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According to statistics, since November, a total of 138 A-share listed companies have announced plans to increase their holdings, of which 88 have disclosed specific plans to increase their holdings. Judging from the upper limit of the amount to be increased, if all listed companies increase their holdings, the total increase will exceed 25.3 billion yuan. In terms of industries, the number of listed companies that have recently released plans to increase their holdings is mainly concentrated in three major industries: transportation, machinery and equipment, and electronics, with 10 companies. Statistics show that 48 listed companies intend to increase their holdings by more than 100 million yuan, among which 8 listed companies have announced that their holdings will reach 1 billion yuan or more, including Dongfang Shenghong, China Jushi, Lujiazui and Sailun Tire. Among the listed companies that have issued plans to increase their holdings since November, 29 companies indicated that the sources of funds include special loan funds. (Securities Times)EIA: The net import of crude oil in the United States will drop by 20% in 2025. The us energy information administration (EIA) said on Tuesday that it is expected that the net import of crude oil in the United States will drop by 20% to 1.9 million barrels per day next year, which will be the lowest level since 1971, suggesting that the output of the United States will increase and the demand of refineries will decrease. EIA said in its Short-term Energy Outlook in December that the US oil production is expected to increase from 13.24 million barrels per day in 2024 to 13.52 million barrels per day in 2025. EIA also said that the crude oil processing capacity of refineries will be 16 million barrels per day in 2025, a decrease of 200,000 barrels per day compared with 2024. EIA now predicts that the average spot price of Brent crude oil in 2025 will be $73.58 per barrel, which is lower than the previous forecast of $76.06 per barrel. The average spot price of crude oil in the United States is $69.12 per barrel, which is lower than the last forecast of $71.60 per barrel.Wall Street consultants expect the deal-making business to heat up in the Trump era. Wall Street M&A consultants said that the expected regulatory relaxation will promote M&A activities and initial public offerings in the coming year, and companies are regaining the transaction manual. Christina Minnis, head of global credit financing and global acquisitions at Goldman Sachs, said that given Donald Trump's policy commitments during the presidential campaign, "I think the outside world may think that M&A activities in the United States may be slightly strengthened."

South Korea's unemployment rate in November was 2.7%, expected to be 2.7%, and the previous value was 2.70%.The quarterly rate of manufacturing activity in New Zealand in the third quarter was -1.2%, and the previous value was 0.60%.The Houthi armed forces in Yemen claimed to have attacked two American destroyers and three frigates in the Gulf of Aden. The Houthi armed forces in Yemen issued a statement announcing military operations against a series of targets, including attacking "two American destroyers and three frigates" in the Gulf of Aden, and attacking regional targets such as Jaffa in Israel.

Argentine President Millai: Argentina's economy will grow in 2025 and inflation will decline.The murder suspect of the CEO of the insurance giant resisted "extradition" to new york, and the protracted court offensive and defensive war was started. The suspect Luigi Mangione, who was shot dead by Brian Thompson, an executive of UnitedHealth Group Inc, in Manhattan, new york, USA, objected to extraditing himself to new york to face second-degree murder's charges, thus opening the curtain for a judicial procedure that may be a year without a month. On Tuesday (December 10th), at a court hearing in Pennsylvania, the defendant's lawyer said that he would fight against any request to transfer him to new york. "My client is not giving up the extradition hearing here today," said Thomas M. Dickey, Mangione's attorney.South Korean President Yin Xiyue prefers to be impeached rather than resigned. (Chosun Ilbo)