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| Good morning. It's a double jobs day, with payrolls figures for both November and October due. Donald Trump sues the BBC. And forget QVC, it's all about TikTok Live nowadays. Listen to the day's top stories. — Alexandria Arnold | |
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| US stock futures fell and the dollar hovered near a two-month low as investors took a more cautious approach ahead of key US economic data that'll offer clues on the path for interest rates. Out today: The US is expected to have added just 50,000 jobs in November, with the unemployment rate probably ticking up. October payrolls figures, delayed by the shutdown, will also be released. Further afield, Donald Trump said the end of the war in Ukraine is "closer than" ever as his negotiators offered Kyiv significant security guarantees. Territorial concessions remained an issue. Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he reached a deal with the US that the guarantees will be voted on by Congress to become legally binding. Russia's deputy foreign minister told ABC News he's confident the conflict is near resolution. Trump sued the BBC for $10 billion over a misleading edit in a documentary last year that gave the impression he'd made a direct call for violence in a speech leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. The BBC has already issued a formal apology, and two of its top execs stepped down, but the news organization will now face what's likely to be a costly lawsuit. The latest on the Bondi Beach attack: Homemade Islamic State flags were found in a vehicle registered to one of the gunmen, Australian authorities said. The two had also traveled to an area of the Philippines last month where Islamic State-aligned groups have operated. Separately, a gofundme page for Ahmed Al Ahmed, the bystander who tackled and disarmed one of the shooters, has surpassed $2 million. | |
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| As we look to the year ahead, here are 50 companies to watch in 2026—for better or worse—from Boeing and Reddit to Nike and Canada Goose. Bloomberg Intelligence's analysis combines contrarian views and catalysts for change such as new leadership, asset sales or acquisitions, and plans for products and services. And if you're curious how our 2025 list panned out, here's that one for reflection. | |
Deep Dive: Livestream Shopping | |
 Photographer: Kevin Wurm/Bloomberg Livestream shopping—where customers can buy products on the spot from online video broadcasts—has for years been a wildly successful, defining feature of e-commerce in China. Now it's catching on in the US, thanks to TikTok. - Many US consumers simply aren't accustomed to shopping via livestream, and sellers haven't tried the format. Small businesses are increasingly making TikTok Live core to their sales strategy.
- TikTok declined to share live shopping figures, but the company expects to generate $77 billion globally from TikTok Live by 2027, Bloomberg previously reported.
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| Two Saudi sisters have steered their $50 billion family empire into a sprawling and secretive investment behemoth with deep Wall Street ties. | |
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| The EU remains deadlocked over how to pay for Ukraine's defense and a delay in approving new funds is the costliest option of all, Bloomberg's Editors write. Without a bloc-wide effort, key EU players may need to boost bilateral transfers dramatically. | |
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 Guyana's Burro-Burro River, far from the capital of Georgetown. Photographer: David DiGregorio Love safari-style adventure? Guyana is casting itself as ecotourism's next frontier, as one of the world's fastest-growing economies seeks to draw travelers to its wild, little-explored landscapes. | |
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