[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Equities Drop as Stocks Rise in Europe and Asia: Markets Wrap
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Gains in Slow Year-End Trading With Focus on 2025 Risks
[Axios] Tech dollars flood into AI data centers
[Reuters] Bird flu virus shows mutations in first severe human case in US, CDC says
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Brazil’s Annual Inflation Slows, Giving Central Bank Limited Respite
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Tokyo Inflation Accelerates, Supporting Case for BOJ Rate Hike
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Japan’s Cabinet Approves Record Budget in Test for PM Ishiba
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Thai Government Suffers Setback in Bid to Influence Central Bank
[AP] Ukraine’s military intelligence says North Korean troops are suffering heavy battlefield losses
[AP] An uneasy calm settles over Syrian city of Homs after outbreak of sectarian violence
[Reuters] In a first, Taiwan's Presidential Office runs tabletop simulation on a China emergency
[Bloomberg] Trump’s Tariff Threats Are Setting Off a Global Supply Chain ‘Freakout’
[Bloomberg] Tokenization Has Become Wall Street’s Latest Favorite Crypto Buzzword
[Bloomberg] China’s Local-Finance Cleanup Opens New Chapter With State Firms
[Bloomberg] China’s Xi Says Nation Faces ‘Arduous’ Reform, Stability Tasks
[NYT] Wall St. Is Minting Easy Money From Risky Loans. What Could Go Wrong?
[NYT] Flood-Soaked Homeowners Face a Costly Choice: Raise or Raze
[WSJ] The Fed Is Trying—Again—to Size Up Trump
[WSJ] A Razor-Thin House Majority Creates Headaches for Republicans
[WSJ] Bank of Japan Inching Toward Rate Hike, Summary of Opinions Suggests
[WSJ] The Biggest Losers From High U.S. Rates Might Be Abroad
[FT] South Korea impeaches acting president as political turmoil deepens
[FT] China launches biggest amphibious assault ship in projection of military power
