Market information: The major shareholders of Hershey, an American chocolate manufacturer, will reject the takeover proposal of Yizi International, thinking that the other party's offer is too low.The Global Ecosystem and Transformation Center jointly established by the Ministry of Finance and the World Bank, and the China-World Bank Group Global Ecosystem and Transformation Center jointly established by the Ministry of Finance and the World Bank, with the theme of ecological protection, conforms to the new needs of the times to meet global challenges and is a new achievement of cooperation between China and the World Bank in the new era. At the launching ceremony, Lan Foan, Minister of Finance, said that China adhered to the concept of "Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" and further promoted the three major defense wars of blue sky, clear water and pure land. Over the past decade, the central government has invested nearly 6 trillion yuan to fully guarantee the construction of beautiful China. The "gold content" of China's ecological environment has improved significantly, and the "green content" of its development has increased significantly. (CCTV News)CEO of Bank of America: The sales and trading business is expected to reach a new high in the fourth quarter, and the investment banking business income will jump. On December 11th, the CEO of Bank of America Brian moynihan said that with the "continuous growth" of transactions, the bank's investment banking business income in the fourth quarter may exceed US$ 1.4 billion, with a year-on-year increase of at least 25%. Moynihan also said that the sales and trading business in the fourth quarter should record a year-on-year growth again, achieving a medium-to-high single-digit growth. The bank also expects that the net interest income will continue to grow, which is expected to achieve the guiding target of $14.3 billion given earlier this year.
China's first near-zero carbon port microgrid landed in Jiangsu, and the first near-zero carbon port microgrid, a major innovation pilot of China's new power system construction, was recently built in Lianyungang. The role of microgrid is not "micro", and smart microgrid is a small power distribution system composed of distributed power supply, power load, power distribution facilities, monitoring and protection devices. State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power teamed up with Lianyungang Port to build a "multi-energy complementary" smart microgrid in the port, helping to realize the zero carbon emission of freighters from berthing to loading and unloading. Yang Huadong, Engineering Department of Lianyungang Port Holding Group Co., Ltd. introduced that after all kinds of power generation and power consumption equipment are connected to the microgrid, the annual power generation of clean energy can exceed 6 million kWh. After flexible dispatching through the microgrid, the annual electricity consumption cost can be saved by over 3 million yuan, 21,000 tons of standard coal can be saved and 56,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions can be reduced.ING is bearish on the prospect of commodities next year. It is expected that gold will outshine others. ING said that energy and commodities will be under pressure next year, while the prospect of gold is still bright. According to ING, due to geopolitical concerns, the price of gold is bound to continue this year's record high, and the average price of gold in 2025 will rise from about $2,713 per ounce at present to $2,760 per ounce. Most of the buying will come from central banks seeking diversification of foreign exchange reserves, and the intensification of trade and geopolitical frictions may increase the safe-haven appeal of gold.Leshan Guotou Group and others set up an industrial guidance equity investment fund with a capital contribution of 4.5 billion yuan. According to Tianyancha App, recently, Leshan Jiarong Industrial Guidance Equity Investment Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership) was established, and the executive partner is Leshan Guorong Equity Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd., with a capital contribution of 4.5 billion yuan, and its business scope includes investment activities with its own funds. According to the partner information, the fund is jointly funded by Leshan State-owned Assets Investment and Operation (Group) Co., Ltd., Leshan Finance Bureau and Leshan Guorong Equity Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd.
Market News: The Slovak Prime Minister said that Slovakia supports the normalization of relations between Russia and western countries and opposes the emergence of a new iron curtain in Europe. The Slovak Prime Minister emphasized that all conflicts will be finally resolved through negotiations.Polls show that the support rate of Japanese Prime Minister Shi Pomao's cabinet has dropped to 26.8%. According to a report by the Japan News Agency on the 12th local time, the poll conducted by the agency in December showed that the support rate of Shi Pomao's cabinet was 26.8%, down 1.9 percentage points from last month. (CCTV News)US natural gas futures rose 6% in the day, and US natural gas futures rose 6% in the day, and are now reported at $3.353 per million British heat.