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Mark Long will convene representatives of most political parties to hold consultations on the candidate for prime minister on the 10th. On December 9th, local time, the Elysee Palace announced that French President Mark Long would invite representatives of all political parties except the far-left party "Unyielding France" and the far-right National Union to hold consultations on the candidate for prime minister at the Elysee Palace at 14: 00 on December 10th, and try his best to find a way to reach an agreement so as to form a government in the interests of all.Granite Vehicle Ventures LLC sued Tesla in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, alleging that its fully automatic driving (FSD) function infringed U.S. patents 11,597,402, 11,738,765 and 12,037,004.Volkswagen will resume its protracted cost-cutting negotiations with workers next week, and Volkswagen and the labor union will continue negotiations next week, because the two sides still have differences on how to make the automaker more competitive. Arne Meiswinkel, the chief negotiator of the management, said on Monday night that the two sides will hold the fifth round of negotiations again on December 16th to discuss the restructuring of the Volkswagen brand.

The monetary policy is moderately loose. Many chief brokers actively interpret "extraordinary countercyclical adjustment". On December 9, the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting to analyze and study the economic work in 2025. The meeting released many new signals, such as the change of monetary policy from "flexible and moderate" to "moderately loose". In an interview, a number of brokerage chiefs believe that liquidity support may increase in the future to better serve the development of the real economy. (Securities Times)The State Council, USA: American hostage envoy Roger Carstens has arrived in Beirut, and we are urging all parties to support this effort.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.

Murdoch, a media tycoon, failed in his attempt to change the family trust. Edmund Gorman, a court Commissioner in Nevada, USA, concluded in a ruling filed on Saturday that Rupert Murdoch should not change his family trust and concentrate the control of his media empire in the hands of his son Lachlan, and that Murdoch showed "malice" in his efforts to modify the irrevocable trust. At present, the trust plan will distribute the control of the company to Rupert Murdoch's four children, Lackland, James, Elizabeth and Prudence, equally after his death.The State Council, USA: In recent days, the United States has communicated with some Syrian groups through intermediaries.On Monday, the price of Brent crude oil futures for January delivery on the European Intercontinental Exchange rose by $1.02, or 1.43%, to close at $72.14 a barrel. The New York Mercantile Exchange's West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures for January delivery rose 1.17 US dollars, or 1.74%, to close at 68.37 US dollars per barrel.