Qin Xinghua, Anneng Logistics: Under the general tone of "Striving for Progress in Stability", the logistics industry is welcoming new opportunities for development. The Central Economic Work Conference was held in Beijing from December 11 to 12. The conference analyzed the current economic situation and deployed economic work in 2025. Qin Xinghua, founder, CEO and president of Anneng Logistics, said that this meeting has made various plans for economic work next year, and a comprehensive and systematic layout is of great significance to the overall improvement and sustainable development of the economy. The meeting put forward key measures such as "solidly promoting high-quality development", "expanding domestic demand in all directions" and establishing the implementation of "more active fiscal policy" and "moderately loose monetary policy", and finalized the general tone of "striving for progress while maintaining stability" for economic development in 2025. It is foreseeable that the economic and social development situation will be stable and good next year, and the high-quality development trend will become more prominent. "As an important link in the economic development chain, the logistics industry will usher in new development opportunities under this economic background." Qin Xinghua was encouraged by the development of the enterprise.Fu Bao Information: The spot price of lithium carbonate is temporarily stable. Today, the battery-grade lithium carbonate in Fu Bao reported 75,750 yuan/ton. According to the data released by Fu Bao Lithium Power Network, the spot basis index of electric carbon is -660 yuan/ton (flat); Battery-grade lithium carbonate reported 75,500 yuan/ton (-250 yuan/ton); Industrial grade lithium carbonate (comprehensive) reported 73,500 yuan/ton (flat); The average price of battery-grade lithium carbonate is 75,750 yuan/ton (-100 yuan/ton); Lithium hydroxide index reported 70,677 yuan/ton (flat); Spodumene (SC5% in Africa) reported 535 USD/ton (flat); Spodumene (China CIF6%) reported $810/ton (flat); The spodumene index (5%≤Li2O<6%) was reported as 5750 yuan/ton (flat); The lepidolite index (2%≤Li2O<4%) was reported at 2150 yuan/ton (flat); Bauxite (7%≤Li2O<8%) is reported at 8540 yuan/ton (flat); Lithium-rich aluminum electrolyte index reported 2135 yuan/ton (flat); Fu Bao brine (lithium sulfate) discount coefficient reported 76% (flat).The financial technology companies supported by Wal-Mart are valued at $2.5 billion. The traditional banking industry is under threat. Wal-Mart is injecting more funds into its newly-started financial start-ups, obtaining a valuation of $2.5 billion for this company, and indicating its ambition to further set foot in the financial services industry. According to informed sources, the world's largest retailer is jointly leading the financing of more than 300 million US dollars with investment company Ribbit Capital. This marks a new valuation for the company named One, in which Wal-Mart holds a majority stake. Wal-Mart has been providing products to many customers and employees in order to gain a greater foothold in the field of financial services. For the financial industry, the threat of Wal-Mart and other companies encroaching on its territory is getting closer and closer. Just last year, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon mentioned the competitive threat of Wal-Mart and other enterprises, pointing out that its hundreds of millions of customers and huge resources at its disposal were "extraordinary competitive advantages".
The financial technology companies supported by Wal-Mart are valued at $2.5 billion. The traditional banking industry is under threat. Wal-Mart is injecting more funds into its newly-started financial start-ups, obtaining a valuation of $2.5 billion for this company, and indicating its ambition to further set foot in the financial services industry. According to informed sources, the world's largest retailer is jointly leading the financing of more than 300 million US dollars with investment company Ribbit Capital. This marks a new valuation for the company named One, in which Wal-Mart holds a majority stake. Wal-Mart has been providing products to many customers and employees in order to gain a greater foothold in the field of financial services. For the financial industry, the threat of Wal-Mart and other companies encroaching on its territory is getting closer and closer. Just last year, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon mentioned the competitive threat of Wal-Mart and other enterprises, pointing out that its hundreds of millions of customers and huge resources at its disposal were "extraordinary competitive advantages".A large quantity is enough, exceeding 10,000 tons! Chilean cherries arrived in Nansha Port of Guangzhou at a fresh rate. At 3: 00 am on December 13th, after a 22-day voyage of 20,000 kilometers, the first express line of cherries in Nansha Port of Guangzhou Port this year, "Crever Demaji", docked at Nansha Phase II Terminal of Guangzhou Port. This ship is the first ship imported in large quantities in China this year, carrying 538 cabinets of Chilean cherries and weighing more than 11,000 tons. This batch of "star fruits" takes only 2 hours at the earliest from unloading to reaching the market. It is reported that the first batch of cherries directly picked up by the boat arrived at Jiangnan Fruit Wholesale Market before 7: 00 this morning, officially announcing the opening of the cherry season in 2024-2025. (CCTV News)By the end of November, more than 1,400 enterprises in Shenzhen had participated in the pilot of high-level opening of cross-border trade and investment. The reporter learned from the People's Bank of Shenzhen that since the pilot of high-level opening of cross-border trade and investment was launched in Shenzhen, by the end of November, more than 1,400 enterprises in Shenzhen had participated in the pilot, with a business scale exceeding 90 billion US dollars. Among them, the newly registered amount and actual inflow of foreign debts of Shenzhen enterprises increased by 2.6 times and 3.1 times respectively year-on-year, which became another "facilitation" channel to attract and utilize long-term foreign investment.
Shen Zhiqun, China Investment Association: Accelerate the formation of technology and finance service support system with equity investment as the mainstay. On December 13th, the 2024 Yangtze River Economic Belt (Gongqingcheng) Fund Innovation and Development Conference with the theme of "Science and Technology Innovation Empowers High-quality Development and Venture Capital Helps' 1269' Action Plan" was held in Gongqingcheng, Jiangxi Province. Shen Zhiqun, Chairman of the Venture Capital Committee of China Investment Association and Assistant to the former President of the Macro Institute of the National Development and Reform Commission, delivered a speech at the conference. Venture capital is an important capital force to promote scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation. Especially under the impetus of policies, an ecological environment that fully supports and promotes the high-quality development of venture capital is gradually taking shape and constantly improving and optimizing. (SSE)Zheng Meiji: It is planned to acquire 16.61% equity of the holding subsidiary Yaxinke Nanjing at RMB 699 million. Zheng Meiji (601717) announced on the evening of December 13th that the company plans to use its own funds of RMB 699 million (including tax) to acquire 16.61% of Yaxinke Nanjing held by other shareholders of the holding subsidiary Yaxinke Industrial Technology (Nanjing) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Yaxinke Nanjing").Turkish Foreign Minister held talks with US Secretary of State to discuss the situation in Syria. On December 13th, local time, Turkish Foreign Minister Feidan held talks with US Secretary of State Blinken, focusing on the latest development of the situation in Syria. Feidan said that the talks discussed the cooperation between Turkey and the United States. The primary task of the two countries is to ensure the stability of Syria and prevent extremist organizations "Islamic State" and the PKK from occupying a dominant position in Syria. In addition, the advancement of the armed "Syrian National Army" supported by Turkey in the region is also one of the topics. Blinken revealed that the United States and Turkey have reached a broad consensus on the future of Syria. The two sides discussed the future role of the United States and Turkey in Syria and the necessity of continuing efforts to crack down on the extremist organization "Islamic State". (CCTV News)