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 closing price of the national carbon market rose by 0.84% compared with the previous day. Today, the comprehensive price of the national carbon market is: the opening price is 99.66 yuan/ton, the highest price is 101.74 yuan/ton, the lowest price is 98.95 yuan/ton, and the closing price is 100.74 yuan/ton, which is 0.84% higher than the previous day. The transaction volume of today's listing agreement is 464,194 tons, with a turnover of 46,118,764.87 yuan; The volume of bulk agreement transactions was 4,617,079 tons, with a turnover of 450,306,945.18 yuan. Today, the total turnover of the national carbon emission quota is 5081273 tons, with a total turnover of 496425710.05 yuan. From January 1 to December 13, 2024, the volume of carbon emission quota in the national carbon market was 169,736,665 tons, with a turnover of 162,864,7748.47 yuan. As of December 13, 2024, the cumulative turnover of carbon emission quotas in the national carbon market was 611,359,276 tons, with a cumulative turnover of 412,056,282,67.75 yuan. (National Carbon Trading)Pimco and Fidelity believe that the economic outlook in the euro zone is weak, and the European Central Bank has cut interest rates by more than market expectations. Investors such as Pimco and Fidelity International believe that the economic outlook in Europe is bleak, which may force policymakers to cut interest rates by more than market expectations. The latest market pricing shows that the European Central Bank is expected to cut its key interest rate to 1.75% next year. The bank cut interest rates for the third time in a row on Thursday, to 3%. However, Fidelity said that the borrowing cost may be further reduced to 1.5%, and Pimco also believed that there was a risk of a larger interest rate cut. Further repricing may aggravate the rise of European bonds, which have outperformed the US and UK bond markets in 2024. A Bloomberg index, which tracks the return of euro bonds, has risen by more than 3% this year, while the corresponding indexes of US bonds and British bonds have risen by 2% and fallen by 2% respectively. "Market expectations are still more hawkish than we expected," said Salman Ahmed, global head of macro and strategic asset allocation at Fidelity. "If downside risks become a reality, then the European Central Bank may cut interest rates further."
Pimco and Fidelity believe that the economic outlook in the euro zone is weak, and the European Central Bank has cut interest rates by more than market expectations. Investors such as Pimco and Fidelity International believe that the economic outlook in Europe is bleak, which may force policymakers to cut interest rates by more than market expectations. The latest market pricing shows that the European Central Bank is expected to cut its key interest rate to 1.75% next year. The bank cut interest rates for the third time in a row on Thursday, to 3%. However, Fidelity said that the borrowing cost may be further reduced to 1.5%, and Pimco also believed that there was a risk of a larger interest rate cut. Further repricing may aggravate the rise of European bonds, which have outperformed the US and UK bond markets in 2024. A Bloomberg index, which tracks the return of euro bonds, has risen by more than 3% this year, while the corresponding indexes of US bonds and British bonds have risen by 2% and fallen by 2% respectively. "Market expectations are still more hawkish than we expected," said Salman Ahmed, global head of macro and strategic asset allocation at Fidelity. "If downside risks become a reality, then the European Central Bank may cut interest rates further."Chinese researchers have developed a new type of implantable cranial nerve probe. The reporter learned from Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences that Zhang Qiang, a researcher at the institute, and his collaborators have developed a new type of implantable hydrogel neural probe to realize long-term stable monitoring of cranial nerve signals, precise regulation of neural circuits, and preliminary exploration in the application of diagnosis and treatment of severe brain diseases. Related research results were recently published in the international academic journal Advanced Materials. (Xinhua News Agency)Yili shares: invested 130 million yuan to set up Anhui Jianwei Seed Fund. Yili shares announced that the company's wholly-owned limited partnerships, Jianwei Capital, Jianwei Seed Fund, Jianwei Parent Fund and Anhui Seed Fund jointly invested to set up Anhui Jianwei Seed Fund, with a total subscribed capital of 200 million yuan, and the company's wholly-owned limited partnerships contributed a total of 130 million yuan. The partnership term of the partnership enterprise is 12 years, and the fund can be extended twice for 1 year at the expiration of the term. The investment direction is mainly for the top ten emerging industries in Anhui Province, the future industries in the layout of new industries in various cities in the province and other key industries developed by the municipal government, focusing on small and medium-sized scientific and technological innovative enterprises with certain scientific and technological content and relatively new business models.
Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA): Geothermal energy is suitable for providing a large amount of stable energy for data centers. The IEA said on Friday that shale drilling technology, which has led to a sharp increase in oil and gas production, has also stimulated the development of geothermal energy. In theory, geothermal energy can provide a stable power source equivalent to the total demand of India and the United States. Fatih Birol, director of the International Energy Agency, said after the agency released its first report on geothermal energy that geothermal energy is suitable for providing a large amount of stable energy for data centers. Birol said: "One of the demands for geothermal energy is the demand for electricity in data centers. The demand for data centers in the United States is great, and they need all-weather electricity, which makes geothermal very suitable. " Birol said that unlike renewable energy such as wind energy and solar energy, geothermal energy can be a sustainable energy source, but it is still in its infancy and needs a lot of investment and support from the government. The incoming Trump administration said it would promote more oil and gas drilling and hoped to reduce the green energy plan, but Birol saw no reason not to increase the use of geothermal energy. According to the data of the International Energy Agency, by 2050, the global geothermal heating may increase to 800 GW, accounting for 15% of the global demand growth, and the annual output is equivalent to the current total demand of the United States and India. According to the report of the International Energy Agency, global investment will exceed $1 trillion by 2035 and $2.8 trillion by 2050, of which about 75% will be invested in power generation facilities.Borui Medicine: Carboprost injection is planned to win the bid for the national centralized drug procurement. Borui Medicine announced that in the tenth batch of national centralized drug procurement in which Borui Pharmaceutical, a wholly-owned subsidiary, participated, carboprost tromethamine injection is planned to win the bid. This product is mainly used for 13-20 weeks pregnant abortion and postpartum hemorrhage. The specification is 1 ml: 250μ g, and the proposed bid price is 16.96 yuan/piece. In the first year, the agreed purchase base is 220,400 pieces, which are mainly supplied to Henan, Hubei, Guangxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia and other provinces. If the contract is finally selected and signed, it will help the product to quickly open the domestic market and enhance the market share and brand influence of the company. The product obtained the drug registration certificate in March 2024, and has not yet generated sales revenue.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.
Strategy guide 12-14
Strategy guide
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