This topic covers Sterling's jump following a positive business survey, Salesforce's raised revenue forecast, and Five Below's increased outlook, contrasting with private employers cutting jobs in November, and includes varied retail performances from Macy's and Dollar Tree, a disappointing performance for Bitcoin's predicted prices, alongside discussions on wealth taxes and UK housing affordability.

• Sterling jumps as business survey triggers unwinding of negative bets — Financial Times -
• Salesforce Raises Forecast as Agentforce Sales Top $500 Million — Wall Street Journal -
• Five Below Increases Full-Year View for Second Consecutive Quarter — Wall Street Journal -

• Executives say they are optimistic about the economy despite high costs. — The New York Times Business -
• Private Employers Cut Jobs in November, in Latest Sign of a Slowdown — The New York Times Business -
• Royal Bank of Canada Lifts Dividend With Jump in Quarterly Earnings — Wall Street Journal -
• Bitcoin’s Predicted Sky-High Prices Have Not Panned Out — The New York Times Business -
• Macy’s Lifts Outlook as Turnaround Takes Hold — Wall Street Journal -
• US private employers shed 32,000 jobs in November — Financial Times -
• Dollar Tree Boosts Outlook as Shoppers Continue to Seek Value — Wall Street Journal -
• Blue Owl executives and staff bought $200mn in shares after sell-off — Financial Times -
• The Top 10 Reasons New Businesses Fail — Wall Street Journal -
• HSBC Names Chairman After Yearlong Search — Wall Street Journal -
• Why wealth taxes are back in the spotlight — Financial Times -
• UK houses are not getting more affordable, despite what the data shows — Financial Times -
• Shares in Zara Owner Inditex Jump on Strong Sales Growth — Wall Street Journal -
• Hugo Boss Shares Fall After Brand Realignment Triggers Sales Drop Warning — Wall Street Journal -
• RIP QT; long live ‘reserve management purchases’ — Financial Times -
• Perseus Mining Values Predictive Discovery Around $1.3 Billion in Takeover Bid — Wall Street Journal -
• American Eagle Boosts Guidance on Strong Start to Holiday Season — Wall Street Journal -

This topic features **Snowflake's $200 million AI deal with Anthropic and Anthropic's preparations for an IPO, highlighting immense investments and growth, alongside the UK exploring tougher laws on AI chatbots, Micron pivoting to AI, and discussions on Nvidia's market position, as AI integrates into applications from Super Bowl ads and military strategies to bank fraud prevention**.

• Snowflake Strikes $200 Million AI Deal With Anthropic, Posts Narrower Third-Quarter Loss — Wall Street Journal -
• Anthropic’s Dario Amodei Acknowledges Risks of Enormous Investment in A.I. — The New York Times Business -
• UK explores tougher laws on AI chatbots — Financial Times -

• Anthropic’s IPO pitch: helpful, honest, harmless and hulking — Financial Times -
• Micron to Wind Down Crucial Brand to Focus on AI, Data-Center Market — Wall Street Journal -
• Nvidia’s Fat Margins Are Google and AMD’s Opportunity — Wall Street Journal -
• FirstFT: Kevin Hassett becomes frontrunner to succeed Jay Powell — Financial Times -
• Svedka’s First Super Bowl Ad Will Be Made Primarily With AI — Wall Street Journal -
• Start-ups promise to help vibe coders catch the AI bugs — Financial Times -
• Students embrace AI as schools tread carefully — Financial Times -
• Military aims to use AI to reshape the battlefield — Financial Times -
• UK banks turn to AI for fraud prevention and to improve services — Financial Times -
• Anthropic taps IPO lawyers as it races OpenAI to go public — Financial Times -

This topic focuses on Trump's proposals to slash fuel efficiency goals and his administration's weakening of fuel-economy rules, Netanyahu's legal challenges discussed at the DealBook Summit, Treasury Secretary Bessent's defense of tariffs, the impact of a government shutdown, speculation over the next Fed chair, and ongoing legal battles like Smartmatic v. Fox News.

• Netanyahu Says He Is Undaunted by Legal Woes at Home and Threats of Arrest by New York’s Mayor-Elect — The New York Times Business -
• Netanyahu Says He Is Undaunted by Legal Woes at Home and Threats of Arrest by New York’s Mayor-Elect — The New York Times Business -
• Trump proposes slashing fuel efficiency goals for cars — Financial Times -

