From the BBC World Service: Japan just unveiled a $140 billion stimulus plan to tackle inflation and boost the economy. The package includes cash handouts, small business aid and tax cuts, but critics worry it will worsen Japan’s massive debt. New satellite images suggest Russia has supplied North Korea with over one million barrels of oil since March. And Australia has proposed what it calls ‘world-first’ laws to restrict kids under the age of 16 from using social media apps like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok.

Seventy-seven percent of Americans prefer to buy holiday gifts that are made in America. But prices tend to speak louder than words, or labels. Foreign manufacturers and popular Chinese brands like SHEIN and Temu are expected to still play a major role in holiday shopping this year. But first, Wall Street has high expectations for Nvidia. While the chipmaker projects continued double-digit growth in the year ahead, it remains hampered by production bottlenecks. Then, we find out what business owners in Mexico think of Trump’s proposed tariffs.

Nvidia is the most valuable company on the S&P 500 index, and Wednesday’s earnings report would be the envy of most companies. The chipmaker saw its sales double compared to a year ago, reporting $19 billion in profit. But its stock price dipped after the earnings report came out. Also on today’s show, U.S. prosecutors charge one of the world’s richest men with fraud, and Spirit Airlines joins a long list of carriers that have filed for bankruptcy over the years.