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China Merchants Securities' salary adjustment: "The investment bank's salary is cut by half and the bonus is cancelled". It is reported that China Merchants Securities is taking more measures to reduce the salary. At present, the investment bank's salary is cut by half and the bonus is cancelled, so is the institutional department. A number of China Merchants Securities confirmed the authenticity of the above news to the trade wind, and also said that the "business entertainment expenses of the investment bank were basically cancelled". Affected by the slowdown of IPO rhythm, the equity business of China Merchants Securities Investment Bank has shrunk significantly. Wind data shows that since 2024, the amount of equity underwriting has been 8.181 billion yuan, down over 50% year-on-year.The output value of cosmetics industry in Guangzhou has exceeded 100 billion yuan. The Information Office of Guangzhou Municipal Government held a press conference to introduce the second Guangzhou International Beauty Week, which will be held from December 17th to 21st. The reporter learned that the output value of Guangzhou's cosmetics industry has exceeded 100 billion yuan, ranking first in the country in scale, and beauty cosmetics are becoming a city feature of Guangzhou.Alibaba Cloud Yuan Qian: Overseas income has increased 20 times in five years. On December 10th, at the international business development exchange meeting in Alibaba Cloud, Yuan Qian, general manager of Alibaba Cloud Intelligent International Division, revealed that Alibaba Cloud's overseas income has increased 20 times in five years, and it has served 4 million customers worldwide. She said that compared with overseas competitors, Alibaba Cloud's advantage lies in its local compliance, especially its highest compliance certification in Saudi Arabia, followed by its products and competitiveness. In addition, Alibaba Cloud has also invested a lot in services and ecology.

UN Special Envoy for Syria: Israel must stop its military operations in Syria. UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Syria Pei Kairu said in Geneva, Switzerland on the 10th that Israel must stop its military operations in Syria and the conflict in the whole Middle East must stop. Pei Kairu said at the press conference on the same day that it is necessary to be alert to Israel's attack on Syria. "The disturbing development is that we still see Israel marching and bombing Syrian territory, and this situation must stop." He also said that the armed groups in the Syrian capital Damascus, including the League for the Liberation of Syria and the Syrian National Army, are currently "well coordinated". Pei Kairu stressed that in the process of political transition in Syria, it is necessary to ensure the representation of all parties in Syria, otherwise "new conflicts will arise." (Xinhua News Agency)Chicago soybean futures surged back, falling more than 0.2%. On Monday (December 9) in late new york, the Bloomberg Grain Sub-index rose 0.25% to 31.6525 points. CBOT corn futures rose 0.28% to 4.41-1/4 USD/bushel. CBOT wheat futures rose 0.40% to $ 5.58-1/4 a bushel. CBOT soybean futures fell 0.25% to 9.89-1/2 USD/bushel, rose to a daily high of 10.03-1/2 USD at 22:45 Beijing time, then fell back and refreshed to a daily low of 9.85-3/4 USD; Soybean meal futures rose by 0.59% and soybean oil futures fell by 0.63%.Whirlpool: The rolling P/E ratio of the company is higher than that of the industry. Whirlpool issued a warning announcement on the risk of stock trading. As of December 10, 2024, the closing price of the company's stock was 12.91 yuan, with a rolling P/E ratio of 82.42 times. According to the data published on the website of China Securities Index Co., Ltd., the industry classification of the company belongs to the CSRC is "C38 Electrical Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing Industry", and the latest rolling P/E ratio is 21.00 times. The rolling P/E ratio of the company is higher than that of the industry, so investors are advised to pay attention to investment risks.

Spokesman of the European Commission: It was confirmed that an information inquiry was sent to Alphabet(GOOG.O) on September 18th, and the Commission is currently evaluating the company's reply to decide the possible next steps.Liu Jianchao met with the Pakistan Mu Meng (Xie) delegation. On December 10th, Liu Jianchao, Minister of the International Liaison Department of the CPC Central Committee, met with the Mu Meng (Xie) delegation led by Mariam, Senior Vice Chairman of Pakistan Muslim League (Sharif) and Chief Minister of Punjab Province. The two sides exchanged views on implementing the consensus of the leaders of the two countries, strengthening inter-party and local exchanges and cooperation, and promoting the construction of a closer community of destiny between China and Pakistan in the new era. (Xinhua News Agency)Ren Hongbin, president of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, led a delegation to visit Hong Kong. According to the news of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, from December 8 to 10, Ren Hongbin, president of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, led a delegation to visit Hong Kong, attended the joint meeting of the Mainland-Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in 2024 and delivered a speech at the symposium of foreign business associations and foreign-funded enterprises in Hong Kong, and prepared to hold the second Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development Business Conference. During his visit, Ren Hongbin met with Lee Ka Chiu John, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and Qi Bin, Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. He had extensive exchanges with Lin Jianyue, Chairman of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, and people from the Hong Kong business community. He had an in-depth exchange of views on deepening economic and trade cooperation between the Mainland and Hong Kong. He went to Jardine Matheson Group, HSBC Group, Swire Group and Cathay Group for investigation, and listened to work reports at the Hong Kong Representative Office of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and China Patent Agency (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd.