US Treasury Secretary Yellen: I also expressed my concern about fiscal responsibility. We need to cut the deficit. I hope that Congress can try to pay for any extension of Trump's personal tax cuts passed in 2017.The United States has approved the sale of arms facilities worth nearly 600 million US dollars to Kuwait and Ukraine. The US Department of Defense said in a statement that the State Council has approved the sale of vehicle maintenance equipment with an estimated value of 300 million US dollars to Kuwait. On the same day, it also approved the sale of F-16 fighter maintenance services and related equipment to the Ukrainian government at a cost of US$ 266.4 million.OPEC lowered the growth rate of global crude oil demand for the fifth consecutive month. The OPEC monthly report shows that the growth rate of global crude oil demand in 2024 will be lowered from 1.82 million barrels per day to 1.61 million barrels per day. Reduce the growth rate of global crude oil demand in 2025 from 1.54 million barrels per day to 1.45 million barrels per day; For the fifth consecutive month, the growth forecast of global crude oil demand this year and next is lowered.
The U.S. Treasury Department announced that it would allocate 20 billion U.S. dollars in loans to Ukraine. On December 10, local time, the U.S. Treasury Department said that it had allocated 20 billion U.S. dollars out of the total 50 billion U.S. dollars in loans provided to Ukraine by the Group of Seven to an intermediary fund of the World Bank to provide economic and financial assistance to Ukraine. It is reported that this grant will be completed before the US President-elect Trump takes office in January to protect this fund from being recovered by the Trump administration. The $50 billion loan will be repaid with the interest income of about $300 billion of frozen sovereign assets in Russia, and the loan period is 30 years. (CCTV)The United States successfully conducted a ballistic missile interception test in Guam for the first time. The US Missile Defense Agency issued a statement on the 10th that the United States successfully conducted a ballistic missile interception test in Guam in the western Pacific for the first time. The statement said that in the test conducted that day, the United States launched a "Standard -3 Block 2A" missile using the Aegis anti-missile system equipped with a new AN/TPY-6 radar and vertical launcher, and intercepted an air-launched medium-range ballistic missile near the coast of Anderson Air Force Base in Guam. The U.S. Missile Defense Agency called this an "important step" to enhance Guam's defense, and its data will help to build a future defense system for Guam. (Xinhua News Agency)Sycamore Partners is known to be negotiating to acquire Walgreens Boots, an American drugstore chain. According to informed sources, Sycamore Partners, a private equity firm, is negotiating to acquire Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc, a troubled American drugstore chain. According to sources, Sycamore Partners has been discussing the privatization of Walgreens. The details are not made public, and the negotiations may end without results. Walgreens jumped 28%, the biggest one-day increase since at least 1980. Walgreens' share price fell by two-thirds in the year ending Monday, ranking the bottom of the S&P 500.
The diversified layout of AI medical applications in enterprises has gradually become a climate. In the field of medical AI in 2024, with the rapid development of large language models and generative AI technologies, AI technologies in multiple scenarios, including Internet medical care, medical imaging, and new drug research and development, are releasing unprecedented value. People in the industry generally believe that "medical +AI" has broad prospects, and both patients and doctors will benefit from this scientific and technological revolution. (SSE)The fiercest fighting broke out in Sudan in the past six months. At least 170 people were killed in two days. The conflict between the Sudanese armed forces and the rapid support forces continued. The two sides shelled each other's densely populated areas. Only on the 9 th and 10 th, at least 170 people were killed, most of them civilians. This is the most fierce war between the two sides in the past six months. The Hill Resistance Committee, a Sudanese local organization law, said that a market in Kaib Cabille, Northern Darfur, was hit by eight shells on the 9th. Local human rights organizations said that the shelling killed more than 100 people and injured hundreds more, most of whom were nearby villagers who came to the market. The city of Kaib Cabille is now under the control of the Sudanese Rapid Support Force. The Sudan Rapid Support Force issued a statement on the evening of the 9th, identifying the Sudanese armed forces to launch an attack. On the 10th, the Sudanese Armed Forces denied launching attacks against civilians.Standard Chartered Group: Independent non-executive director David Conner will step down as a member of the board of directors, and Standard Chartered Group (02888) will announce that independent non-executive director David Conner will step down as a member of the board of directors, as well as a member of the audit committee, the risk committee and the remuneration committee of the board of directors, with effect from December 30, 2024. Diane Jurgens and Jackie Hunt, independent non-executive directors, will join the Risk Committee of the Board of Directors with effect from January 1, 2025, while David Tang, independent non-executive director, will retire as a member of the Committee from the same date.
Strategy guide 12-13
Strategy guide 12-13
Strategy guide 12-13
Strategy guide