FTC initiates probe into Meta’s $400 million VR deal for Supernatural – The Information

Singapore’s Nov exports surge 24.2% y/y, fastest pace in a decade

China’s Megvii says U.S. move ‘groundless’, will not impact daily operations

S.Korea’s fin min to prepare $3.6 billion COVID-19 stimulus package

Warrant issued for Alec Baldwin’s cellphone in ‘Rust’ shooting probe

Credit Suisse senior executive Eric Varvel likely to leave – FT

Australia facing economic coercion from China – Treasurer

Oracle in talks to buy Cerner – WSJ

EU head warns of sanctions with ‘massive cost’ if Russia invades Ukraine

Biden signals Build Back Better may be delayed until next year

Brazil’s Bolsonaro wants names of vaccine-approving officials despite death threats

Deaths at Travis Scott concert due to accidental suffocation, medical examiner says

U.S. administers 490 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC

EU Commission head says booster shots should come within six months

Fox News loses bid to dismiss Dominion defamation lawsuit over election coverage

Boxing-Jake Paul says Woodley rematch will be a ‘bank robbery’

New Zealand business confidence drops further in December

Striking Kellogg workers could return after Christmas as tentative deal reached

Ghislaine Maxwell’s defense seeks to make case that accusers’ memories are flawed

Omicron and inflation chip away at UK consumer confidence – GfK

Glory Days for Bruce Springsteen with song catalog sale to Sony

Migrants in caravan protest to demand better treatment in Mexico

FedEx reinstates 2022 profit target, shares soar

EU leaders set no date for banking union, ask for plan to get there

Soccer-Premier League title race set to continue despite COVID chaos

AstraZeneca antibody cocktail works against Omicron in study

Mexico’s confirmed COVID-19 death toll rises to 297,356

Elizabeth Holmes’ intent takes center stage as Theranos fraud trial draws to close

Motor racing-Verstappen collects F1 trophy, says life goal achieved

Soccer-Tuchel puzzled by Chelsea’s slump after Everton draw

Exxon prepares to bid for new oil blocks in Brazil -sources

Soccer-COVID casting shadow over Liverpool’s Christmas, says Klopp

Soccer-Manchester United coach McKenna takes over at Ipswich Town

Licence to trill: Apple TV+ plans documentary on James Bond soundtracks

EV startup Rivian to build $5 billion plant in Georgia, posts quarterly loss