Oracle Stock Jumps On Reports TikTok Signed Deal To Create U.S. Joint Venture  Investor's Business Daily Oracle stock jumps 7% as cloud provider joins investor group to run TikTok's U.S. business  CNBC TikTok's deal to divest US operations fails to satisfy China hawks  Yahoo TikTok signs deal to sell US unit to American investors  WLKY China's ByteDance signs deal to form joint venture in step to avoid US TikTok ban  Reuters

November home sales struggle as supply stalls  CNBC November US homes sales rose from the previous month, but down from 2024 as prices climb  AP News Home sales ticked up for third straight month, but the market is still stuck in a deep slump  Yahoo Finance US Existing-Home Sales Edge Up With Help From Tamer Prices  Bloomberg.com Real estate agents around the country see a varied picture  marketplace.org

4 common scams to watch out for this holiday season  NPR Scammers using AI to target online holiday shoppers  KWCH Take a Beat: Don't Let Fraudsters Ruin Your Holidays  fbi.gov North Carolina Attorney General warns of three major holiday scams  WECT The fake refund scam: Why scammers love holiday shoppers  Fox News

China boosts AI chip output by upgrading older ASML machines  Financial Times How close is China’s EUV project to eliminating ASML’s monopoly?  Techzine Global There is no need for Reuters to be anxious about China’s technological progress: Global Times editorial  Global Times In the shadow of U.S. export controls, China rallies its own chip industry  NPR China’s EUV “breakthrough”? Move along people, nothing to see here  Bits&Chips

Quad witching, Nike slides, weed rules and more in Morning Squawk  CNBC Friday could be a wild day of trading on Wall Street. Here's why  CNBC Asian Shares to Rise as US CPI Lifts Stocks, Bonds: Markets Wrap  Bloomberg.com Friday Is Set for a Record 'Witching' Day  The Wall Street Journal Stocks rise as investors brace for potential volatility on quadruple witching day (SPX:)  Seeking Alpha

S&P 500 snaps 4-day losing streak, boosted by cooler-than-expected inflation data: Live updates  CNBC Nasdaq rises 1% as AI trade tries to end year on high note: Live updates  CNBC Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq rise with Wall Street set to wrap up latest volatile week  Yahoo Finance Wall St climbs as tech rebound gains momentum, Nike slides  Reuters Stock Markets May Have Been Hasty With Inflation Bounce. Beware These Risks and 5 Other Things to Know Today.  Barron's