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Copper price hits record high on concerns over tariffs and shortages - Financial Times
Industrial metal has passed $12,000 a tonne as rally continues

Visa: Sales are up 4.2% for first 7 weeks of the holiday shopping period but the pace lags last year - ABC News
Consumers increased their spending, particularly on items like gadgets and clothing, for the first seven weeks of the holiday shopping period
Car Payments Now Average More Than $750 a Month. Enter the 100-Month Car Loan. - The Wall Street Journal

U.S. regulators approve Wegovy pill for weight loss - NPR
U.S. regulators on Monday gave the green light to a pill version of the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy, the first daily oral medication to treat obesity.

China biotech’s Cambrian explosion - statnews.com
Chinese biotech is in the midst of a full-blown Cambrian explosion, writes Brian Finrow.
What Trump promised with his 'Liberation Day' tariffs — and what he delivered - Yahoo Finance
On April, President Trump appeared at the White House to unveil his “Liberation Day” tariffs. It was a speech that included a laundry list of promises about ...

U.S. Treasury yields decline ahead of key debt auctions - CNBC
U.S. Treasury yields declined as investors look toward a shortened holiday trading week on top of key debt auctions.

US bans new foreign drone models in a blow to Chinese giant DJI - CNN
A new rule by the Federal Communications Commission will make it impossible for US consumers to buy the next generation of foreign made drones, including DJI.

European markets hit fresh high in final full session before Christmas - CNBC
The pan-European Stoxx 600 has had bumper year.

HSBC board member who led search for chair to retire - Financial Times
Ann Godbehere will step down as a director at next year’s annual meeting

Next Fed chair: Who are the frontrunners for the top job? - BBC
Donald Trump is due to name a new leader of the Federal Reserve at a tricky moment.

Gold hits record high on safe-haven demand; silver climbs to new peak - CNBC
Gold touched a record, just shy of breaching the $4,500 threshold, as a weaker dollar and persistent geopolitical uncertainty boosted demand.

America’s risky bet on hydrocarbons might hurt it in the AI race - Financial Times
US strategy could be costly in terms of higher electricity prices, increased water stress and potential food insecurity

Nuclear fusion is a brainteaser for investors as well as scientists - Financial Times
Valuing Trump Media & Technology Group after the merger with TAE will be a double step into the unknown

AI debt boom pushes US corporate bond sales close to record - Financial Times
Investment-grade borrowers have issued $1.7tn of bonds this year, closing in on 2020’s Covid debt rush

Year in a word: AI bubble - Financial Times
The high priests of Silicon Valley and Wall Street are beginning to acknowledge the excesses of Big Tech valuations
Powerball jackpot Christmas Eve will be estimated $1.7 billion, the 4th largest in U.S. lottery history - CBS News
With no winner in Monday's drawing, the Powerball jackpot on Christmas Eve will be an estimated $1.7 billion.

Amazon blocks 1,800 job applications from suspected North Korean agents - BBC
The firm’s chief security officer said North Koreans tried to apply for remote working IT jobs using stolen or fake identities.

Wegovy pill approved by US FDA for weight loss - BBC
Wegovy becomes first pill of its kind to be approved, shifting weight-loss drugs beyond injections.

Dow Jones Futures: Nvidia Tests Key Level; AppLovin, Apple, Palantir, Tesla In Buy Zones - Investor's Business Daily
Dow Jones Futures: Nvidia rallied near a key resistance level Monday, while Apple, AppLovin, Palantir and Tesla are in buy zones.