International coffee futures rose as high as 70% during the year. As of December 12, Beijing time, the price of US ICE coffee futures had risen by nearly 70% during the year, and once hit a high of 345.55 cents/pound on December 10, a record high. At the same time, the price of Arabica coffee futures on the New York Futures Exchange also reached $3.434 per pound, exceeding the record high set in 1977. As for the reasons for the soaring international coffee futures prices, a futures industry source revealed that the price increase of coffee beans was mainly due to weather changes and supply chain disruptions. Brazil, the world's largest coffee producer (accounting for one third of the world's output), has experienced severe drought and frost in recent years, resulting in a sharp decline in coffee production. (CBN)Hongjiu Fruit: Jiang Zongying, the controlling shareholder and executive director, pledged 21 million H shares of the company. Hongjiu Fruit (06689) announced that the company had learned that Ms. Jiang Zongying, the controlling shareholder and executive director of the company, had pledged the company's shares on December 11, 2024. Because the company failed to return the relevant funds to the subscriber within the time limit stipulated in the termination agreement, Ms. Jiang pledged 21 million H shares of the company to the subscriber as the company's subsequent refund of the relevant funds to the subscriber.Market News: A fire broke out at Kaliningrad Shipyard in Russia.
Industrial Securities' investment strategy for the construction industry in 2025: internal and external resonance, optimistic about debt conversion and the "Belt and Road" industry, Industrial Securities Research Report said that the construction industry will face certain pressure in 2024, and it is expected that infrastructure investment will remain high in 2025, driven by the debt conversion policy. Review and prospect of plate market: central state-owned enterprises and design plates led the gains, with obvious excess returns. Main line 1: Debt conversion is expected to drive the improvement of the management quality of construction central enterprises. 1) The driving force and mode of action of this debt conversion can be compared with the "Belt and Road" market in 2014 and the PPP market in 2016, and the policy is driven from top to bottom. 2) The institutions' positions in construction central enterprises are low, and the valuation of construction central enterprises is also in the lower position of the historical center. 3) The unprecedented intensity of debt conversion will help the central enterprises to realize the double promotion of EPS and PE. Main Line 2: The Belt and Road Initiative is expected to accelerate and benefit international engineering enterprises. The "Belt and Road" market has accelerated its expansion, and international engineering enterprises are expected to accelerate their going out to sea, and their performance and valuation have both improved.Xia Yiping, CEO of Extreme Vietnam: I am only a minority shareholder of the company, and Baidu has 80% of the voting rights. I learned from employees inside Extreme Vietnam that Xia Yiping, CEO of Extreme Vietnam, communicated with employee representatives about the company this afternoon. He revealed that the board of directors had a meeting the night before the 11th solution was released, and no agreement was reached on employee social security. It is not up to you to decide the plan that is released only after you get the resolution from the board of directors. "I said that I could take some money to solve the social security problem of employees, but in this case, neither shareholder stood up." He said that he is the CEO of the company, but he is only a minority shareholder and has decision-making power in business, but he has no decision-making power in the development of the company and needs the decision of the board of directors. 80% of the voting rights of the company are in Baidu. Baidu has just conducted a comprehensive audit of the company recently, and there are no problems. (Sina Technology)Macao celebrated the 25th anniversary of its return to the motherland with the debut of the digital MOP prototype system. In order to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland, the "Celebrating the Successful Construction of Digital MOP Prototype System and the Release of Digital MOP White Paper" hosted by the Macao Monetary Authority was held on December 12th. It is reported that the Macao SAR, with the support of the People's Bank of China, has successfully built a prototype system of digital patacas, laying the necessary foundation for the future development of digital patacas. In the future, digital Macao pataca, as the legal tender of Macao SAR, has the same legal status and value as paper money and coins, with 100% reserve support and full legal compensation; And interoperate with various existing electronic payment systems in the Macao Special Administrative Region to realize the interconnection between wallets of different operating institutions, digital MOP wallets and bank accounts, and create a more efficient and cost-effective trading environment. (CCTV News)
Cui Dongshu, Chenglian Branch: The head car companies that grew in the auto market this year showed stronger characteristics of their own brands. Cui Dongshu, secretary general of Chenglian Branch, issued a document saying that the national new energy passenger car market showed a continuous upward trend in 2024, with a penetration rate of 52% for the retail sales of 1.26 million vehicles in November. With the strong growth of the extension program at the beginning of the year, the scrapping and renewal and trade-in since August have promoted the explosive growth of the entry-level hybrid of economical electric vehicles, forming a good performance that new energy vehicles will become stronger and stronger in 2024. This year, the head car companies that have grown in the auto market are characterized by stronger independent brands. In particular, the new energy trend of traditional independent car companies has surpassed the new forces, and more and more students have become "three excellent students" with mixed, pure electric and all-round development.Spot platinum just broke through the $940.00/oz mark, and the latest price was $939.71/oz, up 0.45% in the day; The main force of Nymex platinum futures recently reported $955.7 per ounce, up 0.52% in the day.According to Siemens, digital business revenue has more than doubled this year, reaching 1.7 billion euros, exceeding the commitment in 2021 ahead of schedule.