The USDA raised Ukraine's corn production in 2024/25 from the previous 26.2 million tons to 26.5 million tons.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that it has destroyed more than 70% of Syria's military forces. The IDF issued a statement saying that up to now, the Israeli military has attacked 320 strategic targets in Syria and destroyed weapons that may fall into the hands of hostile forces. According to Israeli military estimates, more than 70% of Syria's military forces have been destroyed. The statement said that the Israeli army will continue to deploy troops in the military buffer zone on the Israeli-Syrian border in the Golan Heights. The IDF stressed that, depending on the development of the situation, the army may eventually be stationed for a long time.Diego Guevara, Colombia's new finance minister, said that tax reform may increase the budget by 9.8 trillion pesos in 2025.
United Nations report: Three quarters of the earth's land is gradually dry due to climate change. The 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (COP 16) was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from December 2 to 13. On the 9th, the United Nations released a report during the meeting, saying that about three-quarters of the world's land has gradually become dry due to climate change. The report found that in the 30 years before 2020, about 77.6% of the world's land became drier than before. At present, except Antarctica, the dry land area accounts for about 40% of the global land area. Between 1990 and 2020 alone, the global dry land area increased by 4.3 million square kilometers.The suspect in the murder case of CEO of United Health Insurance will receive an extradition hearing in Pennsylvania on Tuesday.Report: Last year, the average monthly income of take-away workers in China was 6,803 yuan, ranking among the top three among blue-collar workers. Cui Zhongfu, vice president and secretary general of China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing, said that in 2023, the number of instant delivery orders in China reached 42 billion, and the number of delivery users exceeded 700 million. It is estimated that in 2024, the size of instant delivery orders in China will exceed 48 billion. According to the Research Report on the Employment of Blue-collar Groups in China in 2023 released by China Research Center for New Employment Forms, the average monthly income of Chinese takeout workers in 2023 was 6,803 yuan, which was significantly higher than the average monthly income of blue-collar groups of 6,043 yuan, ranking among the top three in the income of blue-collar groups.
CEO of Goldman Sachs (GS. N): It is important to find a suitable way to finalize the rules of Basel III next year.CEO of Goldman Sachs (GS. N): The government pays more attention to growth, which will benefit our business. The Trump administration may implement an agenda to support growth.CEO of Goldman Sachs: The market's response to tariffs will depend on the specific implementation.