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EIA: The growth rate of global crude oil demand in 2024 is expected to be 900,000 barrels per day. EIA's short-term energy outlook report shows that the growth rate of global crude oil demand in 2024 is expected to be 900,000 barrels per day, compared with the previous forecast of 1 million barrels per day. The growth rate of global crude oil demand in 2025 is expected to be 1.3 million barrels per day, compared with the previous forecast of 1.3 million barrels per day.Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization: It is estimated that about 10,000 people have been displaced in Syria since the Syrian opposition began to attack. We have delivered trauma and surgical supplies to Damascus Hospital and made efforts to provide more material support.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.

CEO of Goldman Sachs (GS. N): The government pays more attention to growth, which will benefit our business. The Trump administration may implement an agenda to support growth.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: Investment banking activities may reach or exceed the 10-year average in 2025.

The Israeli military says it has cracked down on 320 strategic targets in Syria since the weekend.CEO of Goldman Sachs: The market's response to tariffs will depend on the specific implementation.CEO of Goldman Sachs: The bank expects that the regulatory environment will be more favorable.