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SOMO, Iraq's national oil marketing organization: Iraq will set the official selling price of Basra Intermediate crude oil sold to North America and South America in January next year at a discount of $1.5 per barrel. Iraq will set the official sales price of Basra Intermediate crude oil sold to Europe in January next year at a discount of $5.5/barrel compared with the spot Brent crude oil price.Without the government's approval, the South Korean National Assembly passed the budget reduction bill for next year. On the 10th, the South Korean National Assembly held a plenary meeting and adopted a cut version of the 2025 budget with a total amount of 673.3 trillion won (about 3.41 trillion yuan). According to Yonhap News Agency, this is the first time that the South Korean National Assembly passed the budget without agreement between the ruling party and the opposition party. In the 300-seat parliament, 278 members voted on the budget, 183 were in favor, 94 were against and 1 abstained. The ruling National Power Party and some opposition party members voted against it. This budget is one of the focal points of the recent struggle between the ruling and opposition parties in South Korea and one of the factors inducing the current political chaos. The original budget proposed by the government was 677.4 trillion won, but the largest opposition party, the Common Democratic Party, demanded a reduction of 4.1 trillion won, mainly involving the government reserve fund, the special activity expenses of the presidential secretary's office and the national security office, the special work expenses and special activity expenses of the procuratorate and the supervision institute. (Xinhua News Agency)After the decline in the second quarter, the labor cost in the third quarter of the United States was revised downwards. After the decline in the previous three months, the increase in labor cost in the third quarter of the United States was lower than the initial value, further proving that the job market is no longer a source of inflationary pressure. According to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday, the unit labor cost increased at an annualized rate of 0.8% from July to September, and decreased by 1.1% after revision in the previous quarter. The initial value of labor costs showed an increase of 1.9% in the third quarter. The adjustment of these two cycles reflects the downward adjustment of hourly salary. During the period from July to September, the annual rate of productivity increased by 2.2%, which was not revised, compared with 2.1% in the previous quarter.

Kunlun Digital Intelligence and Hikvision reached a cooperation to jointly promote the digital transformation of the oil and gas industry. On December 9, Kunlun Digital Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd. and Hikvision held a signing ceremony for the cooperation framework agreement in Beijing. According to the cooperation agreement, the two sides will give full play to their respective advantages, actively explore and promote the digital and intelligent application of intelligent IOT technology to improve production efficiency and reduce operating costs, and provide a solid guarantee for energy security. The two sides will jointly develop more professional and valuable digital oil and gas solutions to help industry customers achieve efficient and safe operation and management. At the same time, the two sides will also carry out in-depth cooperation in marketing and brand building to enhance each other's market visibility, create greater commercial value and help the industry transform and upgrade.Jingu shares: Avatar's low-carbon wheel project was supported by ultra-long-term special national debt funds. According to Jingu shares, recently, the National Development and Reform Commission issued the list of the second batch of ultra-long-term special national debt funds to support equipment renewal projects in 2024. The Avatar low-carbon wheel production line project of Jingu Co., Ltd. received this batch of ultra-long-term special national debt of 32.17 million yuan, which was funded by the central government.Market News: Siemens Medical AG acquires Advanced Accelerator Applied Molecular Imaging Company.

In the third quarter of the United States, the productivity growth of 2.2% was in line with expectations. According to the data of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the productivity in the third quarter increased by 2.2% year-on-year, which was in line with expectations. The forecast range of 32 economists is 2.1% to 2.8%. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics announced earlier that the initial productivity in the third quarter increased by 2.2%.Michael Del Pozzo, president of Hershey's American candy business, will leave his post and return to his old club Pepsi. On December 10th, local time, American chocolate manufacturer Hershey (NYSE: HSY) announced that Michael Del Pozzo, president of American candy business, will leave his post on December 12th, 2024. Michele Buck, President and CEO of Hershey, will take the leading position in the candy business in the United States, and the company will look for successors from internal and external candidates. Del Pozzo will return to PepsiCo and take up a new leadership position.Canadian Finance Minister: Canada will reduce the debt-to-GDP ratio in the medium term.