PREDICTIONS: East Africa will make trade freer – 02:01

Wall Street rally pauses but mints weekly gain – 01:18

Wall Street in “last legs” of the shake out, says Susan Schmidt – 05:07

Yankees talk to Amazon to bid for Yes Network – 00:48

Oil prices slip towards 18-month lows ahead of New Year – 02:06

German inflation slows sharply as ECB dials back stimulus – 01:30

Breakingviews TV: Hong Kong strong? – 03:55

Global markets: stocks end wild week on upbeat note – 01:08

Nissan to make fewer cars in China in months ahead as demand slows: source – 01:47

Venezuela cocoa growers fear new pest: the government – 01:59

Republicans: Congress ‘stuck’ as shutdown lingers – 01:05

Congress takes no action on shutdown – 01:35

Global economy: trade damage gets more visible for Japan, China – 02:12

Wall Street rebounds to end higher – 01:07

Diversification will work in ’19, says Kevin Mahn – 05:14

France’s Vinci swoops on Gatwick airport shares – 01:09

Apple to assemble top-end iPhones in India – 01:22