In MARKETS, CURRENCY & OIL NEWS, the FTSE has a record November, Bitcoin reaches new heights and Exxon cuts spending. In CONSUMER & RETAIL NEWS, the stamp duty frenzy continues and Arcadia goes into administration. In M&A NEWS, S&P Global buys IHS Markit, JD Sports could have the Debenhams wobbles and Caffè Nero fends off an approach. In MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, GM backs away from Nikola, Tesla will have a full weighting in the S&P, Essex gets the first electric forecourt, Moderna asks for vaccine authorisation and Zoom sees its sales continue to shoot up. AND FINALLY, I bring you proof of something I always suspected with Quality Street...