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United Nations report: Three quarters of the earth's land is gradually dry due to climate change. The 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (COP 16) was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from December 2 to 13. On the 9th, the United Nations released a report during the meeting, saying that about three-quarters of the world's land has gradually become dry due to climate change. The report found that in the 30 years before 2020, about 77.6% of the world's land became drier than before. At present, except Antarctica, the dry land area accounts for about 40% of the global land area. Between 1990 and 2020 alone, the global dry land area increased by 4.3 million square kilometers.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.EIA short-term energy outlook report: WTI crude oil price is estimated to be 77 USD/barrel in 2024, compared with 77 USD/barrel previously expected. It is estimated that the price of WTI crude oil will be USD 69/barrel in 2025, compared with USD 72/barrel previously. It is estimated that the price of Brent crude oil will be $81/barrel in 2024, which was previously expected to be $81/barrel. It is estimated that the price of Brent crude oil will be $74/barrel in 2025, compared with $76/barrel previously. It is estimated that the US crude oil production will be 13.24 million barrels per day in 2024, compared with the previous forecast of 13.23 million barrels per day. It is estimated that the US crude oil production will be 13.53 million barrels per day in 2025, compared with the previous forecast of 13.53 million barrels per day.

According to informed sources, Saudi sovereign wealth funds are close to reaching an agreement on investing in PGA Tour Enterprises.The Nasdaq fluctuated lower and turned lower, after rising more than 0.7%.CEO of Goldman Sachs: If tariffs are implemented, the market will not be excited.

Marianne Lake, JPMorgan Chase: The US economy continues to show "good resilience", and we see a slight increase in consumer holiday spending.General Staff of the Chadian Army: French troops began to leave Chad. On December 10th, local time, the General Staff of the Chadian Army announced that French troops stationed in Chad began to gradually leave Chad that day. On November 28, 2024, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chad announced the termination of the security and defense cooperation agreement with France revised in September 2019. On December 10th, several French warplanes took off from N 'Djamena airport, the capital of Chad, leaving Chad, which marked the official start of the French withdrawal.The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it would provide 6.1 billion U.S. dollars to Micron Technology, a chip company. On December 10, a statement issued by the White House showed that the U.S. Department of Commerce signed a contract with Micron Technology, the largest computer memory chip manufacturer in the United States, to provide 6.1 billion U.S. dollars to Micron Technology. In addition, the US Department of Commerce also announced that it has reached a preliminary agreement with Micron Technology, which will provide an additional $275 million for the expansion of Micron Technology's factory in Manacas, Virginia.