Safer bet: South Africa, once seen as a volatile emerging market, is now gaining favor among investors navigating a world with Donald Trump in the White House. https://bloom.bg/4iczMH2
Defense pact: Chad canceled an agreement permitting French troops to operate in the country, one of the few places where Western forces combat Islamist insurgents in the Sahel. https://bloom.bg/3ZasDhB
Namibia votes: Early results from Namibia’s elections show the ruling party garnered the most support, albeit markedly less than five years ago. https://bloom.bg/3OwMp1W
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Norway is set to become the first country to fully transition to EVs, thanks to targeted incentives that make the switch to electric an easy choice. Read The Big Take: https://bloom.bg/3OsoYXF
📷: Naina Helén Jåma/Bloomberg
Bank heist: Hackers breached the Ugandan central bank’s systems and stole 62 billion shillings ($17 million) from its accounts. https://bloom.bg/4i2FNWF
Cease and desist: Namibia ordered Elon Musk's Starlink to cease all operations in the country. Here's why: https://bloom.bg/4ic18wI
Unrest continues: Mozambique’s main border crossing with South Africa was blocked for a second day on Thursday due to political unrest. https://bloom.bg/4fDS7eh
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Donald Trump had dinner with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
Zuckerberg met with Trump and members of his team, according to a Meta representative, who added that Zuckerberg wasn’t staying for Thanksgiving: https://bloom.bg/3VcKrY2
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China released three Americans as part of a prisoner swap between the Biden administration and the Chinese government https://bloom.bg/3CZ2gUf
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Why global hedge funds and private equity firms are piling into Japan’s $165 billion hidden property trade.
The potential for unrealized gains stems from an accounting quirk: https://bloom.bg/49d0vig
NEW: Wall Street billionaire Howard Lutnick must address the future of his sprawling business empire before he prepares for his first boss in decades as Trump’s Commerce secretary pick.
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Vietnamese prosecutors have told property tycoon Truong My Lan she must repay an estimated $11 billion if she wants to avoid execution by lethal injection. More here: https://bloom.bg/3COe8Zq
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Hong Kong has become a center for financial crime as Beijing tightened its grip on the city, US lawmakers said, highlighting the worsening ties between the former British colony and Washington. Read more: https://bloom.bg/3ZkO0y2
📷: Paul Yeung/Bloomberg
Three young men walk on stage in a ballroom in Singapore for a 10-minute pitch, riffing through 12 slides of pure quantitative-trading nerdery: Hierarchical tree. Co-kurtosis. Vector neutral.
The finance esoterica would be lost on most audiences but it’s catnip for this crowd at the International Quant Championship hosted by WorldQuant. Read more on the SharkTank-style showdown to crowdsource excess returns from finance whiz kids: https://bloom.bg/3CGsuem
📷: WorldQuant
Kim Dotcom, the internet entrepreneur facing extradition from New Zealand to the US, said he is recovering from a “serious stroke.” More here: https://bloom.bg/4eLPxld
📷: Brendon O'Hagan/Bloomberg
Qualcomm’s takeover interest in Intel has cooled, upending what would have been one of the largest technology deals of all time, according to people familiar with the matter. https://bloom.bg/4fHdX0l
📷: Ariana Drehsler/Bloomberg
BREAKING: Donald Trump says the US will impose an additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods on top of all existing levies. More here: https://bloom.bg/3AWmlKu
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🚨 LIVE NOW: US prosecutors charged Gautam Adani with helping drive a $250 million bribery scheme. Nearly $30 billion was wiped off the Adani Group’s market value.
Join Bloomberg reporters Menaka Doshi, Sanjai P R, Patricia Hurtado, Chiranjivi Chakraborty for a Live Q&A on the far-reaching impact. Ask your questions here: https://bloom.bg/3Z7b2Y1
Japan's hottest stock is a 139-year-old company that's up 430% this year. More here: https://bloom.bg/4fKzDsK
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Saudi-backed LIV Golf and Europe's DP World Tour are said to be considering a potential tie-up.
