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

Oracle Stock Jumps On Reports TikTok Signed Deal To Create U.S. Joint Venture  Investor's Business Daily TikTok signs agreement to create new U.S. joint venture, memo says  CNBC We have more details on the TikTok deal, including some ownership statistics  Engadget TikTok signs deal to sell US unit to American investors  WLKY TikTok reaches agreements on new US joint venture with closing set for 2026  Fox Business

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

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