US equity futures slip as the S&P 500 faces a monthly loss. Shares of Netflix climb after the streaming giant drops out of the bidding war to buy Warner Brothers, clearing the way for Paramount Skydance. Anthropic rejects the latest offer from the Department of Defense in a dispute over safeguards around the use of AI technology by the US military. Jack Dorsey's Block jumps as it slashes nearly half of its staff to bet on artificial intelligence. Banks are scrambling to recoup money as Market Financial Solutions hurtles toward collapse in London. Aneeka Gupta of Wisdomtree looks outside of the US for opportunities in stocks. (Source: Bloomberg)