‘How to Survive a Plague’ wins Baillie Gifford non-fiction prizeDavid France’s book chronicles the response to the Aids epidemicSource: urges May to hold back Brexit money until trade talksPM under pressure

Trump decision to allow import of elephant trophies enrages animal loversTwitter lit up with rage Thursday at the Trump administration’s decision to overturn an Obama-era ruling. Source: Rather on for-profit

Zimbabwe army moves to end rule of ageing MugabeSource: army seizes power and holds MugabeTroops remove ‘criminals’ around president and detain him in a ‘safe’ placeSource: vows to fight US in Bombardier

Market Snapshot: Dow futures tumble more than 100 points as mood for risk soursWeak oil prices, increasing jitters over plans for a U.S. tax overhaul and some nervousness surrounding big data out Wednesday

Many Alternative Funds Have Disappointed InvestorsRead full story for details. Source: the Hood at Vanguard CharitableRead full story for details. Source: Self-Described 'Late Bloomer' Eyes Retirement

HSBC agrees to pay €300m to resolve French tax investigationSource: financial watchdog to oversee ‘high-risk’ binary optionsFCA warns investors on speculative nature of these trading productsSource:

HSBC agrees to pay €300m to resolve French tax investigationSource: financial watchdog to oversee ‘high-risk’ binary optionsFCA warns investors on speculative nature of these trading productsSource:

Mark Hulbert: 3 lessons for stock investors from market’s wild ‘fear gauge’ spike in 2008Contrarians couldn’t have been much more wrong nine years ago, writes Mark Hulbert. Source: Avenue: 10 of the best

Earthquake kills hundreds in Iran and IraqDeadliest quake anywhere in the world this yearSource: live the TPP — Pacific trade pact survives largely intactDespite US withdrawal, the remaining 11 nations

Catastrophes wipe $35bn from insurers’ profitsIndustry losses expected to lead to higher premiums for customersSource: fund pushes Credit Suisse chief on cost-cutsRBR Capital cools on demands for Swiss

Pacific Rim nations agree ‘core elements’ of new trade pactCountries including Japan and Canada forge ahead on successor to TPP without the USSource: opt for diversity even in the era of TrumpNumber of

NewsWatch: Veterans Day: Here’s a financial checklist for returning to civilian lifeSoon-to-be veterans must get their finances in order before leaving the military Source: Words: Roy Moore blasts

PIMCO Income's Fee Hike Doesn't Hold WaterRead full story for details. Source: Ratings Upgrades and DowngradesRead full story for details. Source: to Invest in Artificial IntelligenceRead full story for

Daily briefing: Trump and Xi, GOP tax, Deutsche Bank’s fallWashington allowed China to ‘take advantage’, president saysSource: plan could curb US infrastructure investmentReform ends tax-exempt status

The Wall Street Journal: CEO says AT&T ‘prepared to litigate’ over Time Warner acquisitionAT&T Inc.’s chief executive said Thursday he is prepared to go to court to defend the telecom giant’s proposed

Lebanon caught in crossfire as Saudi steps up battle against IranRiyadh puts Beirut under pressure for tolerating Tehran-backed militants HizbollahSource: against extreme poverty is falling short of targetNGO

5 Under-the-Radar and Up-and-Coming FundsRead full story for details. Source: Closer Look at Schwab's Donor-Advised FundRead full story for details. Source: Looks Better Without LightsRead full story for

CBOE latest to endorse cryptocurrenciesSource: Street chief to retire at the end of 2018Source: Sanpaolo income boosted by public cash from taking failing banks’ assetsSource: swings to a loss as KCG purchase

Weak British retail sales flash ‘warning sign’ for crucial shopping seasonBritish consumers have pulled back on splashing out for big ticket items and clothing. That’s a ‘warning’’ for a retail industry

A Year-End Checklist for RetireesRead full story for details. Source: Gold-Rated International Fund Gets DowngradedRead full story for details. Source: Runs the NumbersRead full story for details. Source: