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EIA: The net import of crude oil in the United States will drop by 20% in 2025. The us energy information administration (EIA) said on Tuesday that it is expected that the net import of crude oil in the United States will drop by 20% to 1.9 million barrels per day next year, which will be the lowest level since 1971, suggesting that the output of the United States will increase and the demand of refineries will decrease. EIA said in its Short-term Energy Outlook in December that the US oil production is expected to increase from 13.24 million barrels per day in 2024 to 13.52 million barrels per day in 2025. EIA also said that the crude oil processing capacity of refineries will be 16 million barrels per day in 2025, a decrease of 200,000 barrels per day compared with 2024. EIA now predicts that the average spot price of Brent crude oil in 2025 will be $73.58 per barrel, which is lower than the previous forecast of $76.06 per barrel. The average spot price of crude oil in the United States is $69.12 per barrel, which is lower than the last forecast of $71.60 per barrel.Apple will provide Globalstar satellite connection for smart watches, and Apple plans to provide Globalstar satellite communication function on smart watch devices. Future models will provide blood pressure testing tools, and the new watch will adopt MediaTek for the first time. The share price of Globalstar US stocks jumped, with an increase of as high as 21%.Hungarian Prime Minister Orban will meet with Turkish President Erdogan in Ankara on Thursday to discuss the conflict between Ukraine and the Middle East.

Goldman Sachs: "According to our basic forecast, the tanker freight will drop slightly in the next few years, but if the diversion of tankers in the Red Sea and Russia ends, the tanker freight will further drop by 30%."An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 occurred in Andre Yanov Islands, which was officially determined by China Seismological Network. At 02: 04 on December 11th, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 occurred in Andre Yanov Islands (51.05 degrees north latitude and 177.10 degrees west longitude) with a focal depth of 10 kilometers.During the year, the amount of A-share repurchase has exceeded 160 billion yuan, and "cancellation" has become the mainstream. Wind data shows that 2,446 repurchase schemes have been implemented this year, involving more than 160 billion yuan, far exceeding the level of last year. Different from the past, the current wave of buybacks is characterized by great strength, short term, quick implementation and large number of cancelled buybacks. At the same time, with the support of special loans for stock repurchase, more and more listed companies join the buyback team. Not only are there a large number of listed companies participating in the repurchase, but the "efficiency" of this round of repurchase is also high, and the short term and quick implementation have become a point of view. At the same time, write-off repurchase has become the mainstream. In addition to Hikvision, Kweichow Moutai plans to implement a share repurchase plan with its own funds of 3 billion to 6 billion yuan, and the repurchased shares will be used to cancel and reduce the registered capital of the company. In addition, companies such as Wuxi PharmaTech, Jiu 'an Medical, and Yili Co., Ltd. disclosed repurchase plans with a ceiling of more than 1 billion yuan, and all of them were used for capital reduction and cancellation. (Securities Times)

Uzbekistan: Timur Ishmetov was approved as the governor of the central bank.The price of air tickets on popular routes has increased by 60%, and the anti-season tour and island tour during the Spring Festival are hot. There are still 49 days before the Spring Festival in 2025, and the popularity of the holiday tourism market has increased significantly. On December 11th, the reporter was informed that air ticket booking for some platforms in Spring Festival travel rush has been quietly opened, and air tickets for some popular routes such as Sanya in Hainan and Xiamen in Fujian have increased significantly. (beijing business today)The Hang Seng Index closed roughly flat overnight at 20,435.00. The Hang Seng Technology Index closed down 0.22% at 4,618.00 points overnight.