Shares in Evergrande tumbled as much as 19 percent on Monday in Hong Kong, after the Chinese property developer warned it might not have enough funds to repay its debt, prompting authorities to summon its chairman. A grace period expires on Monday for a coupon repayment worth over $82 million, pushing the company to the verge of default once again. Evergrande has already made three 11th-hour repayments in the past two months.

Turkey's Finance Minister, Lutfi Elvan, has resigned amid another plunge in the value of the country's currency, the lira. He is being replaced by his deputy, Nureddin Nebati, who supports President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's controversial economic policies. The lira has lost almost half of its value this year as Erdogan has pushed for low interest rates, despite rising inflation. Also today, we look at how some French parents are choosing to rent toys for their children, instead of buying new ones.

The European Union has unveiled a €300 billion infrastructure investment plan. The Global Gateway project is designed to counter the growing influence of China's Belt and Road Initiative, with a focus on sustainability. Also in the show: Fiji opens up to tourists for the first time in over 600 days, and America's labour shortage hits the seasonal Santa lookalike industry.

Japan has stopped new bookings onto incoming flights after identifying the first cases of the Omicron strain of Covid-19. The country has also tightened its quarantine requirements for all arriving passengers, and extended a ban on non-citizens coming from 10 countries in southern Africa. Travel companies have seen their shares tumble in recent days as governments tighten border rules in response to the new variant. Also today, Australia's economy feels the pinch from the recent lockdowns.

The omicron variant of Covid-19 has added a fresh layer of uncertainty to global stock markets. Rabobank's Senior Market Strategist Christian Lawrence talks us through the latest volatility, and what he expects from central banks in the coming weeks. Also in the show: India's coal mines could hamper the country's efforts to reduce carbon emissions.

Jack Dorsey is stepping down as CEO of Twitter. Under his leadership, the firm became one of the world's most iconic social media companies, but faced criticism over lagging growth and its approach to free speech. Also, the Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spook global investors and a virtual superyacht sells for the tidy sum of $650,000.

The chief executive of Twitter is stepping down, 15 years after he co-founded the social media platform. Jack Dorsey will be replaced by current Chief Technology Officer Parag Agrawal. Twitter shares surged as much as 11 percent earlier before being briefly suspended. Also on the show: Canada taps into its emergency stockpile of maple syrup to offset high demand and a disappointing harvest.

International travel picked up over the summer, but Covid-19 is still expected to cost the global tourism industry some €1.8 trillion in 2021. Also, French finance minister Bruno Le Maire remains optimistic about the recovery despite concerns over the Omicron variant, and farmers in India continue their protest movement despite concessions from the government.

Black Friday was born in the US, but this day of sales and promotions has become an increasingly global event. Also, Turkish consumers grapple with a plunge in the lira, residents of Brussels awaken to a city without Uber, and British fair competition regulators win some new pledges from Google.

France's popular, government-regulated tax-free savings account scheme, known as the "Livret A", is likely to raise interest rates in February after recording the biggest deposit outflow since 2014.