Wednesday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Rise With Nvidia Results in Focus: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Rises as Traders Weigh Geopolitical Risks, Rising Stockpiles

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump’s Treasury Search Gains Steam With Fresh Round of Meetings

[Yahoo/Reuters] Trump to interview Warsh, Rowan for Treasury job on Wednesday, Bloomberg News reports

[Axios] Trump's messy coalition

[Telegraph Live] Ukraine fires British Storm Shadow missiles into Russia for first time

[CNBC] Weekly mortgage demand inched up, despite higher interest rates. Here’s why

[Reuters] Morning Bid: Nvidia vigil sees risk overcome safety

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] AI Boom Turns Power Firms Into Biggest US Hybrid Capital Engine

[Yahoo/Reuters] ECB warns of 'bubble' in AI stocks as funds deplete cash buffers

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] ‘Difference Is Trump’: American Homebuyers Brace for Rate Pain

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Chinese Banks Hold Lending Rates Steady After Big Cut Last Month

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Euro-Zone Wage Growth Surges in Test for ECB Rate Cuts

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] France's Le Pen threatens to topple government on cost-of-living concerns

[CNN] European officials cry sabotage after two internet cables are cut in the Baltic Sea

[Reuters] US shuts Kyiv embassy due to 'potential significant air attack'

[Reuters] Kremlin says Russia-US hotline to deflate crisis not in use

[Reuters] North Korea troops have joined Ukraine war battles as part of Russian units, Seoul says

[Bloomberg] BOE Hits the Pause Button Until February

[NYT] Trump’s Treasury Challenge: A Pick Who Loves Tariffs Yet Calms Markets

[WSJ] He Rose to Riches in Hong Kong. Now He’s a Symbol of China’s Crackdown.

[FT] Marc Rowan emerges as a top contender to be Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary

[FT] How oil ‘wildcatters’ ended up in charge of Donald Trump’s energy policy

[FT] ECB warns low growth and high debt risk Eurozone crisis

[FT] Eurozone wages rise by 5.4% in third quarter

[FT] Citadel Securities aims to become big player in Eurozone bond trading

Tuesday Evening Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Asian Stocks See Cautious Open Ahead of Nvidia: Markets Wrap 

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Holds Gain as Russia’s Nuclear Shift Fans Demand for Havens

[Reuters] S&P 500, Nasdaq end up with Nvidia; Walmart hits record after forecast

[Reuters] Putin issues warning to United States with new nuclear doctrine

[WSJ] Trump Probably Won’t Try to Fire Jerome Powell

Tuesday Afternoon Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Shake Off War Angst Before Nvidia’s Results: Markets Wrap 

[Yahoo Finance] Gold jumps to 1-week high as Russia-Ukraine war escalates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Russia’s War Against Ukraine Is Entering Dangerous New Phase

[Yahoo Finance] The markets look to Trump's economic picks for signals on tariffs

[Reuters] US single-family housing starts slump; high mortgage rates remain a challenge

[Yahoo/Reuters] Fed's Schmid says it is uncertain how far interest rates can fall

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Citadel’s Ken Griffin Says Multistrategy Hedge Fund Boom Is Over

[WSJ] Russia Suspected as Baltic Undersea Cables Cut in Apparent Sabotage

[WSJ] Iran Sharply Expands Stockpile of Nuclear Fuel Ahead of Trump’s Return

[FT] Chinese vessel spotted where Baltic Sea cables were severed

Tuesday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Fall as Russia-Ukraine War Rattles Traders: Markets Wrap

[CNBC] Russia-U.S. tensions hit global markets as Putin lowers the threshold for a nuclear strike

[Reuters] Safe-haven assets rally as US-Russia tensions spike over Ukraine

[Reuters] Gold hits one-week high on softer dollar; markets await Fed cues

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Retreats After Rally as North Sea Field Partially Restarts

[Axios] Putin ramps up nuclear threats over Ukraine strikes

[AP] Russia says Ukraine fired 6 US-made ATACMS at the Bryansk region, days after Biden policy shift

[AP] Putin lowers the threshold for using his nuclear arsenal after Biden’s arms decision for Ukraine

[Reuters] Putin issues warning to United States with new nuclear doctrine

[Yahoo/Reuters] US single-family housing starts tumble in October

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Japan and China Dump US Treasuries Before Trump’s Victory

[Reuters] Morning Bid: Treasuries pop on US Secretary race, Russia warning

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] DOJ Will Push Google to Sell Chrome to Break Search Monopoly

[AP] Moscow warns the US over allowing Ukraine to hit Russian soil with longer-range weapons

[AP] Germany's defense minister says damage to 2 Baltic data cables appears to be sabotage

[AP] 45 activists get 4 to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case

[Reuters] 'Hong Kong 47': Reaction to jailings of democrats

[Bloomberg] China Consumers Remain Cautious Despite Stimulus, BCG Says

[WSJ] Car-Loan Delinquencies Aren’t Scaring Off Wall Street

[WSJ] It Isn’t Just Data Centers—AI’s Plumbing Needs an Upgrade

[WSJ] Israel Finds Large Troves of Russian Arms in Hezbollah’s Hands

[FT] Ukraine strikes Russia with US-made long-range missiles for first time

[FT] Corporate insiders cash in on post-election US stock market surge

[FT] China scrambles to connect with potential Trump officials

[FT] Goldman Sachs chief warns global investors are staying on the ‘sidelines’ in China