This topic highlights recent Trump administration actions, including waiving a fine for Southwest Airlines and discussing the impact of tariffs with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, alongside concerns about surging gas prices and Americans feeling poorer despite economic indicators.

• US defence secretary says Monroe Doctrine is ‘stronger than ever’ — Financial Times -
• Trump Administration Waives Biden-Era Fine Against Southwest Airlines — Wall Street Journal -
• Have Trump’s Tariffs Gone as High as They Can Go? Businesses Hope So — The New York Times Business -

• Scott Bessent on Tariffs, the Fed and the Economy — The New York Times Business -
• Surging gas prices worsen affordability crisis for Americans — Financial Times -
• Trump Accounts, Baby Bonds: Giving Directly to Kids Is an Idea Right and Left Could Love — The New York Times Business -
• A Round of Golf Changed Trump’s Tone on the Concert Industry — Wall Street Journal -
• Why Americans are feeling poorer even though they’re not — Financial Times -
• Trump’s Republicans turn on Speaker Mike Johnson as party unity frays — Financial Times -
• Maga’s strange rage against Europe — Financial Times -
• The sorry history of US policy in the Middle East — Financial Times -

This topic centers on **Netflix's significant $83 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, detailing Hollywood's anxious reactions to the potential industry transformation and investor concerns regarding the substantial bank loan financing** for the deal.

• Angst Turns to Anger in Hollywood as Netflix Hooks Warner Bros. — The New York Times Business -
• Why Netflix Shareholders Aren’t Thrilled to Acquire Warner Bros. — Wall Street Journal -
• What to Know About Netflix’s $83 Billion Deal for Warner Bros. Discovery — The New York Times Business -

• How a Netflix-Warner Deal Would Change Everything in Hollywood—Again — Wall Street Journal -
• Netflix leans on $59bn bank loan to fund Warner Bros takeover — Financial Times -

This topic covers political defections in Scotland, EU plans for energy grid overhauls, and debates over taxing cash in UK ISAs, while also addressing the yen-yield market dynamics, strong performance in FTSE 100 and European stocks, and the economic and geopolitical ramifications of the Ukraine war and frozen Russian assets.

• Scottish Tory peer defects to Reform at Falkirk rally — Financial Times -
• The yen-yield break-up — Financial Times -
• Leaders and laggards in a strong year for FTSE 100 stocks — Financial Times -

• EU plans strategic overhaul to fix energy grid bottlenecks — Financial Times -
• Cash in stocks-and-shares Isas could be taxed at 20%, industry warns — Financial Times -
• Russian tourists diverted from Venezuela to Cuba amid US strike threat — Financial Times -
• Mega is trumping Maga in stocks — Financial Times -
• Ukraine, Europe and the new economics of war — Financial Times -
• Will the EU’s bid to use frozen Russian assets hit the euro? — Financial Times -

This topic features a Crayola magnetic blocks recall due to choking hazards, innovative holiday shopping strategies by small businesses, the "refounding" of start-ups driven by AI, the legacy of probiotic yogurt pioneer Chuck Kesey, a unique business turning ashes into meaningful objects, a mission to recover stolen skincare products, and the **global expansion of the Arc’teryx brand**.

• Crayola Magnetic Blocks Are Recalled Over Choking Hazard Concerns — The New York Times Business -
• His Grandfather’s Funeral Felt So…Cold. So He Came Up With a New Business. — Wall Street Journal -
• The Surprising Strategies Small Businesses Are Employing to Juice Holiday Shopping — Wall Street Journal -

• Chuck Kesey, Probiotic Yogurt Pioneer, Dies at 87 — The New York Times Business -
• Don’t Call It a Pivot. These Executives Are ‘Refounding’ Their Start-Ups. — The New York Times Business -
• One Man’s Mission to Get Back $4 Million of Stolen Skincare Products — Wall Street Journal -
• Arc’teryx Won Over China With a $1,000 Jacket. Now It’s Popping Up Everywhere. — Wall Street Journal -

This topic focuses on a significant climate rift between Amazon and its rivals concerning changes to emissions rules for data centers.

• Climate rift opens between Amazon and rivals in row over data centre power — Financial Times -