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"The number one reason companies typically fail in the first 18 to 24 months is that founders fall out with each other or don't get along," one VC said.

The RatingDog China General Manufacturing PMI, conducted by S&P Global, dropped to 49.9 in November, missing analysts' expectations of 50.5 in a Reuters poll.

Markets will be looking an early Christmas gift from the U.S. Federal Reserve as the central bank meets for its final meeting of the year next week.

Traders are increasingly expecting a rate cut in the upcoming U.S. Fed meeting on Dec. 10.

The National Bureau of Statistics said the manufacturing purchasing managers index rose to 49.2, up 0.2 points from October and in line with forecasts in a Reuters poll.

Global week ahead: The start of a Santa Rally or more 'bah humbug'?

While industrial demand for silver is expected to decline slightly in 2025, the metal is increasingly used in electric vehicles, for AI components and in photovoltaics.

"They're [recruiters] going to be assessing your mindset and your traits as a human being more than your experience," Coursera's CEO told CNBC Make It.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency said in a directive that a JetBlue flight on Oct. 30 experienced an "uncommanded and limited pitch down event."

Goldman Sachs polled 900 institutional investor clients and found they believed gold prices could reach an all-time high in 2026.