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The securities sector continued to rise, and Guolian Securities closed the daily limit. Prior to this, Guosheng Financial Holdings had three consecutive boards, and Harbin Investment, Southwest Securities, Huaxin Shares and Cinda Securities followed suit.Alibaba Central China Headquarters Project has been put into commercial operation. According to the news of China Construction Eighth Bureau, Alibaba Central China Headquarters Project, which was built by China Construction Eighth Bureau, has been put into commercial operation recently. The project is located in Wuchang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, with a total construction area of about 452,200 square meters. The format is mainly commercial complex and office space, consisting of two super-high-rise office towers, commercial podium and four-story basement.This year, the amount of M&A transactions involving listed companies in Hong Kong has reached 38 billion US dollars, which has triggered a rare bidding war. This year is expected to be the busiest year for M&A transactions involving listed companies in Hong Kong in the past decade, with industries ranging from skin care products to logistics real estate, and the bidding war has also warmed up. It is reported that China Mobile's bid for Hongkong Broadband may face competition from American private equity firm I Squared Capital. Bi Hua, chairman of Fenmei Packaging, is negotiating with Qihao Capital to jointly counter the privatization offer of Shandong Xinjufeng. The data shows that the scale of M&A transactions for listed companies in Hong Kong has reached $38 billion this year, the highest level since 2017, including the merger of Guotai Junan Securities and Haitong Securities, a smaller competitor, to become the largest brokerage firm in China.

Ethereum hit $3,900/piece, up 1.81% in the day.Shanghai Headquarters of the Central Bank: The amount of cross-border RMB settlement in Shanghai in November was 2,491.8 billion yuan. According to the news of Shanghai Headquarters of the Central Bank, as of the end of November, there were 102 banks in Shanghai that submitted information on cross-border RMB settlement business, with a settlement amount of 2,491.8 billion yuan in November and a cumulative settlement amount of 27,151.9 billion yuan from January to November.The monthly rent exceeds 20,000, and some houses in the deflagration range have been auctioned by law many times. On the afternoon of December 11th, a residential building in Shenzhen Bay Yuefu Phase II exploded. According to official reports, as of 18: 00 on the 11th, the open flame had been extinguished, resulting in one death and no other injuries. The live video provided by eyewitnesses showed that the deflagration incident affected multiple units on multiple floors. According to the official notification of Shenzhen, the location of the deflagration accident on the 11th was a residential building in Yuefu Phase II. According to the information provided by on-site firefighters, the Beijing News said that the fire floors included the 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th floors, and the most affected by the deflagration accident was Unit C, and Unit D was also affected. According to the official announcement, the cause of the accident is still under investigation. It is worth noting that there are suites in the burning range that have been auctioned many times this year, but all of them have been auctioned. Alibaba.com shows that the 27C property of Berry Garden (North Tower) was auctioned in May, July and October this year, but it was finally auctioned because no one bid, and the starting price dropped from the initial 20.24 million yuan to 16.19 million yuan. According to the execution ruling of the above-mentioned law auction house, the source of this suite was sealed up by the People's Court of Baoan District, Shenzhen due to the dispute over the loan contract, and the mortgagees were Fuyong Branch of Shenzhen Rural Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. and Guangdong Nanfeng Financing Guarantee Group Co., Ltd. (CBN)

Xia Yiping's internal letter was alleged to have been copied from Weilai Li Bin. Xia Yiping, CEO of Jiyue, released an internal letter on the afternoon of 11th, acknowledging that the company was encountering difficulties and needed to adjust immediately. Some netizens pointed out that part of Xia Yiping's internal letter copied the internal letter of Weilai Li Bin in 2023. Xia Yiping's internal letter mentioned that the following four things must be done well in the new entrepreneurial period: 1. Adhere to the long-term investment in core technologies to maintain the leading edge; 2. Strengthen sales and service capacity building to cope with fierce market competition; 3. Merge departments and posts with duplicate functions and change inefficient internal workflow; 4. Reduce projects that cannot improve financial performance in the short term. In 2023, Li Bin's internal letter also mentioned: ensure long-term investment in core key technologies and maintain the leading edge of technology and products; Ensure that sales and service capabilities can cope with fierce market competition; Ensure that 9 core products of 3 brands are listed as scheduled; Organize efficiency improvement, merge redundant departments and posts, change inefficient internal workflow and division of labor, and cancel inefficient posts; Improve the efficiency of resources, postpone and reduce the project investment that can not improve the company's financial performance within 3 years. (Sina Technology)China Green Power: Obtained the 200,000 kW wind power construction index in Guizhou. China Green Power announced that on December 10, 2024, the projects of "Pingshan Wind Farm in duyun city" and "Tudizhai Wind Farm in duyun city" declared by Shaanxi Branch of Luneng New Energy Co., Ltd., which belongs to the company, were included in the "Guizhou Province 2024 Wind Power Photovoltaic Power Generation Construction Scale Project Plan". Duyun city Pingshan wind farm project has an installed capacity of 100,000 kilowatts, and duyun city Tudizhai wind farm project has an installed capacity of 100,000 kilowatts. The acquisition of the above-mentioned new energy construction indicators is conducive to further enriching the company's new energy project reserves, enhancing the company's sustainable development capability, and boosting the realization of the annual double "two thousand" goals and the "14 th Five-Year Plan" development plan.The personal pension system has been extended to the whole country, and banks have issued assessment tasks: before the first quarter, each person must complete at least 20 accounts, and the personal pension system has been extended from 36 pilot cities (regions) to the whole country. The reporter learned that major banks have already laid out in advance in non-pilot areas and started the work of making an appointment to open an account for personal pension funds. A staff member of the personal finance department of a state-owned bank told reporters that with the full roll-out of the personal pension system, their bank is preparing for a 100-day attack. The staff also revealed that at present, the bank has issued specific task indicators to employees. "Each employee needs to complete about 20 to 30 account opening tasks, from now until the end of the first quarter of next year." (per meridian)