• Trump Administration Lowers Fuel-Economy Rules for Carmakers — Wall Street Journal -
• Palantir’s CEO Defends Trump, Dismisses Concerns About Company’s Work With ICE. — The New York Times Business -
• Bessent Defends Trump’s Use of Tariffs, Says They Are Not Fueling Inflation — The New York Times Business -
• GM Will Still Make Fuel Efficient Motors Despite Weaker Rules, CEO Mary Barra Says — The New York Times Business -
• Trump tracker: the latest data on US tariffs, trade and economy — Financial Times -
• What to Know About Trump Accounts for Children and Eligibility After Dell Donation — The New York Times Business -
• Fed Pick Puts Pressure on Bessent to Deliver for Trump — The New York Times Business -
• Russia says no deal reached in talks with US on Ukraine — Financial Times -
• Ahead of Tariff Ruling, Businesses Race to Secure Refunds — The New York Times Business -
• The Wolf-Krugman Exchange: Maga man and Mamdani — Financial Times -
• Trump Jr-backed start-up scores $600mn US federal government deal — Financial Times -
• The Wolf-Krugman Exchange: Maga man and Mamdani — Financial Times -
• Trump says he will nominate Fed chair in ‘early’ 2026 — Financial Times -
• Smartmatic and Fox Urge Judge to Decide Defamation Case — The New York Times Business -
• Trump’s pick in Honduras election loses lead as chaotic count continues — Financial Times -

This topic covers Putin's meeting with Modi to discuss oil and arms, the EU's agreement to ban Russian gas imports and its proposal to use Russian assets for Ukraine aid, the UK Treasury's inquiry into budget leaks, Starmer's efforts to reset EU ties, and Hong Kong's national security crackdown following a fire, alongside China's economic influence and the EU's push for critical goods to be 'made in Europe'.

• Putin to meet Modi to talk oil, arms and Trump tariffs — Financial Times -
• UK Treasury announces inquiry into pre-Budget leaks — Financial Times -
• Hong Kong’s Response to Deadly Fire Shows China’s Play Book in Action — The New York Times Business -

• The marketplace has superseded diplomacy in Ukraine talks — Financial Times -
• Starmer rules out rejoining EU customs union but steps up ‘reset’ efforts — Financial Times -
• A Devastating Fire Has Fueled a National Security Crackdown in Hong Kong — The New York Times Business -
• ECB urges Meloni’s party to rethink declaring Italy’s gold ‘belongs to the people’ — Financial Times -
• The economic miracle of China’s midday naps — Financial Times -
• Maersk Reports Increasing Demand From India as Hopes of U.S.-India Trade Deal Grow — Wall Street Journal -
• EU pushes magnet recycling to cut reliance on China — Financial Times -
• EU agrees full ban on all Russian gas imports by 2027 — Financial Times -
• Brussels floats ‘emergency’ powers to raise €210bn from Russian assets — Financial Times -
• Eli Lilly not yet ready to unfreeze UK investments, says pharma boss — Financial Times -
• Starmer proposes trip to China in January — Financial Times -
• Russia strengthens financial ties to China with first renminbi bond — Financial Times -
• India reverses order to install government app on all smartphones — Financial Times -
• Ministers explore national security exemption to ban on ransom payments — Financial Times -
• Trafigura says growth in China oil demand to hit multiyear low in 2026 — Financial Times -
• Thames Water takeover talks with lenders ‘taking longer than expected’ — Financial Times -
• Talk of a Reform-Conservative pact no longer far-fetched — Financial Times -
• South Korea raises foreign bond cap to prepare for $350bn US investment — Financial Times -
• EU to propose tapping €210bn in Russian assets for Ukraine loan — Financial Times -
• Who killed Europe’s single market dream? — Financial Times -
• Eurosceptic Slovak leader targets whistleblowers in latest crackdown — Financial Times -
• Brussels pushes for 70% of critical goods to be ‘made in Europe’ — Financial Times -
• Taxpayers to contribute more than £3bn to Lower Thames Crossing — Financial Times -
• Governments cast a hungry eye over public piggy banks — Financial Times -
• The super-rich who move for tax, and then move again — Financial Times -
• Netanyahu’s coalition roiled by ultraorthodox conscription bill — Financial Times -
• The EU single market’s elephant in the room — Financial Times -
• Indian equities underperform peers by widest margin in three decades — Financial Times -
• China spy case report criticises UK government and prosecutors as ‘shambolic’ — Financial Times -

This topic highlights MrBeast's expanding business empire, Delta Air Lines' warning of a government shutdown hit to profits, American Eagle's outlook boost from a Sydney Sweeney campaign, and Boeing's order to divest Spirit assets ahead of a merger, covering diverse performances across retail, aviation, real estate, and media sectors, with Amazon delivery drivers organizing for better pay.

