Standard & Poor's: Cyprus is upgraded to A-, and the outlook is stable. The economic and financial situation (in the euro zone) performed well, so the rating was upgraded.US officials said that the US military had sent Travis Timmerman, an American detained in Syria, out of the country.Broadcom closed up 24% and its market value increased by $206 billion in a single day.
Italian President: The escalation of violence against civilians in Gaza is unacceptable. On December 13th, local time, Italian President Mattarella and Italian Prime Minister meloni respectively met with visiting Palestinian President Abbas in Rome. During the meeting, Italian President Mattarella said that the escalating violence against civilians, women and children in Gaza was unacceptable. Italy is committed to a real ceasefire in Gaza and hopes to realize the "two-state solution" immediately.Johnson & Johnson shares rose 0.4%.According to people familiar with the matter, Verkada, a surveillance camera startup, negotiated to raise $200 million at a valuation of $4.5 billion, led by venture capital firm General Catalyst.
Bank deposits in the United States last week were $17.839 trillion, compared with $17.629 trillion in the previous week.On Friday (December 13th), the won finally fell by 0.38% to 1,435.34 won against the US dollar, approaching the bottom of 1,444.09 won on December 4th, when the "curfew farce night" appeared, with a cumulative drop of 0.87% this week. South Korea's ETF EWY, which is listed in the US, is currently up 0.70% to $55.87, and has risen 1.65% so far this week.Barclays lowered the target price of MGM International Hotel Group from 50.00 to 46.00.