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California is in for a brief weekend reprieve from damaging holiday storms that killed four people and hobbled Christmas travel, but weather officials warned of more wet weather heading to the rain-soaked state starting on New Year's Eve....

China's legislature approved revisions to the country's foreign trade law, incorporating provisions to safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported Saturday....

Russia extended a temporary ban on gasoline exports through the end of February to maintain stability in its domestic fuel market....

Some of the UK's biggest public sector pension funds are in talks to acquire a stake in holiday parks group Center Parcs, Sky News reported....

China plans to tighten rules around the use of human-like artificial intelligence by requiring providers to ensure their services are ethical, secure and transparent....

Access to fast, affordable internet is still out of reach for millions of South Africans, especially in townships. For nearly a quarter of the country's residents, digital infrastructure has changed little since the end of Apartheid. Startup Fibertime is seeking to bring high-speed connectivity to communities that have been left behind. (Source: Bloomberg)...

China's industrial profits fell for a second month in November, adding to signs that weakening domestic demand and persistent deflation are weighing on corporate earnings....

Senegal raised 560 billion CFA francs ($1 billion) in a regional bond sale that was extended by several days, as the government faces funding pressures after a hidden-debt scandal limited access to international capital markets....

Argentina's Senate approved President Javier Milei's budget bill for 2026, cementing a legislative victory that overcame renewed tensions between the libertarian leader and his top ally....

Bloomberg's Nina Trentmann discusses the outlook for dealing making in 2026, the impact of geopolitics, how less deals have been challenged by FTC and DOJ, and the prospect of lowering financing costs with Vonnie Quinn and Isabelle Lee on 'Bloomberg Markets.' (Source: Bloomberg)...

Warner Bros. Discovery shares slid early Friday in premarket trading after a report from the New York Post said that Paramount Skydance could walk away from its $30-per-share cash bid and instead litigate against the company's board for how it handled the process. But with Larry Ellison personally backing the Paramount bid, the pressure is still on. Bloomberg's Chris Palmeri reports. (Source: Bloomberg)...

The last thing a diversified fund manager wants is to run a portfolio dominated by just seven technology companies — all American, all megacap, clustered in the same corner of the economy. Yet as the S&P 500 pushed to fresh records this week, investors were again forced to confront a painful reality: Keeping pace with the market has largely meant owning little else....

Paul Sweeney and Caroline Hyde host "Bloomberg Markets," tracking the market's wavering push for a year-end rally, the US strike on Islamic State targets in Nigeria and a recap of the holiday shopping season. (Source: Bloomberg)...

New York State is seeing the highest number of influenza cases ever recorded in a single week, the health department said on Friday....

Brazil's central bank is facing extraordinary scrutiny over its decision to liquidate Banco Master SA, a rare instance of judicial intervention that risks undermining the legal certainty of its regulatory decisions....

The future of the popular influencer group FaZe Clan is in flux once again after several members announced their departures this week following failed contract talks with new management....

Delivery fails involving 10-year Treasury notes surged to the highest level in eight years this month, a result of the Federal Reserve's move to shrink its bond portfolio since 2022....

Uruguay's central bank plans to continue cutting interest rates next year to get consistently low inflation back to its 4.5% target by accelerating growth and weakening the currency, Chairman Guillermo Tolosa told reporters in Montevideo Friday....

Tory Bruno, the former chief executive officer of United Launch Alliance, will become the president of the new national security group at Blue Origin, the Jeff Bezos-founded space venture that is one of ULA's biggest suppliers and rivals....

Coinbase Global Inc. Chief Executive Officer Brian Armstrong said that a former customer service agent for the largest US crypto exchange was arrested in India, months after hackers bribed customer service representatives to gain access to customer information....