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 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 Scoop: TikTok signs deal for U.S. unit after yearslong saga  Axios

Nike shares fall sharply as weak China sales dent faith in turnaround  Financial Times Nike shares fall 10% as China sales plunge, tariffs hit profits  CNBC Nike’s Struggles Continue, but Turnaround Plan May Be Working  The New York Times Nike’s China conundrum deepens as turnaround stagnates  Reuters Nike Stock Plummets. Time to Buy?  The Motley Fool

DJT Stock Surges 45% After Merger Announcement  Forbes 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

Inflation cools slightly in November as worries about affordability grip Americans  NPR Trust these numbers? Economists see a lot of flaws in delayed CPI report showing downward inflation  CNBC Inflation: little to trust  Financial Times '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

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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