• For MrBeast, YouTube Still Rules, but It’s Not Everything — The New York Times Business -
• Here’s the latest on the 2025 DealBook Summit. — The New York Times Business -
• For MrBeast, YouTube Still Rules, but It’s Not Everything — The New York Times Business -

• Delta Says Government Shutdown Dented Profit by $200 Million — Wall Street Journal -
• Energy & Utilities Roundup: Market Talk — Wall Street Journal -
• Auto & Transport Roundup: Market Talk — Wall Street Journal -
• American Eagle shares jump as Sydney Sweeney campaign prompts outlook boost — Financial Times -
• Delta Air Lines warns of $200mn hit to profit from government shutdown — Financial Times -
• Cowboys-Chiefs Thanksgiving Game Sets Ratings Record — Wall Street Journal -
• Ovo founder aims to retake control after proposing £200mn investment — Financial Times -
• National Park Service Will Close All Grand Canyon Hotels for Water Line Repairs — The New York Times Business -
• Amazon Delivery Company Owners Organize to Seek Higher Pay — Wall Street Journal -
• Boeing Ordered by FTC to Divest Spirit Assets Ahead of Merger — Wall Street Journal -
• Billionaire Stephen Ross Has a $200 Fix for Miami’s Commuting Hell: Flying Taxis — Wall Street Journal -
• Billingsgate and Smithfield set to move to east London’s Royal Docks — Financial Times -
• Fortunes Shift as Airbus Stumbles and Boeing Regains Its Footing — Wall Street Journal -
• Webtoon Bets on Global Fandom–and 24 Million Creators–to Crack U.S. Market — Wall Street Journal -
• Smiths Group Shares Rise on $2.6 Billion Screening Unit Sale — Wall Street Journal -
• Volvo Car’s Sales Fall as Challenging Industry Conditions Continue — Wall Street Journal -
• Retailers Are Snatching Up Real Estate Again — Wall Street Journal -

This topic delves into retracted climate studies predicting catastrophic tolls, debates over the EV market bust, Britain's experiment with taxing EVs, and opinions on climate change's impact on hurricanes, alongside Nike, Lacoste, and Superdry ads being banned for 'greenwashing', the hunt for copper to wire the AI boom, and Vulcan Energy Resources proceeding with a German lithium project.

• Nature Retracts Study Predicting Catastrophic Climate Toll — The New York Times Business -
• Opinion | Who’s to Blame for the Great EV Bust of 2025? — Wall Street Journal -
• Britain’s big experiment with taxing EVs — Financial Times -

• Opinion | Climate Change Might Have Spared America From Hurricanes — Wall Street Journal -
• The food industry must face up to nature-related risk — Financial Times -
• Trafigura says growth in China oil demand to hit multiyear low in 2026 — Financial Times -
• Vulcan Energy Resources to Proceed With German Lithium Project — Wall Street Journal -
• Nike, Lacoste and Superdry ads banned for ‘greenwashing’ — Financial Times -
• The hunt for copper to wire the AI boom — Financial Times -

This topic covers DealBook Summit conversations on prediction markets and crypto winter fears, Spotify Wrapped's 'listening age' feature sparking user discussion, a South Korean camera hacking scandal revealing severe privacy concerns, and UK adults keeping secret spending from partners, along with various lifestyle trends, surveys on best employers, and Elon Musk's advice from aristocrats.

• Prediction markets were part of the conversation at the DealBook Summit. — The New York Times Business -
• Prediction markets were part of the conversation at the DealBook Summit. — The New York Times Business -
• Spotify Wrapped Has Users Talking About Their ‘Listening Age’ — The New York Times Business -

• Opinion | Tom Steyer Aims at Affordability and Misses — Wall Street Journal -
• BlackRock and Coinbase Chiefs Dismiss Fears of a Coming Crypto Winter — The New York Times Business -
• Bubbles are front of mind for speakers at the DealBook Summit. — The New York Times Business -
• Reform UK launches probe into council leader over social media posts — Financial Times -
• Shoppers Turn to Discounts and Debt, but Not Just for Holidays — The New York Times Business -
• What to Expect at Today’s DealBook Summit: Full Speaker Lineup — The New York Times Business -
• Dario Amodei, Scott Bessent, Erika Kirk Among Speakers at DealBook Summit — The New York Times Business -
• The DealBook Summit has interviewed top leaders since 2012. — The New York Times Business -
• Last year’s DealBook Summit featured Bill Clinton, Sam Altman and Jeff Bezos. — The New York Times Business -
• Dario Amodei, Scott Bessent, Erika Kirk, Alex Karp and Mary Barra will be at the DealBook Summit. — The New York Times Business -
• How to Ski: A Beginner’s Guide — The New York Times Business -
• 120,000 Home Cameras Were Hacked for Sexual Videos, South Korean Police Say — The New York Times Business -
• Most UK adults have not told partners about spending in past year — Financial Times -
• Bitcoin faithful prepare for a bitter winter — Financial Times -
• Advice to Elon Musk from Britain’s aristocrats — Financial Times -
• Take part in our survey: Europe’s Best Employers 2026 — Financial Times -
• Where José Andrés eats in Washington DC — Financial Times -
• Defying death: The longevity lab — Financial Times -