U.S. Economy

• With 321,000 additions to payrolls in November, the U.S. jobless rate held at 5.8%, a six-year low Bloomberg
• Average hourly earnings in November grew at the second quickest pace in over three years The Wall Street Journal
• Total consumer credit (ex-real estate) in the U.S. grew by $13.2 billion in October with student and auto loans accounting for $12.3 billion of the increase Fox Business News

Around the World

• The European Central Bank has decided to post-pone its stimulus decision into early 2015 The Washington Post
• China’s stock market has quickly risen 21% which has led the country to surpass Japan as the second-biggest equity market by value in the world The Economist
• Oil prices have slid globally to below $70 a barrel Reuters

Miscellaneous

• The role of the business plan is changing as small businesses and start-up companies continue to evolve The New York Times
• The collective cost of the items mentioned in the song ’12 Days of Christmas’ remained nearly unchanged from a year ago Yahoo! Finance