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CEO of Goldman Sachs: Investment banking activities may reach or exceed the 10-year average in 2025.French President Macron hopes to appoint a new prime minister within 48 hours. French President Macron called representatives of most political parties at the Elysee Palace on the afternoon of December 10th local time to discuss the establishment of the new government and the choice of prime minister. The meeting lasted for three hours. The far-left party "Unyielding France" and the far-right party National Union are not invited. According to the information disclosed by the participants, Macron hopes that the political parties can reach an agreement that at least will not overthrow the new government, and hopes to appoint a new prime minister within 48 hours.CEO of Goldman Sachs: Investment banking activities may reach or exceed the 10-year average in 2025.

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.The Nasdaq fluctuated lower and turned lower, after rising more than 0.7%.Market information: Ronen Bar, director of Israel National Security Agency, and Herzi Halevi, chief of staff of Israel Defense Forces, visited Cairo today and met with Hassan Rashad, head of Egyptian intelligence department, and senior Egyptian military officials.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization: I still believe that countries will finalize the international convention on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response before May 2025.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: If Syria transfers weapons to Hezbollah, Syria will pay the price.White House: We are discussing with Turkey the current situation of detention facilities in Syria and our concerns about the possibility of opening these facilities.