China's ByteDance signs deal to form joint venture in step to avoid US TikTok ban  Reuters Oracle stock jumps 5% as cloud provider joins investor group to run TikTok's U.S. business  CNBC TikTok signs deal to spin off US business  thehill.com Scoop: TikTok signs deal for sale of U.S. unit after yearslong saga  Axios TikTok signs deal to give U.S. operations to Oracle-led investor group  NPR

Japan raises interest rates to highest level in 30 years  Financial Times The Bank of Japan Raised Rates. Here’s Why You Should Care.  The Wall Street Journal Global shares rise after Japan's benchmark interest rates reach highest level in 30 years  WRAL Yen Weakens Despite BOJ Hiking Rate to Highest Level Since 1995  Yahoo Finance Asian Shares to Rise as US CPI Lifts Stocks, Bonds: Markets Wrap  Bloomberg.com

Inflation cools slightly in November as worries about affordability grip Americans  NPR NY Fed President Williams says some 'technical factors' distorted November's CPI reading downward  CNBC Inflation cooled in November to 2.7%, but economists say to take it with ‘the entire salt shaker’  CNN Consumer prices rose in November. See which of your grocery items went up  WCVB 'We might need more than a few grains of salt': Top economists pan inflation report that effectively assumed housing inflation was zero  Fortune

Monetary policy statement (with Q&A)  European Central Bank ECB upgrades growth outlook, closing door to more cuts  Reuters Here are four key takeaways from Europe's central banks' final rate decisions of 2025  CNBC ECB Holds Rates With Growth Firmer and Inflation Near Target  Bloomberg.com Monetary policy decisions  European Central Bank

UnitedHealth Group commits to improvements after independent audit, patient backlash  CNBC UnitedHealth pledges operational changes after external audits  Yahoo Finance UnitedHealth Flags Compliance Gaps in Outside Consultant Reviews  Bloomberg.com UnitedHealth gets results of first external reviews (UNH:NYSE)  Seeking Alpha UnitedHealth Reportedly Calls for Operational Changes After External Audits Find Gaps  marketscreener.com

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