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African stock market | South Africa's stock index closed down more than 0.4%, led by basic metal mining stocks Glencore, Anglo-American and BHP Billiton. On Tuesday (December 10th), South Africa's FTSE /JSE Africa Leading 40 Tradeable Index closed down 0.44% to 78,703.60 points. Glencore, a constituent stock, closed down 2.56%, Anglo-American Company fell 1.99%, BHP Billiton Group fell 1.74%, ranking third from the bottom, Jintian Company rose 0.75%, ranking sixth, and harmony Gold rose 0.81%, ranking fifth. The South African rand is currently down 0.56% against the US dollar, temporarily reporting 17.8720 rand, which is the highest level since November 11, which was set on Monday.CEO of Goldman Sachs (GS. N): If the regulator allows, it will evaluate its participation in the Bitcoin or Ethereum market.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.

Aviation Materials Co., Ltd.: It is planned to increase the capital of Nuclear Aviation Materials by 60 million yuan, with an estimated shareholding ratio of 34.1655%. Aviation Materials Co., Ltd. announced that the company will use its own funds of 60 million yuan to increase the capital of Nuclear Aviation Materials, with an estimated shareholding ratio of 34.1655% after the capital increase. After the completion of this capital increase, the registered capital of Hexing Aviation Materials increased by 4.982 million yuan, all of which were subscribed by the company. Hexing Aviation Materials is mainly engaged in the research and production of high-strength and high-precision aluminum alloy materials and related products, and its products are mainly used in nuclear industry, aerospace and other fields. The purpose of this capital increase is to expand the company's layout of advanced aluminum alloy products and enhance the production capacity and profitability of nuclear aviation materials. The capital increase price is determined to be 12.04 yuan/registered capital with reference to the recorded net assets evaluation value of Hexing Aviation Materials. The transaction still needs the approval of the state-owned assets supervision and administration institution.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.Boeing 737 resumed production and its delivery hit a four-year low. Boeing said that it delivered 13 commercial aircraft in November, a four-year low, and all the delivered aircraft came from inventory. After a 53-day strike, Boeing's 737 aircraft production line in Renton, south of Seattle, Washington, USA, fully resumed production.

The Houthi armed forces in Yemen said that they attacked two American destroyers and three accompanying ships in the Gulf of Aden.Ministry of Education: Continue to improve the popularization level of compulsory education for autistic children. At the kick-off meeting of the national special education resource center for autistic children held this afternoon (11th), the relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Education introduced that autistic children have been included in the scope of special education and will continue to improve the popularization level of compulsory education for autistic children. (CCTV News)Diego Guevara, Colombia's new finance minister, said that tax reform may increase the budget by 9.8 trillion pesos in 2025.