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The U.S. Commerce Department has expanded the list of Chinese technology companies subject to export controls to include many that make equipment used to make computer chips

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Trump has threatened retaliation against governments that challenge the US dollar, vowing «100 percent tariffs» on countries that undercut the US currency. The Republican vowed the action on states that «create a new BRICS Currency» or otherwise «replace the mighty US dollar,» according to a post on Truth Social on Monday. BRICS refers to a grouping that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, and has expanded in recent years to include Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates.

volatility. As of 11:42 am, Bitcoin was down 0.1% at $96,158, after hitting a daily low of $94,482 and a high of $97,430. Last week, the cryptocurrency experienced significant volatility, dipping to an intraday low of $90,770 on Wednesday.

advanced manufacturing. Organized by the Geospatial World Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with Geospatial World, this summit brought together key stakeholders from government, industry, academia, and research to explore and amplify the geospatial and space sectors' potential for innovation, economic growth, and sustainability. With bilateral trade in geospatial and space technologies projected to grow from $2.5 billion in 2024 to $10 billion by 2030, the summit underscored how shared investments in technology, policy alignment, and manufacturing can accelerate global progress.

Trump's recent electoral victory, rumours and speculation have circulated that NASA's giant Moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), could be under threat. The rocket is one of several key elements needed for the US space agency's Artemis programme, which aims to return humans to the Moon for the first time since 1972. For the first lunar landing mission, called Artemis III, the SLS will launch four astronauts on NASA's Orion crew capsule. Orion will then travel to the Moon. Once in lunar orbit, Orion will dock with Elon Musk's Starship vehicle (which has been launched separately). Two astronauts will float into Starship, which undocks from Orion and travels down to the lunar surface.

financial stocks, with comments from key US Federal Reserve officials raising expectations of a 25 basis-point rate cut later in the month. By 9:21 am, the BSE Sensex was up over 100 points, or 0.14%, at 80,358.73, while the Nifty50 gained 23 points, or 0.10%, trading at 24,299.

Nitin Raheja, Executive Director and Head of Discretionary Equities, Julius Baer Wealth Advisors, says after the Q2 GDP shocker, capex spending which has been just 25% of the budgeted amount should probably come into play over the next two quarters and the industrial pack, the infrastructure companies, the cement companies could start to gain more traction. That could be the contract trade to play because it is very difficult to bring consumption back on stream as fast. What is your view on some of these new exciting themes, green, clean, which will make companies very efficient in terms of energy dependency? Is it good to be in a green & clean theme? Nitin Raheja: The road ahead is going to be good for the kind of investment that is going into green energy and within that in solar and wind. My only concern is the kind of valuations that are currently existing in some of these stocks. Let us not forget that while these businesses are doing well, when you talk about things like solar panels, they are essentially commoditised businesses. Currently, thanks to tariff barriers that have been put in place by the US on China, we are seeing an opportunity for Indian exports. Now, that is good and that means that Indian companies should do well over the next few years.

Donald Trump said on Monday a series of tax incentives and tariffs will revive storied American firm U.S. Steel, as he reiterated his opposition to Nippon Steel's planned $15 billion purchase of the company. «I am totally against the once great and powerful U.S. Steel being bought by a foreign company, in this case Nippon Steel of Japan,» Trump wrote on his social-media platform Truth Social. «I will block this deal from happening. Buyer Beware!!!»

Bitcoin price action, this week has given some refreshing developments that could potentially change the course of the crypto market. From Trump’s aggressive appointment plans to appoint pro-crypto regulatory leaders to nations like China, Brazil, Morocco, and Hong Kong taking a more bullish stance on digital assets, here’s what happened in crypto over the week. Trump’s Plans for the Regulators:

The groups of Bitcoin and Ether ETFs each posted record monthly net inflows in November, $6.5 billion and $1.1 billion respectively, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Friday’s daily Ether ETF subscriptions also hit an all-time peak.

The United States on Monday launched its third crackdown in three years on China's semiconductor industry, curbing exports to 140 companies to stymie China's ability to access and produce top-line chips. «It was not a blanket ban, or as stringent as people first feared. So that, to me, is a positive,» said Tai Hui, Asia chief market strategist at JP Morgan Asset Management in Hong Kong.

Direct-to-consumer brands and ecommerce marketplaces are estimated to have recorded a 17-18% increase in order volumes during this year's Black Friday weekend compared to last year. Beauty, wellness and personal care products, and home decor were the most popular categories during the sale, according to ecommerce enablement platform Unicommerce. The gross merchandise value (GMV) — the value of goods sold on ecommerce platforms, excluding discounts and returns — rose more than 24% from a year earlier. The surge in sales was fuelled by the global excitement around Thanksgiving and the Christmas season, bringing the year's ecommerce sale events to a close. The sale event also saw a sharp rise in average order value (AoV), particularly for pricier items, similar to what was observed during the Diwali festive sales, said several brand executives.

Meghan Markle will be looking to leave a mark in 2025 after she is planning on launching her fashion brand in the coming year, along with the release of her highly anticipated Netflix show, where she could be seen playing a part, as per reports. The Duchess of Sussex took a major sabbatical from her acting career after getting married to the Royal Family, but it now looks like she could be back in a major way to the Hollywood scene.

Blackstone and Carlyle are competing to acquire a majority stake in Texas-headquartered healthcare BPO Access Healthcare, said people aware of the development. Hillhouse Investment, which narrowly missed out to EQT on a similar US-centric firm GeBBS in September, is also making a strong bid. All these firms are due to submit non-binding offers by the middle of December for a 60-70% stake in the company, valuing it at $1.4-1.5 billion. The quantum of the stake sale is expected to be decided over subsequent rounds of negotiations, said the people cited. Set up in 2012 by Anurag Jain, an Indian-origin serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist, privately held Access Healthcare has 20 global delivery centres in nine cities in India, the Philippines, and the US.

Nancy Pelosi was a leading figure in the ouster of Joe Biden from the US Presidential election race, according to reports, and has been blamed by many for the loss of Kamala Harris against Republican Party's Donald Trump. Meanwhile, if all of this was not enough, she is now planning a major cleanup drive within the Democratic Party bracket, and is initially targeting the top member of her party on the Judiciary Committee, Jerry Nadler, according to a Daily Beast report.

Consumers in the U.S. are scouring the internet for online deals as they look to make the most of the post-Thanksgiving shopping marathon on Cyber Monday

Technology stocks pulled Wall Street to another record amid mixed trading

A Stellantis joint venture with Samsung SDI has won a commitment from the U.S. Energy Department for up to a $7.54 billion loan to help build two electric vehicle battery plants in Kokomo, Indiana

Travelers heading home after the Thanksgiving holiday are setting a record

«Please let this TRUTH serve to represent that if the hostages are not released prior to January 20, 2025, the date that I proudly assume Office as President of the United States, there will be ALL HELL TO PAY in the Middle East, and for those in charge who perpetrated these atrocities against Humanity,» Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social site. He added that, «Those responsible will be hit harder than anybody has been hit in the long and storied History of the United States of America. RELEASE THE HOSTAGES NOW!”