Strong US bank earnings reports pumped up Wall Street stocks and new UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt scrapped the bulk of his party’s controversial proposed tax cuts. Plus, Disney agreed to release ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ in French cinemas next month but warned that its biggest movies may go straight to streaming in 2023.
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