Trump appointed TOM BARRACK as the US ambassador to Turkey.Australia's S&P/ASX200 index opened down 12.60 points, or 0.15%, at 8380.4 points on Wednesday, December 11th.Japanese manufacturers' confidence index turned negative to the central bank's forecast in December. A short-term survey in Reuters, Japan, found that Japanese manufacturers' business confidence deteriorated further in December due to concerns about US protectionist policies. The survey of 505 large Japanese non-financial enterprises showed that manufacturers' confidence index fell from 5 in November to -1 in December, which was the first time since last February, and the number of pessimists exceeded optimists for the first time in 10 months. The loss of business confidence may cast a shadow over the Bank of Japan's forecast. The Bank of Japan had previously predicted that a steady recovery driven by rising wages and consumption would help inflation reach the 2% target in a sustainable way and justify further interest rate hikes. Many manufacturing industries have reported that business confidence has declined. Among electronic machinery manufacturers, steel and non-ferrous metal manufacturers, pessimists far exceed optimists.
Zhou Liwei has served as the Standing Committee of Shandong Provincial Party Committee and Minister of Organization Department. According to the website of Shandong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision, on December 11th, the 12th Anti-corruption Coordination Group of the Provincial Party Committee held its fourth meeting to convey the spirit of studying the anti-corruption work of the CPC Central Committee, comprehensively summarize the anti-corruption work in Shandong Province, and study and deploy key tasks. Xia Hongmin, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, secretary of the Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission, director of the Provincial Supervision Commission and leader of the provincial anti-corruption coordination group, presided over the meeting and delivered a speech. Zhou Liwei, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, director of the Organization Department and deputy head of the provincial anti-corruption coordination group, Li Wei, deputy governor and director of the provincial public security department, Huo Min, president of the provincial court, Gu Xuefei, chief procurator of the provincial procuratorate, Lei Yun, deputy secretary of the provincial discipline inspection commission and deputy director of the provincial supervision commission, and other members of the provincial anti-corruption coordination group attended the meeting. This shows that Zhou Liwei has served as the Standing Committee of Shandong Provincial Party Committee and Minister of Organization Department.Jialiqi: It is planned to distribute a cash dividend of RMB 2.8 yuan every 10 shares. Jialiqi announced that it plans to distribute a cash dividend of RMB 2.8 yuan to all shareholders every 10 shares based on the company's existing total share capital of 82,975,500 shares, with a total cash dividend of RMB 23,233,100, accounting for 29.56% of the company's net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies in the first three quarters of 2024. No bonus shares will be paid this time, and the capital reserve fund will not be converted into share capital, and the remaining undistributed profits will be carried forward to the next year.General Motors (GM): The unmanned business Cruise and GM Technical team will be merged, and the plan is expected to be completed in the first half of 2025. According to the priority of GM's capital allocation, GM will no longer fund Cruise's self-driving taxi development business.
Officials said that fighting broke out between the forces of Jubaland and the federal government in Somalia.Trump said that individuals or companies that invest more than $1 billion in the United States will get accelerated approval. US President-elect Trump wrote in a post on his social media Truth Social on Tuesday: "Any individual or company that invests more than $1 billion in the United States will get comprehensive and accelerated approval and permission, including but not limited to all environmental approvals." This is the latest sign that Trump intends to relax the supervision of federal agencies and attract more foreign investment during his second term.General Motors (GM): The unmanned business Cruise and GM Technical team will be merged, and the plan is expected to be completed in the first half of 2025. According to the priority of GM's capital allocation, GM will no longer fund Cruise's self-driving taxi development business.