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WTI January crude oil futures closed up 1.17 USD, or 1.74% to 68.37 USD/barrel. Nymex January natural gas futures closed up 3.45% at $3.1820/million British heat.Representatives of entrepreneurs in Taiwan Province: The mainland economy has shown great resilience and vitality. On December 9, 2024, the annual meeting of the Cross-Strait Entrepreneur Summit was held in Xiamen, Fujian. The theme of the annual meeting of the summit is "Building a new era industrial chain between the two sides of the strait to promote cross-strait economic integration and development", including the opening ceremony, keynote speech, special forums of various industrial cooperation promotion groups of the summit and the summary of the annual meeting. More than 700 business people from both sides of the strait attended the meeting. Song Tao, director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, met with Taiwan Province entrepreneurs attending the 2024 Cross-Strait Entrepreneur Summit in Xiamen, Fujian. Representatives of entrepreneurs in Taiwan Province said that the mainland economy has shown strong resilience and vitality, and the prospects for developing new quality productive forces are bright. (CCTV)The application of AI continues to deepen and the prosperity of the sector continues to improve. Recently, a number of artificial intelligence companies have intensively released their latest products, and the related concept sectors in the A-share market are active. Analysts believe that overseas AI applications are growing strongly, and the growth potential of domestic AI applications is expected to explode. On the one hand, the performance of the core AI application companies in US stocks has grown rapidly, further strengthening the AI narrative logic; On the other hand, domestic AI application scenarios are more extensive and have achieved good application results in many fields such as education and office. It is suggested to focus on the growth and liquidity of domestic AI applications.

The front page of the China Securities Journal: Focus on synergy and cohesion to boost confidence in the stock market. The article said that the the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee meeting held on December 9 proposed to "stabilize the property market and the stock market". Market participants believe that the key to stabilizing the stock market is to enhance the internal stability of the market, enhance the investment value of listed companies, crack down on securities crimes, strengthen investor protection, and effectively boost investor confidence. This is a systematic project, involving many aspects, which needs to be exerted in the same direction and form a joint force. The emphasis on coordination, grasping the key, will help to better cohesion and create good conditions for the healthy development of the capital market.According to officials, Qatar began direct communication with the Syrian Sharm el-Liberation Organization on Monday and plans to hold more talks on Tuesday.Argentina's MERVAL index closed up 1.31% to 2.231 million points.

The State Council, USA: The US government is stepping up its efforts to rescue American journalist Austin Tess (who was kidnapped while reporting in Syria on August 13th, 2012). American hostage envoy Roger Carstens has arrived in Beirut, and we are urging all parties to support this effort.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: The Golan Heights will always belong to Israel. After the fall of Assad, isolating Hamas opened the door for reaching a hostage agreement. If Hamas is allowed to control and distribute aid, it cannot be eliminated.Congressional Budget Office (CBO): In October and November 2024 (that is, the first two months of fiscal year 2025), it is estimated that the federal budget deficit will total $622 billion. This amount is $242 billion more than the deficit in the same period of the previous fiscal year.