[CNBC] S&P 500 falls as Microsoft dive spoils Mag 7 earnings enthusiasm: Live updates
[CNBC] Oil prices rise more than 2% as Trump weighs strikes on Iran
[Reuters] Copper hits record high above $14,000 as speculators pile in
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s Metals Mania Sends Copper Soaring Past $14,000 a Ton
[AP] US applications for jobless benefits, a proxy for layoffs, tick down to 209,000 last week.
[CNBC] Trade balance soared 94% in November and was higher than a year ago, despite tariff efforts
[Reuters] Morning Bid: Building AI sure does cost a lot, hope it's worth it
[Axios] Gen Z is playing the economy like a casino
[AP] Trump facing growing cultural revolt against immigration crackdown
[Reuters] Britain and China hail reset in ties as Starmer seeks 'sophisticated' relationship
[AP] Starmer and Xi call for deeper UK-China ties as Trump shakes up global relations
[Politico] Europe’s future depends on whether it can embrace hard power, says Germany’s Merz
[Reuters] Iran rounds up thousands in mass arrest campaign after crushing unrest, sources say
[Bloomberg] Crypto’s ‘Digital Gold’ Myth Exposed as Traders Pivot to Metals
[Bloomberg] Americans Are More Worried About Health-Care Costs Than Gas or Groceries
[Bloomberg] US Trade Gap Widens From Smallest Since 2009 as Imports Rise
[Bloomberg] Why Xi Jinping Has Purged His Top Military Leaders
[Bloomberg] ‘Crisis of Confidence’ Grips Indonesia Stocks After MSCI Warning
[Bloomberg] China Signals Xi’s Purge Won’t Deter ‘Reunification’ With Taiwan
[NYT] The A.I. Boom’s Uncertain Payoff
[NYT] At World’s Busiest Port, China’s Unbalanced Economy Comes Into View
[WSJ] A Weaker Dollar Has Always Been Part of Trump’s Plan
[WSJ] Why Powell Won’t Say if He Is Staying on the Fed Board
[WSJ] The Housing Market Is Slumping—but Sales Over $10 Million Are Skyrocketing
[WSJ] China’s Local Governments Cut Growth Targets
[WSJ] A Battered Iran Is Still Able to Mount a Deadly Response to U.S. Strikes
[FT] Big tech’s $680bn buy-now-book-later problem
[FT] Copper leads scorching metals rally amid global uncertainty
[FT] Top chipmakers to boost capital spending amid AI-driven supply squeeze
[FT] Donald Trump’s ‘beautiful armada’ underlines US threat to Iran
[FT] US to pay monthly Venezuela ‘budget’ from oil proceeds via Qatar fund
[FT] Cuba has ‘15 to 20 days’ of oil left as Donald Trump turns the screws
