Stock Market Today: Dow Rises; Japan Rate Hike Spurs Bond Yields — Live Updates  The Wall Street Journal The Bank of Japan Raised Rates. Here’s Why You Should Care.  The Wall Street Journal Bloomberg Surveillance: Yields Rise After BOJ Hike  Bloomberg.com Yen Weakens Despite BOJ Hiking Rate to Highest Level Since 1995  Yahoo Finance Bank of Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level in 30 Years  The New York Times

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

November home sales struggle as supply stalls  CNBC NAR Existing-Home Sales Report Shows 0.5% Increase in November  National Association of REALTORS® November US homes sales rose from the previous month, but down from 2024 as prices climb  Yahoo Finance US Existing-Home Sales Edge Up With Help From Tamer Prices  Bloomberg.com Gold market sees solid gains, ignores 0.5% rise in U.S. existing home sales  KITCO

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

S&P 500 snaps 4-day losing streak, boosted by cooler-than-expected inflation data: Live updates  CNBCView Full Coverage on Google News

Point72 Makes Largest-Ever Bet on Its Star Trader’s Launch  Bloomberg.com