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New Trump hires pledge tax and regulation shake-up

Mnuchin and Ross vow to stand firm on campaign promises as Democrats decry choices

Quest to find cure for Alzheimer’s shows symptoms of failure

Oil

Oil back above $50 as Opec agrees supply cut

Compact to axe 1.2m b/d major policy reversal for Saudis

US Politics & Policy

Trump pledge fails to quell concerns of business conflicts

Critics say pledge to exit his empire does not go far enough

Pharmaceuticals

Valeant’s talks to sell Salix unit for $10bn break down

Shares in Canadian drugmaker tumble after discussions with Japan’s Takeda collapse

China Politics & Policy

China capital curbs reflect buyer’s remorse over market reforms

Setback to PBoC’s ‘Trojan horse’ financial and capital account liberalisation strategy

US Politics & Policy

Steven Mnuchin: Banker with talent for reinvention

Europe

Hollande prepares to seek re-election as French president

Socialist party leader believes he can unite the left against Fillon

Anjana Ahuja

Gratitude is good for you in the festive season

Science backs counting your blessings

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Americas Economy

Brazil’s plunging GDP crushes hopes of Temer turnround

New government faces protests as it attempts to pull economy out of deep recession

Syria crisis

Tens of thousands flee deepening humanitarian crisis in Aleppo

Reports of growing numbers running from fighting and sleeping in bombed-out buildings

Russian politics

Norway and Finland thaw relations with Russia

Economic and trade contact re-established for first time since annexation of Crimea

UK banks

RBS emerges as biggest failure in tough UK bank stress tests

State-controlled lender plans to bolster capital position by at least £2bn

Oil

Canada approves new crude pipelines to boost capacity

Decision opens way for growth in Alberta oil sands production

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US Politics & Policy

Carrier jobs backtrack painted as tax trade-off by Trump adviser

Trump adviser Scaramucci says he hopes move will send signal over US businesses climate

US Politics & Policy

Trump’s picks: how the new administration is taking shape

FT guide to the the transition team and future cabinet members

Donald Gips

Advice for a presidential move to the White House

Even the most professionally managed transitions are organised chaos

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Europe

Tensions rise in Italy as business weighs Matteo Renzi’s reforms

Puglia governor says centralisation of power in Rome will damage local communities

Tech start-ups

Deep tech ascent: Europe’s emerging digital industries

European start-ups take lead in AI, robotics, virtual reality and chip design

Airlines

Lufthansa pilots cool on effort to end strikes

Union rejects German flag carrier’s request to call off action after fresh offer

Europe

Maxim Oreshkin named Russia’s new economy minister

Appointment follows dramatic arrest of Alexei Ulyukaev on corruption charges

Opinion

Bill Emmott

The real threat to Matteo Renzi is Beppe Grillo and his ilk

An electoral law, not part of Sunday’s Italy referendum, could let in the populists

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markets

Steve Mnuchin appointed US Treasury secretary

A strong dollar and US growth prospects

world

Aleppo struggles under siege

Crisis deepens as 50,000 flee city

world

Fidel Castro funeral dilemma

Cuba’s 'Presidente' divides world leaders in death as in life

world

China clamps down on capital flight

Restrictions on foreign investment introduced

world notebook

Why the Italian referendum matters

Matteo Renzi stakes his tenure on reform result

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South Korean president, Zuma vote

Tuesday's top stories from around the world

New York Minute

Trump trade trimmed

The post-election rally takes a pause

Short View

The limited success of Abenomics

Leo Lewis examines whether policies are terminally out of puff

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Fillon nominated, Italy bank woes

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the week ahead

Opec meeting, Austrian election

Daniel Garrahan highlights this week's big stories

New York Minute

Thanks be to Trump

US stocks close at another high for Thanksgiving

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Wolf and Sandbu on UK economy

What is the outlook for the economy?

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Iron ore’s dollar ride wrongfoots markets and buoys miners

Rising currency prompts non-US buyers to lock in supply but some fear rally is overdone

Euro

Scary movie sequel beckons for eurozone markets

Move through euro-dollar parity requires significant negative political news in Europe

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Sparkling effort

The dominance of French champagne is under threat — from south-east England

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Oil

Oil back above $50 as Opec agrees supply cut

Compact to axe 1.2m b/d major policy reversal for Saudis

Markets

Wall Street retreats from records despite oil price surge

Dollar and Treasury yields lifted by positive US data

Oil

Opec supply deal talks — 5 things to watch

What is at stake and when the outcome of the group’s effort to cut output is expected

Technology

Technology

GoPro shuts media division and cuts workforce by 15%

Camera maker’s restructuring comes after shares have fallen 70% since IPO

Technology

Sage’s growing subscription business boosts revenues

UK’s biggest software group says renewals have offset decline in traditional sales

Technology

Chinese celebrities ensnared in LeEco’s financial woes

Film director Zhang Yimou and A-list actors among investors in Le Vision Pictures

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