Wednesday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Tech Stocks Lead Gains Before Powell: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Extends Hefty Advance on OPEC+ Deal Progress, Iran Sanctions

[Yahoo/Reuters] US private payrolls gain slightly below expectations in November

[CNBC] Homebuyer demand for mortgages jumped 6%, as interest rates fell to the lowest level in over a month

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US mortgage rates decline to 6.69%, lowest since mid-October

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] San Francisco Expects $876 Million Budget Deficit, Warns of Cuts

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] French Government Set to Be Toppled in No-Confidence Vote

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Macron Asks French Lawmakers Not to Topple the Government

[Yahoo/Reuters] Analysis-Bond vigilantes spare France for now, but political crisis will bring more pain

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Yoon’s Martial Law Gamble Imperils Korean Market Reform Drive

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] South Korea Opposition Party Seeks to Impeach Yoon for Treason

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] World Is Facing Dangers From Trade to Debt, OECD Warns

[Yahoo/Reuters] Euro zone business activity declines sharply in November, PMI shows

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China's services activity expansion eases in Nov, Caixin PMI shows

[Reuters] Russia, US clash at UN over escalation in Syria fighting

[Bloomberg] Authers: Korea’s Crisis Is Just a Small Part of the Picture

[Bloomberg] South Korean Turmoil Strikes at Heart of US Alliances in Asia

[Bloomberg] China’s Trade Reprisals May Extend to Minerals Like Rare Earths

[Bloomberg] Country Garden Sales Drop Worsens as China Housing Saga Drags On

[NYT] The Furious Contest to Unseat Nvidia as King of A.I. Chips

[WSJ] General Motors Takes $5 Billion Hit From Ailing China Business

[FT] South Korea’s tumult is a symptom of China-US strife

[FT] Central banks should tread cautiously with rate cuts, says OECD

Tuesday Afternoon Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] S&P 500 Ekes Out Gain to Notch 55th Record in 2024: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] South Korea’s Whirlwind Stint in Martial Law Jolts Markets

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Treasury Yields Whipsawed as Fed Heads Back More Rate Cuts

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Rises on Iran Crude Sanctions, OPEC+ Output Deal Progress

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Macron Says French Government Can Survive No-Confidence Vote

[Yahoo Finance] Jobs data is 'telling a consistent story' of strength: Economist

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Fed’s Daly Says December Aside, Rates Should Continue Falling

[Yahoo Finance] Investors face 'a uniquely high amount of uncertainty' in 2025: Liz Ann Sonders