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The consumption potential of the trade-in policy continued to be released. According to the VAT invoice data released by State Taxation Administration of The People's Republic of China on December 11th, from January to November, the retail sales revenue of household audio-visual equipment such as televisions and household appliances such as refrigerators increased by 15.9% and 18.7% respectively. The sales revenue of furniture retailing and sanitary ware retailing increased by 16.8% and 12.5% respectively. Experts said that recent data from various aspects show that the effect of the trade-in policy for consumer goods has appeared and the consumption potential has been continuously released. In the next stage, with the continuous expansion of the coverage of the "two new" policies and the recent package of economic incremental policies, the policy effect is expected to be further revealed. (CSI)Brent crude oil rose by 2.00% in the day and is now reported at $73.31/barrel. WTI crude oil hit $70/barrel, up 2.67% in the day.Egypt condemned Israel for launching military operations in Syria. On the 11th local time, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry issued a statement condemning Israel's organized attacks on infrastructure in Syria, its deliberate bombing and destruction of bases, weapons, equipment and military systems in various parts of Syria, and its illegal bases established in Syria. Egypt reiterated its firm opposition to Israel's use of Syria's internal affairs and its current vacuum to undermine Syria's national capacity and occupy Syrian land. Egypt believes that Israel's attacks on Syria systematically violate international law. Egypt warned that Israel's irresponsible policies may cause terrible risks. Egypt calls on the UN Security Council and the international community to shoulder their responsibilities, stop Israel's dangerous escalation in Syria and urge it to respect Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Brazilian President Lula will receive new treatment after brain surgery, and Brazilian President Lula will receive another medical procedure on Thursday, local time, after earlier this week, the Cirio-Lea banes Hospital said in a statement that his health condition was doubtful. The hospital said in a statement on Wednesday that Lula will undergo meningeal artery embolization. Thursday's treatment is aimed at preventing bleeding and reducing the risk. The hospital said in a statement that Lula was able to walk, do physical therapy and visit his family on Wednesday. The hospital said that he had no medical complications. In trading on Wednesday afternoon, the Brazilian real continued its upward trend, rising by 1.6% against the US dollar. Affected by this news, the benchmark Ibovespa stock index rose.Peter Orsag, CEO of Lazard Financial Consultant: We will turn to an environment where antitrust agencies will not have instinctive aversion to large technology companies. We see that many private equity activities are increasing.The Afghan interim government condemned the explosion of the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation. On the 11th local time, Zabihullah Almugahed, spokesman of the Afghan interim government, condemned the death of Khalil Rahman Haqqani, the acting minister of the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation, and expressed condolences to Haqqani's family. According to Dawn News, Zabihullah Almugahed believes that the extremist organization "Islamic State" launched the attack that day. (CCTV)

Citigroup lowered Johnson & Johnson's target price from $185.00 to $175.00.Analyst: The Trump FTC has selected good news for large technology companies. The FTC is about to undergo leadership changes. Wedbush analysts believe that this is a major positive for large technology companies led by Amazon, Meta Platforms and Microsoft. Shares of Amazon and major technology companies rose on Wednesday after President-elect Trump said he would appoint Andrew Ferguson to lead the FTC, replacing Lina Khan, the current FTC chairman. Khan is the main critic of large technology companies. She filed a lawsuit against Meta and Amazon, and also challenged Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard for $69 billion, but it was unsuccessful. Ferguson is a Republican and has served as a member of the Federal Trade Commission. "Christmas in science and technology has come early," Wedbush analyst Dan Ives said in a customer report, adding that "at the critical moment of the artificial intelligence arms race, the' sweat suspense' in science and technology has been eliminated. We expect the strong to be stronger, because Mag 7 has started the M&A engine again, and Microsoft, Oracle Bone Inscriptions, Alphabet, Amazon and Tesla will accelerate the transaction to expand their technology moat. "Iranian President expressed his willingness to expand cooperation with Turkey in various fields. Iranian President Pezexizhiyan said on the 11th that Iran is willing to expand cooperation with Turkey in various fields. According to the statement issued by the Iranian Presidential Palace, when meeting with visiting Turkish Trade Minister Borat in Tehran on the same day, Pezehiqiyan said that Iran will continue to firmly cooperate with Turkey and is willing to expand relations and cooperation with Turkey in various fields. He also stressed the necessity of implementing the bilateral agreements signed before. "Today, one of Iran's problems is the unjust sanctions imposed by the United States and Europe, but we will never bow to them," said Pezehiqiyan. He said that Iran seeks financial cooperation with Turkey to eliminate the influence of the US dollar in bilateral trade. (Xinhua News Agency)