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French President Macron is striving to avoid holding new French parliamentary elections before 2027.CEO of Goldman Sachs: Investment banking activities may reach or exceed the 10-year average in 2025.Syria's new rulers have told business leaders that they seek to turn to a free market economy.

WTI crude oil rose more than 1.00% in the day and is now reported at 68.64 USD/barrel.White House: We are trying our best to learn about journalist Austin Tess (who was kidnapped while reporting in Syria on August 13th, 2012).The EU plans to issue 90 billion euros of bonds in the first half of 2025.

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.White House: US National Security Adviser Sullivan will meet with the families of the hostages on Tuesday.Callas, High Representative of EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: The fall of Assad is a great blow to Putin and the Iranian regime.