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Syrian rebels in secret talks with Moscow to end Aleppo fighting

Turkey-facilitated negotiations without US show how Washington could become sidelined

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FT Seasonal Appeal: MSF gives ‘psychological first aid’ to migrants

US Politics & Policy

New Trump hires pledge tax and regulation shake-up

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

Commodities

Opec agreement: the winners and the losers

Deal will help ease supply glut but comes at a price for some cartel members

Gold

China tightens gold import quotas to curb dollar outflow

Clampdown on approvals comes as Beijing seeks to limit renminbi’s decline

Technology

Fitbit in talks to buy smartwatch pioneer Pebble

Fitness tracker wants Pebble’s IP and expertise in wearable devices

Technology

Falling Apple shakes the tech suppliers tree

Obituaries

Michael ‘Jim’ Delligatti, Big Mac creator, dies aged 98

McDonald’s franchisee created signature burger that became symbol of US capitalism

Oil & Gas

Angry prosecutors in Petrobras anti-graft case threaten to quit

Judges outraged by congressional bill aimed at protecting politicians

Climate change

Mayors look to tackle climate change at city level

Pledge on local action comes as Trump election cools hopes of national progress

Technology

French tech unicorns find their feet

A series of fund raisings by start-ups points to bright future for tech sector

Travel & Leisure

Icy reception for Disneyland’s $1.4bn ‘Frozen’ reboot in Hong Kong

City government to defer support for the theme park expansion

Sport

Magnus Carlsen retains chess world champion title

Norwegian wins ‘most difficult’ match of his career against Russia’s Sergey Karjakin

Financial Services

SAC Capital to pay $135m to settle insider trading suit

Last major outstanding charge for Steven Cohen’s firm tied to trades over Elan Corp

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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

Asia Pacific news

India Politics & Policy

Indian troops killed in third militant attack this year

Defence ministry urged to invest in security technology after assault on army base

Nuclear proliferation

UN slaps new sanctions on North Korea

Tighter limits on coal follow failure of existing measures to halt nuclear programme

Automobiles

Toyota targets Tokyo Olympics for new hydrogen car launch

Plans for Mirai underscore commitment to fuel-cell vehicles despite electric push

Australia to probe energy taxes after revenue drop

Canberra to investigate claims oil and gas sector not ‘paying its way’

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

FirstFT

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

FirstFT

Fillon nominated, Italy bank woes

Top stories around the world on Monday

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

opinion

Wolf and Sandbu on UK economy

What is the outlook for the economy?

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Industrial metals

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

Markets News

Oil

Oil back above $50 as Opec agrees supply cut

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

Gold

China tightens gold import quotas to curb dollar outflow

Clampdown on approvals comes as Beijing seeks to limit renminbi’s decline

Markets

Asia markets solid as oil continues to climb

European bourses in line for muted open as dollar dips

Technology

Technology

Falling Apple shakes the tech suppliers tree

Slowing sales in the smartphone market forces suppliers to turn to other markets for growth

Technology

Fitbit in talks to buy smartwatch pioneer Pebble

Fitness tracker wants Pebble’s IP and expertise in wearable devices

Technology

French tech unicorns find their feet

A series of fund raisings by start-ups points to bright future for tech sector

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