Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Announces Largest Developments to Date in Bringing Most-Favored-Nation Pricing to American Patients  The White House (.gov) Trump Announces Pricing Deals With Nine Drugmakers  The New York Times Trump announces ‘Most Favored Nation’ deals with nine drug companies, aiming to lower prices for US patients  CNN Trump, nine pharmaceutical companies strike deal to cut prices  Reuters Trump secures agreements with major drugmakers to lower Medicaid prescription costs for Americans  Fox Business

ByteDance confirms TikTok will be controlled by US owners  Ars Technica Oracle stock jumps 8% as cloud provider joins investor group to run TikTok's U.S. business  CNBC How TikTok Deal Would Resolve Saga Over Its US Operation  Bloomberg.com China's ByteDance signs deal to form joint venture in step to avoid US TikTok ban  Reuters TikTok reaches agreements on new US joint venture with closing set for 2026  Fox Business

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 Yen Weakens Despite BOJ Hiking Rate to Highest Level Since 1995  Yahoo Finance Japan’s 10-Year Bond Yield Hits 2% for First Time Since 2006  Bloomberg.com Bank of Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level in 30 Years  The New York Times

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

November home sales struggle as supply stalls  CNBC US existing home sales edge up in November as mortgage rates ease  Reuters Home sales ticked up for third straight month, but the market is still stuck in a deep slump  Yahoo Finance NAR Existing-Home Sales Report Shows 0.5% Increase in November  National Association of REALTORS® US Existing-Home Sales Edge Up With Help From Tamer Prices  Bloomberg.com

Instacart to Pay $60 Million in Consumer Refunds to Settle FTC Lawsuit Over Allegations it Engaged in Deceptive Tactics  Federal Trade Commission (.gov) Instacart to pay $60 million in refunds after feds allege it deceived customers  CBS News Instacart agrees to refund subscribers $60 million in FTC settlement  Ars Technica Instacart shares drop on report that FTC is probing company over AI pricing tool  CNBC Instacart settles Federal Trade Commission’s claim it deceived US shoppers  Al Jazeera