Oréal says China's stabilising and we look at what's behind UK food inflation. In MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, OpenAI launches a web browser and GM gets more upbeat. AND FINALLY, I bring you a ramen experience...