Japan raises interest rates to highest level in 30 years  Financial Times Bank of Japan raises benchmark rates to highest in 30 years, lifting 10-year JGB yield past 2%  CNBC Asian Shares to Rise as US CPI Lifts Stocks, Bonds: Markets Wrap  Bloomberg.com USD/JPY Forecast: What’s Next for the Yen After the BOJ Decision?  FOREX.com Bitcoin (BTC) jumps above $87,000, yen slides as Bank of Japan hikes rates by 25 basis points  CoinDesk

China's ByteDance signs deal to form joint venture to operate TikTok US app  Reuters TikTok has signed the deal to spin off its US entity with American investor group  CNN TikTok owner ByteDance signs deal to create new U.S. joint venture  NBC News TikTok signs deal to form new US unit with American investors, including Oracle, Silver Lake  ABC News TikTok Says It Signed Agreements for New US Joint Venture  Bloomberg.com

Inflation cools slightly in November as worries about affordability grip Americans  NPR CPI Report Live Updates: Inflation Unexpectedly Slowed to 2.7% in November  The New York Times CNBC Daily Open: Investors might not want to take U.S. inflation numbers in November at face value  CNBC 'We might need more than a few grains of salt': Top economists pan inflation report that effectively assumed housing inflation was zero  Fortune US says price increases eased last month but data may be distorted and Americans aren't feeling it  AP News

Nike’s Struggles Continue, but Turnaround Plan May Be Working  The New York Times Nike shares fall 10% as China sales plunge, tariffs hit profits  CNBC Nike’s China conundrum deepens as turnaround stagnates  Reuters Nike shares fall sharply as weak China sales dent faith in turnaround  Financial Times Nike posts another sales increase as turnaround work continues  OregonLive.com

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Trump Media to Merge With Nuclear Fusion Firm in $6 Billion Deal  The Wall Street Journal Trump Media announces $6 billion merger with fusion company TAE Technologies; DJT stock soars 33%  CNBC Trump Media to Merge With TAE Technologies, a Nuclear Fusion Firm, in a $6 Billion Deal  The New York Times DJT Stock Rises More Than 40%, Biggest Gain Since January 2024  The Wall Street Journal Not a ‘game changer’: What to know about Trump’s nuclear fusion deal  Politico