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Wells Fargo lowered the target price of LyondellBasell from $105.00 to $95.00.Us energy information administration lowered its forecast of global oil demand in 2025 from 104.4 million barrels per day last month to 104.3 million barrels per day. By 2025, the net import of crude oil in the United States will drop by 20% to 1.9 million barrels per day, the lowest level since 1971.Alaska Airlines says passengers are willing to pay more for advanced class on long-haul flights.

Jon Finer, US Deputy National Security Adviser: The new administration will decide how to deal with the Ukrainian issue.Many European countries have announced the suspension of accepting Syrian citizens' asylum applications. At present, many European governments have announced the suspension of accepting Syrian citizens' asylum applications. The German Ministry of the Interior said on the 9th that it would no longer accept applications for asylum from Syrian citizens until the political situation in Syria was further clarified. Austrian Prime Minister Karl Nehmer has instructed the Ministry of the Interior to suspend the acceptance of Syrian citizens' asylum applications and evaluate all previously approved applications. British Foreign Secretary David Lamy warned in a parliamentary briefing on the situation in Syria on the 9th that the current situation may lead to more refugees flooding into Europe. In addition, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and other countries have also announced the suspension of accepting Syrian citizens' asylum applications.The U.S. military statement said that senior U.S. generals in Middle East affairs visited U.S. troops in Syria.

French official: French President Macron is trying to avoid holding new French parliamentary elections before 2027.During the year, the amount of A-share repurchase has exceeded 160 billion yuan, which has become the mainstream, and the repurchase tide of A-share listed companies continues to heat up. Wind data shows that 2446 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. Ye Xiaojie, director of the Finance Department of Shanghai National Accounting Institute, said that share repurchase is a measure for listed companies to release positive signals, indicating that management recognizes the current value of stock investment and helps boost market confidence. For investors, share repurchase means that the number of shares circulating in the market is reduced, which helps to stabilize the stock price. (Securities Times)Tesla's gains expanded to 5%. In the news, Morgan Stanley and Cantor Ftzgerald upgraded the stock rating.