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US stocks fell, with the S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow Jones all down 0.1%.Google will appeal against the decision of the Turkish competition authority, which decided to fine Google 2.61 billion lira ($75 million) for taking advantage of its dominant position in the advertising server service market. Google said on Friday that it intends to appeal this decision. A spokesman for the company said that the decision of the Turkish competition authority did not take into account the fierce competition, and there were many choices for advertising buyers and sellers.The pharmacy chain WBA rose to 4%. It is reported that Sycamore Partners LP is arranging a debt financing plan for the acquisition of WBA. Sycamore has contacted lenders such as Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase.

US lawmakers say it is too early to lift sanctions against Syria, and US Republican and Democratic senators say it is too early to consider lifting sanctions against Syria after President Assad steps down, which shows that Washington is unlikely to change its policy in the short term.US Secretary of State Blinken visited Baghdad to discuss the Syrian issue with Iraqi Prime Minister. On December 13th, local time, US Secretary of State Blinken visited the Iraqi capital Baghdad and held talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Sudani on the Syrian issue. The State Council has not announced the itinerary of Blinken's visit before.Economists predict that the Fed will only cut interest rates three times next year. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg expect that the Fed will cut interest rates for the third time in a row this month, and lower the expected number of interest rate cuts next year. The market expects Federal Reserve Chairman Powell and his colleagues to cut interest rates by 25 basis points next week. If the expectation is true, it means that interest rates have been lowered by 1 percentage point since September. Next year's interest rate cut will slow down faster than officials expected three months ago. Most economists predict that interest rates will be cut only three times in 2025 because of the small progress in fighting inflation.

Anteris Technologies Global Corp. (AVR)' s U.S. IPO opened flat on the first day, at $6. This medical equipment supplier aims to improve the quality of life of patients with aortic stenosis.Brazilian President Lula: He will return to work soon after a good recovery from surgery. Brazilian President Lula posted a video on social media for the first time after undergoing head surgery. Lula said that he has been able to walk around the hospital, and this week's surgery has recovered very well. Lula said that he would be "ready to go home soon and continue to work".Shanghai Nickel closed down over 2%, Shanghai Tin fell over 1%, alumina rose about 1%, international copper closed down 0.51%, Shanghai Copper closed down 0.51%, Shanghai Aluminum closed down 0.22%, Shanghai Zinc closed up 0.25%, Shanghai Lead closed down 0.69%, Shanghai Nickel closed down 2.40% and Shanghai Tin closed down 1.62%. Alumina closed up 1.09% at night. Stainless steel night plate closed down 0.92%.