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International Air Transport Association (IATA): It is estimated that the global air passenger traffic will exceed 5 billion next year, and the total revenue of the aviation industry will exceed 1 trillion US dollars for the first time. On December 10th, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) released the financial outlook for the global aviation industry in 2025, and it is estimated that the global air passenger traffic will reach 5.2 billion passengers in 2025, an increase of 6.7% over 2024, and it will exceed the 5 billion mark for the first time. In 2025, the net profit of the global aviation industry will reach 36.6 billion US dollars, an increase of nearly 16% compared with 2024, and the profit rate will be 3.6%, higher than 3.3% in 2024. IATA also predicts that the total revenue of the global aviation industry will exceed $1 trillion for the first time in 2025. According to the International Air Transport Association, North America will remain the largest profit contributor to the global aviation industry in 2024, although the profit rate is lower than the pre-epidemic level, especially for low-cost airlines, due to the slowdown in aircraft delivery and rising costs. Thanks to the strong demand for high-end long-distance travel, the financial performance in the Middle East is the strongest, and it is also the only region where the passenger yield has increased.Dutch International: It is a foregone conclusion that the European Central Bank will cut interest rates by 25bp, and the euro should face another decline. Frantisek Taborsky, an international analyst in the Netherlands, said in a report that the euro may face a new round of decline after a short respite due to position adjustment in recent days. "However, to see more actions here, we must wait until the meeting of the European Central Bank on Thursday, when it should show the next direction." At the meeting of the European Central Bank, it seems a foregone conclusion to cut interest rates by 25 basis points. However, Taborsky said that the press conference may lead to discussions on further interest rate cuts later, which may put pressure on the euro.BYD Equation Leopard officially announces titanium series product line, BYD Equation Leopard officially announces titanium series product line. Titanium series is the second largest product series that Equation Leopard will launch after Leopard series, and the first model titanium 3 will be launched in the first half of next year.

Chief negotiator of Volkswagen: After today's negotiations, it is obvious that we are still far from the solution.Traders said that Spanish buyers have bought a lot of American corn in the past few weeks, exceeding 400,000 tons.The data of VAT invoice shows that the development momentum of "two new products" is good, and the effect of replacing old products with new ones is steadily promoted. The data of VAT invoice shows that in November, the amount of machinery and equipment purchased by enterprises nationwide increased by 4.5% year-on-year. Cumulatively, from January to November, it increased by 6.1% year-on-year, which was 4.2 percentage points faster than the overall purchase amount of enterprises nationwide. Especially in key areas, the effect is obvious, for example, the equipment procurement of industrial enterprises has grown steadily. From January to November, the amount of machinery and equipment purchased by industrial enterprises increased by 5.1% year on year. Among them, the amount of machinery and equipment purchased by manufacturing, electric hot gas and water production and supply industries increased by 5.2% and 5.5% respectively year-on-year, which was higher than the overall growth rate of industrial procurement equipment. For another example, the equipment in business, information and technology industries is updated rapidly. From January to November, the amount of machinery and equipment purchased by modern service industries such as leasing business services, information technology services and scientific research and technology services increased by 10.4%, 16.6% and 19.6% respectively year-on-year, which were significantly higher than the overall growth rate of equipment purchased by enterprises nationwide, reflecting the accelerated development of industries related to new quality productivity. According to the data of VAT invoice, from January to November, the retail sales revenue of household audio-visual equipment such as televisions and household appliances such as refrigerators increased by 15.9% and 18.7% year-on-year, respectively, which was 11.4 and 14.2 percentage points higher than the overall growth rate of retail industry, especially driven by the "Double Eleven" promotion, which increased by 28.8% and 74.4% year-on-year in November. On the other hand, the overall sales of furniture products are improving. According to the data of VAT invoice, from January to November, the sales revenue of furniture retail industry and sanitary ware retail industry increased by 16.8% and 12.5% respectively, which was 12.3 and 8 percentage points higher than the overall growth rate of retail industry, and it showed a rapid growth trend in November, increasing by 36% and 18.8% respectively. (State Taxation Administration of The People's Republic of China)

Kunlun Digital Intelligence and Hikvision reached a cooperation, and Kunlun Digital Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd. and Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. held a signing ceremony of cooperation framework agreement in Beijing. According to the cooperation agreement, the two sides will actively explore and promote the digital and intelligent application of intelligent IOT technology to improve production efficiency and reduce operating costs. At the same time, the two sides will also carry out in-depth cooperation in marketing and brand building.Huaxi Securities: The capital of its subsidiary Huaxi Yinfeng was reduced by 500 million yuan. Huaxi Securities announced that it decided to reduce the capital of its wholly-owned subsidiary Huaxi Yinfeng Investment Co., Ltd. by 500 million yuan. Before the capital reduction, the registered capital of Huaxi Yinfeng was 2 billion yuan and the paid-in capital was 1.5 billion yuan. After this capital reduction, its registered capital will be reduced to 1.5 billion yuan. This capital reduction does not involve the return of paid-in capital, and Huaxi Securities will still hold 100% equity of Huaxi Yinfeng. The matter was reviewed and approved at the meeting of the board of directors held on December 10, 2024, and it does not need to be submitted to the shareholders' meeting for consideration, and does not constitute a connected transaction or a major asset restructuring. After the capital reduction, the registered capital and various risk control indicators of Huaxi Yinfeng still meet the regulatory requirements.The results of the general survey of agricultural germplasm resources to rescue endangered resources exceeded expectations. Germplasm resources are strategic resources to ensure the stable and safe supply of grain and important agricultural products. Since 2021, China has started the national general survey of agricultural germplasm resources with the largest scale, the widest coverage and the largest number of participants since the founding of New China. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs announced today that over the past three years, the general survey has found out the variety, quantity and characteristics of germplasm resources, and newly collected a large number of agricultural germplasm resources for rescue protection. During the census, there were 1.5 million census takers in China, with a cumulative journey of more than 63 million kilometers. The census covered 31 provinces and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. The crop census includes 332 agricultural counties that were not involved in the previous two times, filling the gaps in special ecological areas such as drought and plateau, borders and ethnic minority areas. Under the initiative of both inspection and insurance, the census results exceeded expectations.