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Bank of Communications International: In November, the penetration rate of new energy vehicles in the mainland was 52.3%, and the performance in December was optimistic. Bank of Communications International published a research report to give the mainland auto industry a leading rating. According to the report, the retail sales of passenger cars increased by 16.5% year-on-year in November; The retail penetration rate of new energy vehicles was 52.3%, exceeding 50% for the fifth consecutive month, and the retail sales of new energy vehicles increased by 50.5% year-on-year. In November, the export growth slowed down, and the proportion of new energy vehicles fell to 20%. The bank pointed out that considering that the Spring Festival in 2025 is earlier than that in 2024, some car purchases before the Spring Festival will be completed by the end of 2024, and the subsidy policy for trade-in will enter the final stage in December, and some car companies are also sprinting sales through promotional activities. The bank expects the passenger car market in December. It is expected to maintain the potential of the current retail sales to continue to increase year by year. However, after the sales sprint in December, the auto market entered the off-season of consumption, so it is necessary to be cautious that the stock price performance of the auto sector may fluctuate.South Korean police conducted a search on the presidential palace, and South Korean police conducted a search on the presidential palace on December 11, local time.Jiangxi Jiaotou Group: Jiangxi-Guangdong Expressway should strengthen capital empowerment, strengthen market value management and improve the level of capital operation. On December 10th, Jiangxi-Guangdong Expressway held a cadre meeting. Li Baidian, member of the Party Committee and deputy general manager of Jiangxi Communications Investment Group, attended and spoke. The responsible comrades of the Organization Department of the Group Party Committee announced the decision of the Group Party Committee: Comrade Xu Zhihua was appointed as the deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Jiangxi-Guangdong Expressway and recommended him as the director and general manager of the company. In order to accelerate the high-quality development of the company's career, Li Baidian stressed that it is necessary to further deepen reform and innovation and accelerate the high-quality development of the company. It is necessary to focus on the main business, promote the two-wheel drive of industrial operation and capital operation, continuously optimize business layout, deepen business expansion, and further form a new business pattern with prominent main business and multi-industry coordination. It is necessary to strengthen capital empowerment, market value management, improve the level of capital operation, continuously enhance the ability of value creation, and better promote the preservation and appreciation of state-owned assets. It is necessary to promote reform and innovation, further plan reform measures, continue to promote the reform of market-oriented operating mechanism, improve the system and mechanism of scientific and technological innovation, and better stimulate the company's development vitality. Xu Zhihua said that it is necessary to continuously strengthen market value management and tap the economic potential of Luyan.

Hong kong stocks minimally invasive robots rose more than 13%. The company completed the placement of a total of 34.7 million shares, and the net proceeds from the placement were about HK$ 266 million.Japan Life Insurance announced that it would spend $8.2 billion to acquire the life insurance company Resolution Life. On December 11th, Japan Life Insurance Mutual announced that it would spend about $8.2 billion to acquire the remaining 77% shares of the life insurance company Resolution Life. The transaction is expected to be completed in the second half of 2025. On the same day, Japan Life announced that it would acquire the remaining 20% shares of MLC Life Insurance from National Bank of Australia (NAB) and integrate MLC with Resolution Life.Trump's son said that the United States will usher in the most pro-cryptocurrency president in history. Eric Trump, the son of US President-elect Donald Trump, said that his father's government will become the most cryptocurrency-friendly government in American history. At the Bitcoin Middle East and North Africa Conference held in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, local time, Eric said in his keynote speech: "You will welcome the most pro-cryptocurrency president in American history." He asked the audience to imagine a president who "will not allow Bitcoin and cryptocurrency to be over-regulated and stifled". Eric also revealed that after the riots on Capitol Hill in 2021, cryptocurrency became the economic lifeline of the Trump family. At that time, many banks and companies cut off contact with them, which made them realize the potential of cryptocurrency.

Yanshan Technology has set up a new subsidiary in Shanghai. According to the enterprise search APP, Shanghai Yunsong Technology Co., Ltd. was recently established with Zhang Weiming as the legal representative and a registered capital of 10 million yuan. Its business scope includes technical services, technical development, technical consultation, technical exchange, technology transfer and technology promotion. Enterprise equity penetration shows that the company is wholly owned by Yanshan Technology.Starbucks China responded to the new Chief Growth Officer: promoting the sustainable development of Starbucks brand in China. Recently, some media reported that the management of Starbucks China continued to adjust and hired CGO to manage the growth from digital marketing companies. In response to the above information, Sina Technology verified Starbucks, and the official response said: China is Starbucks' largest international market and an important engine for the company's future growth. In November, Starbucks China established the Chief Growth Officer (CGO) organization and appointed Tony Yang as the company's Chief Growth Officer (CGO). The establishment of CGO organization will continue to strengthen Starbucks' coffee leadership, accelerate the product innovation with coffee as the core, better refresh customers' Starbucks experience at various contacts through integrated marketing strategies, and promote the sustainable development of Starbucks brand in China. (Sina Technology)Business community: The melamine market with insufficient demand is mainly weak and volatile. According to the commodity market analysis system of business community, the price of melamine is weak and volatile recently. As of December 11th, the benchmark price of melamine in the business community was 6,412.5 yuan/ton, which was 0.12% lower than 6,420 yuan/ton at the beginning of this month. This week, the overall price of melamine showed a stable trend, although there were small fluctuations, but there was no sharp rise or fall. This week, the production capacity of the melamine industry remained relatively stable, and there was no large-scale increase or decrease in production, which helped to maintain the smooth operation of the market. Some melamine production enterprises may adjust their inventory to cope with the fluctuation of raw material prices, thus stabilizing the market price to some extent. This week, the demand for melamine in downstream industries such as plates and coatings remained stable, and there was no obvious increase or decrease, which supported the melamine market to some extent. In the future, enterprises need to pay close attention to market dynamics and policy changes and formulate reasonable business strategies to deal with potential market risks.