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[Musk's Trillion-Dollar Compensation Plan to be Vote Next Week, Public Debate Erupts with Consulting Firms] 1. Tesla will hold a shareholder vote next week to decide whether to approve CEO Elon Musk's approximately $1 trillion compensation plan. Recently, several consulting firms that provide voting advice to institutional investors—including Glass Lewis and ISS—have publicly expressed their opposition to the plan. 2. This statement has triggered a strong reaction from Musk. In public comments, he accused these consulting firms of being "utterly stupid," stating, "I'm here building an 'army of robots,' and I could be kicked out of the company because of the completely incompetent advice from ISS and Glass Lewis." This controversy has further heightened the attention surrounding this shareholder vote.

[OPEC+ Representative: Slight December Production Increase to be Approved, Continuing Slow Pace of Increase] 1. According to an OPEC+ representative, the alliance plans to formally approve a slight increase in crude oil production again in December at its online meeting on Sunday. Major member countries, led by Saudi Arabia, are expected to pass the resolution at the meeting, restoring approximately 137,000 barrels per day of suspended production capacity. 2. This increase is consistent with the slight increases implemented in October and November, indicating that OPEC+ is continuing its cautious pace of production increases. The alliance is currently slowly restoring 1.65 million barrels per day of production that was suspended two years ago, while another batch of capacity was rapidly restored earlier this year.

[Israeli Prime Minister: Gaza Clearance Operations Continue, Emphasizing Hamas Disarmament as Core Objective] 1. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that the Israeli military continues to encounter remnants of Hamas in areas already under Israeli control in Gaza, and is currently conducting a systematic clearing operation. He reiterated that Israel's core principle is to achieve "disarmament of Hamas" and "demilitarization of the Gaza Strip," adding that this goal has been endorsed by US President Trump. 2. Netanyahu pointed out that if the current strategy fails to achieve its objectives, Israel is prepared to shift to alternative solutions. He also emphasized that Israel will not tolerate Lebanon becoming a new front and will take necessary actions to prevent Hezbollah from rearming, pledging to eliminate the Houthi threat at all costs.

Egyptian Prime Minister: We call on Israeli troops to withdraw from five outposts in southern Lebanon, and we support reconstruction. We support everything the Lebanese government has done to maintain national security and condemn Israel's attacks on southern Lebanon.

A spokesperson for the Nigerian presidential palace stated that Nigeria welcomes US assistance in combating terrorism, provided that Nigeria's territorial integrity is respected.

Kuwait Central Bank: Broad money supply (M2) grew by 4.09% year-on-year in September, and bank lending to the private sector grew by 6.43% in September.