Wednesday Afternoon Links

[CNBC] Stocks rise ahead of Thanksgiving holiday, building on strong gains for the week: Live updates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold and Copper Advance as Fed Interest-Rate Cut Hopes Grow

[AP] US retail sales rose slightly in September, adding to months of big gains

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Pentagon Cited Alibaba on China Military Aid in Oct. 7 Letter

[Yahoo/Reuters] Pentagon suggests adding Alibaba, Baidu, BYD to list for aiding China military, Bloomberg News reports

[Bloomberg] Fed’s Beige Book Shows K-Shaped Split Deepens Among Consumers

[Bloomberg] Americans Paying Record Electricity Prices as Gas Costs Climb

[Bloomberg] AI Spending Frenzy Echos Early Go-Go Days of Shale, Currie Says

[Bloomberg] Reeves’ Budget Wins the Day, But Stores Up Future Problems

[Bloomberg] Russians Are Starting to Feel Real Economic Pain From Putin’s War

[WSJ] Fed’s Beige Book Underscores Labor-Market, Inflation Concerns