Brent crude oil rose by 1.00% in the day and is now reported at $72.48/barrel.The Turkish President discussed the situation in Syria by telephone with the Italian Prime Minister and the President of the European Commission. On December 10th, local time, the Information Bureau of the Turkish Presidential Office announced that President Erdogan had telephoned Italian Prime Minister meloni and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on the same day to discuss the current situation in Syria. In a telephone conversation with meloni, Erdogan once again stressed the importance of safeguarding Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity and social stability, and said that the Israeli aggression against Syria this time will not help Syria's stability. In addition, Erdogan pointed out that terrorists in Syria must be eliminated. In a telephone conversation with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Erdogan said that Turkey will continue to provide strong support to the Syrian people in the future to eliminate terrorists in Syria, ensure their unity and protect their territorial integrity.The security department of the South Korean Presidential Palace confronted the investigation team for more than five hours. The special investigation team of emergency martial law of the National Investigation Headquarters of the South Korean police tried to detain and search the South Korean Presidential Palace today (December 11), but due to the failure to reach an agreement with the security department of the Presidential Palace on the search method, as of 17: 00 local time, the investigators still did not enter the Presidential Palace. In response to this situation, a spokesman for the Common Democratic Party, the largest opposition party in South Korea, said that "the behavior of the security guard that hinders the seizure and search of the presidential palace belongs to the behavior of protecting the leaders of civil strife, which is equivalent to participating in civil strife." (CCTV International News)
CEO of Goldman Sachs (GS. N): If the regulator allows, it will evaluate its participation in the Bitcoin or Ethereum market.The USDA raised Ukraine's corn production in 2024/25 from the previous 26.2 million tons to 26.5 million tons.Continue to rise before the market. Citigroup is optimistic about the company's prospects and raises its target price. The US stock of HSAI.US, which rose by more than 8% yesterday, continued to rise by 1% before the market, and the stock has soared by more than 145% since November 26. In the news, Citibank's research report said that it was firm in its "buy" rating and significantly raised its target price to $14.2. The bank believes that considering the contribution of BYD, Xiaomi Automobile, Changan Automobile and Zero Run Automobile to the sales of Hesai lidar, the bank's cumulative shipment forecast for Hesai in 2025 is raised from 1.17 million to 1.51 million, and the cumulative shipment forecast for 2026 is raised from 2.11 million to 3.56 million.
Chief Financial Officer of Citigroup: I feel very good about this year's revenue performance. Citigroup is expected to achieve the high end of the revenue guidance range in 2024, and plans to increase the stock repurchase scale after the bank's capital prospects are further clarified. "It is my top priority to return more of Citi's capital to investors," Mark Mason, chief financial officer of Citigroup, said at a conference organized by Goldman Sachs on Tuesday. "I am well aware of our trading level compared with our peers." Mason also said that the bank expects to reach the high end of the income guidance of $80 billion to $81 billion this year. "So it feels very good," he said. Mason said that spending may also be at the high end of the range. This shows that the bank will realize the forecast of two key indicators at the beginning of the year.CEO of Goldman Sachs: The bank expects that the regulatory environment will be more favorable.The Houthi armed forces in Yemen said that they attacked two American destroyers and three accompanying ships in the Gulf of Aden.