Also in this newsletter: French and German business spar over green rules
Issuers pounce on surging investor demand for debt before Donald Trump returns to the White House
Plus, European companies should prepare for activists and US banks confront whether they can underwrite blacklisted companies in Hong Kong
Technology billionaire interested in building support for another political party, notably Reform UK
Energy production in the US will rise but more of the output will be gassy
The new president is not the man to shore up the US ‘economic security state’
Italian cable company hopes manufacturing base in America will insulate it from Donald Trump’s tariffs
A sell-side icebreaker
Donald Trump’s vow to rename Gulf of Mexico the ‘Gulf of America’ is latest dig to neighbouring countries
Comments from German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French foreign minister follow US president-elect’s Greenland threats
Japanese company and target US Steel have also sued the Biden administration and rival Cleveland-Cliffs
US president-elect’s gambit in the Arctic has unnerved Nuuk and left Copenhagen struggling to respond
The crypto sector cheered Donald Trump’s election in the US — what’s next?
2025 is filled with questions and it’s just beginning
Drugmaker becomes latest titan of corporate America to curry favour with president-elect
US president-elect also vows to rename Gulf of Mexico as ‘Gulf of America’ and to impose tariffs on allies
US president-elect’s renewed interest in Arctic island poses challenge for Denmark’s government
Economic uncertainty and frothy valuations jar with investor optimism
Also in today’s newsletter, Trump bestie Dana White joins Meta’s board and private equity welcomes the new administration
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Mark Zuckerberg’s move comes as Silicon Valley seeks to build bridges with the incoming president
US currency regains some of its losses after president-elect denies that campaign pledge will be watered down
Certification comes four years after Republican’s supporters staged violent attack on Capitol
Islamic republic seeks to project strength in winter exercises following repeated strategic blows in Middle East
