Economy - VoA

1. US Budget Deficit Hits Record $204.9B for November 

2. Stocks Lose Steam as Nerves Persist, Euro Dips

3. Apple Deepens Austin Ties, Expands Operations East and West

4. Wall Street Gains on Better Signs in US-China Trade Talks

5. Sustainable Tree Farming Means Better Lives for Kenyan Farmers

6. Malaysian Ex-PM Slapped with New Charge Over 1MDB Scandal

7. Avianca Brasil Airline Declares Bankruptcy

8. Experts: Millions Invested But Gold Mining 'Under-Exploited' in W. Africa

9. US Treasury, USTR Reach Post-Brexit Insurance Accord with Britain

10. As Finances Improve, Greece Scraps Pension Cuts


11. Big Drop Reported in Child Labor in Cambodia Fashion Factories 

12. Macron's Concessions Set to Blow Out French Deficit

13. Argentina Convicts Former Ford Execs in Torture Case

14. Protesters Disrupt US Fossil Fuel Event at Climate Talks

15. Global Stocks Buoyed by US-China Trade Talks

16. EU Will 'Follow Closely' French Deficit After Macron Measures

17. Taiwan Reinforces Ban on Huawei Network Equipment

18. Indonesia Reforms Seek to Solve Decades of Land Conflict

19. Disney Again Makes History with Earning Above $7B for 2018

20. China, US Discuss Next Stage of Trade Talks