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On December 11th, it was reported that the U.S. government was divided over the U.S. steel acquisition, and Biden considered blocking the transaction. It was reported that the U.S. Department of Defense, the Ministry of Finance and the State Council all believed that the Japanese Steel Company's $15 billion acquisition of American steel companies would not bring national security risks, but U.S. President Biden was expected to block the transaction. Earlier, some media quoted people familiar with the matter as saying that Biden planned to block the acquisition of American steel companies later this month on the grounds of national security. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has been reviewing the proposed acquisition for most of this year, and the group must submit its decision to Biden before December 22 or 23.Suzhou International Development Group increased its capital to 22 billion yuan, with an increase of 120%. According to Tianyancha App, Suzhou International Development Group Co., Ltd. has undergone industrial and commercial changes recently, and its registered capital has increased from 10 billion yuan to 22 billion yuan, with an increase of 120%. Suzhou International Development Group Co., Ltd. was established in August 1995, and its legal representative is Zhang Tao. Its business scope covers the operation and management of state-owned assets within the scope of authorization, domestic commerce and material supply and marketing, and provides various consulting services, and it is wholly owned by Suzhou Municipal Finance Bureau.Since January 1, 2025, Chongqing maternity allowance has been issued to the insured female employees themselves. Recently, Chongqing Medical and Social Security Bureau issued the Notice on Adjusting the Payment Method for Maternity Insurance Benefits, and adjusted the payment method for maternity insurance benefits. From January 1, 2025, the application and method of maternity insurance benefits for the insured shall be applied by the insured himself or his client and issued to him by the medical insurance agency. In order to optimize the processing flow of maternity allowance, the service of "enjoy the maternity allowance immediately upon application" has been opened, that is, when the designated medical institutions in Chongqing settle the maternity medical expenses (delivery and termination of pregnancy), the medical insurance system automatically obtains the maternity-related information to calculate the maternity allowance, and the maternity allowance is paid to the insured after being approved by the medical insurance agency, and the insured or their clients do not need to provide relevant information to the medical insurance agency to declare the offline maternity allowance.

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.Xia Yiping, CEO of Extreme Vietnam: The company has not closed down, and the after-sales of the whole vehicle will not be interrupted. Shareholders will bear the compensation for employees' resignation. Xia Yiping, CEO of Extreme Vietnam, said in an internal meeting that the company account has been frozen at present, and he is not the first responsible person of the enterprise, but he will try his best to solve the social security problem of employees in Beijing before 1 am tomorrow, and the social security payment problem of employees in Shanghai will be solved before the 27th. The specific operation needs to be discussed with the board of directors. Shareholders are willing to bear the compensation for employees' resignation, but the specific plan needs to be discussed with shareholders and HR department. I am still actively seeking financing. The company has not shut down or closed down, and the warranty and software services of the whole vehicle will not be interrupted.Lu Dongsheng was appointed Deputy Secretary and General Manager of the Party Committee of Shanghai Futures Exchange. The Party Committee of China Securities Regulatory Commission decided that Comrade Lu Dongsheng was appointed Deputy Secretary and General Manager of the Party Committee of Shanghai Futures Exchange. Comrade Wang Fenghai no longer serves as deputy secretary and general manager of the Party Committee of Shanghai Futures Exchange. (website of last issue)

After the emergency martial law storm, South Korea's financial industry suffered successively. After the emergency martial law storm in South Korea, South Korea's financial industry suffered successively, and the stock market fluctuated obviously. This week, it began to rebound slightly. South Korean media pointed out that the uncertainty of South Korea's political situation may put its international reputation under downward pressure. South Korea's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning and Finance, Choe Sang-mu, held an "emergency macroeconomic and financial symposium" on the 10th to discuss the dynamics of the financial and foreign exchange markets and the countermeasures. According to South Korea's Chosun Ilbo reported on the 9th, after the emergency martial law storm, the total market value of South Korea's stock market evaporated by 58 trillion won within three days, and more than 400 billion US dollars of foreign exchange reserves were also threatened. As the political struggle of "impeaching the president" continues, not only finance, but also retail, alcohol, real estate, semiconductor export and other aspects of the Korean economy have also felt the chill. South Korean media believe that if financial instability and the stagnation of the real economy, the economy may fall into crisis sharply. According to the "Foreign Securities Investment Trends in November" released by the Korea Financial Supervisory Authority on the 10th, foreign investors sold 4.154 trillion won in the Korean securities market last month and sold Korean shares for four consecutive months. South Korea's "Asia Daily" said on the 10th that as South Korea re-entered the presidential impeachment time, the uncertainty intensified, and it is expected that the net selling behavior of foreign investors will continue. Although South Korea's stock market rebounded on the 10th, the uncertainty of the political situation put its international reputation under downward pressure. South Korea's Chosun Ilbo published a commentary on the 10th, saying that Fitch and Moody's, among the world's three major credit rating agencies, have successively warned that if the storm after martial law is prolonged, South Korea's national credit rating may be negatively affected. (CCTV)Shinhiro Niai, a member of Suntory's founder family, will be the president, and Sina Gangshi will be the chairman. On December 12, it was announced that Suntory Holdings had finalized the personnel transfer, and Shinhiro Niai, a vice president from the founder family, will be promoted to the president, and the current president Sina Gangshi will be the chairman. It is expected that Nobuhiro Niai will officially take office after the shareholders' meeting in March next year. This is Suntory's re-election as president by members of the founder's family after about 10 years.Google Cloud officially opened the sixth generation of TPU Trillium to customers, and Google Cloud released a blog post on December 11th announcing the official opening of the sixth generation of TPU Trillium to customers, hoping to better promote the development of AI model with its large computing power, efficient performance and sustainable characteristics. It is reported that Trillium TPU is a key component of Google Cloud AI Hypercomputer, and it is a breakthrough supercomputer architecture, which adopts an integrated system composed of performance-optimized hardware, open software, leading machine learning framework and flexible consumption model.