[Reuters] Stocks hover near record highs as investors count on trade deal
[Reuters] Oil hits highest since September on trade hopes, OPEC cuts
[Reuters] Record online sales give U.S. holiday shopping season a boost: report
[CNBC] Minimum wage hikes hit 21 states in 2019—and more are on the way in 2020
[Reuters] China’s Nantong city imposes five-year ban on resale of cheap homes to curb speculation
[Reuters] Turkey to send troops to Libya at Tripoli’s request: Erdogan
[Reuters] China, Russia and Iran to hold joint naval drills from Friday
[Bloomberg] Gold Makes Headway Above $1,500 as 2020 Comes Into Closer Focus
[Bloomberg] The Corporate Bond Market’s $100 Billion Buyer Is Here to Stay
[Bloomberg] China Plans New Push to Revamp State Firms Starting Next Year
[Bloomberg] China Vows to Improve Bond Handling as Defaults Hit Record
[WSJ] Buyers Return to Riskiest Junk Bonds
[WSJ] A Record Number of Homes Closed for $100 Million-Plus This Year
[WSJ] Eleven Years in the Making: Breaking Even on JPMorgan’s Purchase of Bear Stearns
[WSJ] Chinese Auto Makers Join Forces as Industry Woes Deepen
[FT] Corporate defaults in China surge in 2019 to record high $18.6bn