Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will receive a new medical treatment on Thursday to prevent further brain bleeding, the Sao Paulo newspaper reported.FBI Director Wray will resign before Trump takes office, ending his term ahead of schedule. Christopher Wray, director of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), announced that he will resign before President-elect Trump takes office (sworn in on January 20, 2025), ending his historic and turbulent term as the head of the highest law enforcement agency in the United States ahead of schedule. Wray said in a statement that he plans to resign at the end of Biden's presidency next month. Trump, who will take office on January 20, made it clear that he will not be allowed to continue as the director of the FBI, although Wray's 10-year term will not end until 2027. Trump posted on Truth Social on November 30th that he planned to nominate loyal ally Kash Patel as the director of the FBI.Turkish President Erdogan: We have reached a joint memorandum with Ethiopia and Somalia.
Nymex January natural gas futures closed up about 6.80% to $3.3780 per million british thermal unit.Bank of Canada: Trump's tariff threat has brought "significant" uncertainty to Canada's economy. Bank of Canada Governor Mackler said on Wednesday that US President-elect Trump promised to impose a 25% tariff on goods imported from Canada at the beginning of his term of office, which constitutes an uncertain factor and may aggravate the general economic chaos in Canada.Fitch: Steady reserves, reduced liabilities, and prudent budget management have prepared American state and local governments for 2025.
According to informed sources, Stada Arzneimittel AG, a pharmaceutical company focusing on consumer health care, sounded out investors' interest before the German IPO. The company may raise about 1.5 billion euros ($1.6 billion) through an IPO.Sochi airport in Russia suspended flights for security reasons. On the evening of December 11, local time, Sochi International Airport in southern Russia temporarily stopped flights for security reasons. (CCTV)Brazil's Vale said it had reached an agreement with the US Department of Energy to provide financing of $282.9 million for the Louisiana plant until 2031.