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 Sale Advances While Meta, Google Reset XR Priorities  Forbes TikTok signs deal to form new US unit with American investors, including Oracle, Silver Lake  ABC News Scoop: TikTok signs deal for U.S. unit after yearslong saga  Axios

Japan raises interest rates to highest level in 30 years  Financial Times Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 30-year high, signals more hikes  Reuters Asia-Pacific markets rise as investors await Bank of Japan decision  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

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 Truth Social Parent to Merge With Nuclear Fusion Firm in $6 Billion Deal  The New York Times Not a ‘game changer’: What to know about Trump’s nuclear fusion deal  Politico DJT Stock Rises More Than 40%, Biggest Gain Since January 2024  The Wall Street Journal

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 Sales Tick Up in Second Quarter; China Weakness Persists  The Wall Street Journal Nike’s Weakness in China, Converse Spur Growing Concern  Bloomberg.com Nike fails to contain margin bleed amid tariffs, turnaround, as shares fall  Reuters

Delayed inflation data shows price pressures easing, in boost to Trump  Politico Trust these numbers? Economists see a lot of flaws in delayed CPI report showing downward inflation  CNBC Inflation cooled in November to 2.7%, but economists say to take it with ‘the entire salt shaker’  CNN US says price increases eased last month but data may be distorted and Americans aren't feeling it  AP News Consumer prices rose in November. See which of your grocery items went up  WCVB

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