China’s Alibaba rakes in tens of billions on the world’s biggest online shopping day. Australia’s worst wildfires in a decade head towards Sydney. Africa’s first commercial gene bank launches in Nigeria.

A possible U.S.-China trade is driving up interest rates. Spain is holding yet another election. Older people who’ve had success in the real world are heading back to school.

Chinese consumers might shun American good on the biggest shopping day of the year, and it’s not Black Friday. Electric trucks take over a former GM plant. How Reno became a tech hub.

London’s new Lord Mayor. Huge Brazilian oil fields for sale that almost no one wants to buy. How demonetization is impacting small business in India.

There might be a “mini” deal on U.S.-China tariffs. Germany keeps pushing the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. A debrief on Saudi oil giant Aramco’s massive, forthcoming IPO.

Former Twitter employees are accused of spying. Disney’s theme parks continue to be huge moneymakers. Why the U.S. could benefit from a German-style investment injection.

Kilkenomics: an Irish festival where comedy meets economics. There’s progress in the U.S.-China trade war. A financial win for Australian women’s soccer.

The U.S. and China could be softening on tariffs. The T-Mobile-Sprint merger is a go. The hunt for the president’s tax returns continues. CVS floats drone-delivered drugs.

The president will have to sign spending bills to keep the government funded as impeachment proceedings move forward. Germany’s reunification could have lessons for closing the American wealth gap.