If successful, the deal would cement LIV Golf’s position in the golfing calendar and give the DP World Tour — previously known as the European Tour — significant financial heft. More here: https://bloom.bg/4i3nHDX
Australia’s new social media ban for under-16s is wildly popular with voters — 77% support the move, according to a YouGov survey — but it has unleashed a maelstrom of criticism from big tech https://bloom.bg/4eMGlNu
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NEW: Here's why China, Europe, the US and Japan have all plunged into a new technological arms race over computer chips https://bloom.bg/4eUFkmq
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The Biden administration is weighing additional chip sale restrictions to China that would escalate the US crackdown on Beijing’s tech ambitions, but stop short of some stricter measures previously considered: https://bloom.bg/497bWIt
📷: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
Xi wants to transform China's military into a modern force by 2027.
But a major concern appears to be graft that has eroded the quality of the weapons and capabilities of special units, leading to sweeping purges of senior leaders.
Here's what to know: https://bloom.bg/418clZd
Election unrest: Mozambique is facing renewed unrest after the main opposition leader called for more protests. https://bloom.bg/3CJrJBh
Disqualified candidates: Tanzanians voted in local government elections on Wednesday that the main opposition said was rigged after thousands of its candidates were disqualified from running. https://bloom.bg/415ePHE
Big deal: A South African minister is appealing an order by the nation’s Competition Tribunal that blocked Vodacom's $730 million deal to buy a stake in Remgro’s fiber businesses. https://bloom.bg/3ZfApaa
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Chinese cars are rapidly replacing Japanese brands in key markets. Here's how once-dominant brands like Honda and Nissan are losing share at a worrying rate: https://bloom.bg/3Z5rJCV
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Rates hike: Nigeria's central bank raises interest rates again, intensifying its bid to curb inflation and support the battered naira. https://bloom.bg/3B0SqAU
Historic vote: Namibia is about to vote in its most hotly contested election since gaining independence in 1990 and Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is expected to become the country's first female leader. https://bloom.bg/3ZdXTMS
Inflation cools: Zimbabwe’s monthly inflation rate fell for the first time in four months with the ZiG helping to keep prices under control. https://bloom.bg/3Ov3IAc
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British Airways plans to introduce a new first class on its A380 double-decker jets in mid 2026.
From a 32-inch TV to a personal luggage storage space, take a sneak peek inside: https://bloom.bg/40YhIKu
📷: British Airways
Bitcoin posted its longest losing streak since Donald Trump’s US election victory, following a failed run at $100,000 and as fervor over his embrace of crypto cools. Read more: https://bloom.bg/413v7kw
📷: Paul Yeung/Bloomberg
European Union proposes to sanction several Chinese firms that it claims helped Russian companies develop attack drones. More here: https://bloom.bg/493Hxed
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Walmart, the world's biggest retailer, is scrapping some diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives after being targeted by a conservative activist. More here: https://bloom.bg/4g6TbHx
📷: Dustin Chambers/Bloomberg
Economic growth: Nigeria’s economy grew faster than anticipated in the third quarter, buoyed by its services and oil sectors. https://bloom.bg/3V71uen
Deep pockets: South African property group Attacq has earmarked $1.1 billion to further develop its flagship Waterfall City hub on the outskirts of Johannesburg. https://bloom.bg/4g3LKRq
Corruption unit: South Africa should set up a single agency to fight graft, according to the OECD, which led a review of the nation’s procurement practices. https://bloom.bg/40ZmjMx
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Sony is in the early stages of developing a portable console that would play its PlayStation 5 games on the move. The product is aimed at expanding Sony’s reach and competing with Nintendo in the portable gaming market, according to people familiar with its development. Read more: https://bloom.bg/3VaYe1p
📷: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg
In a bland north Austin neighborhood dominated by anonymous corporate office towers, Amazon engineers are toiling away on one of the tech industry’s most ambitious moonshots: loosening Nvidia’s grip on the $100-billion-plus market for artificial intelligence chips.
Take a first look inside the tech giant’s massive chip-making effort: https://bloom.bg/4i59AOj
📷: Chona Kasinger/Bloomberg
