China Huaneng and Huawei signed a strategic cooperation agreement. On December 6th, China Huaneng Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Huaneng") and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Huawei") signed a strategic cooperation agreement. Wen Shugang, Chairman and Party Secretary of Huaneng Group, held talks and witnessed the signing of the contract with Meng Wanzhou, rotating chairman and CFO of Huawei, and jointly unveiled Huaneng-Huawei New Energy joint innovation lab. According to the agreement, the two sides will continue to deepen strategic cooperation in the fields of clean energy cooperation, digital transformation cooperation, the establishment of joint innovation lab, and corporate culture exchange.Caoji Group seeks to raise up to HK$ 138 million through Hong Kong IPO. According to the announcement of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Caoji Group will issue about 33.3 million shares at a price range of HK$ 3.75 to HK$ 4.15 per share. The company may raise up to HK$ 138 million (US$ 17.8 million) and is expected to start listing on December 19th.Institution: In November, the average price of second-hand residential buildings in Baicheng dropped by 0.57% month-on-month. According to the 100-city price index of China's real estate index system, in November 2024, the average price of second-hand residential buildings in Baicheng fell by 0.57% month-on-month, narrowing by 0.03 percentage points from last month. It fell by 7.29% year-on-year. In November, the average price of second-hand residential buildings in the top ten cities fell by 0.17% month-on-month, which was 0.16 percentage points lower than that of the previous month. It fell by 7.16% year-on-year, and the decline was narrowed by 0.36 percentage points from the previous month. In terms of cities, the prices of second-hand houses in Shenzhen and Chengdu rose by 0.21% and 0.12% respectively. Nanjing had the largest decline from the previous month, with 0.60%; Wuhan, Hangzhou and Tianjin followed closely, with decreases of 0.43%, 0.42% and 0.31% respectively. Guangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing all experienced month-on-month declines of 0.1%-0.3%; Chongqing (the main city) has the smallest decline of 0.07%. In terms of year-on-year, Wuhan and Nanjing experienced large year-on-year declines, accounting for 10.82% and 10.24% respectively. Chongqing (the main city), Beijing, Hangzhou and Shanghai all experienced year-on-year declines of 7%-9%; The prices of second-hand houses in Tianjin, Guangzhou and Chengdu all fell by 5-7% year-on-year; Shenzhen fell by 4.42% year on year.
Maotai Group went to Laos, Cambodia and Thailand for investigation and exchange. From December 3 to 9, local time, Wan Bo, member of the Party Committee and deputy general manager of Maotai Group, led a team to Laos, Cambodia and Thailand for investigation and exchange. Through in-depth investigation of the local market, the brand promotion activities of "Maotai Night" were carried out, which continued to promote Maotai's deep cultivation in Southeast Asia. During this period, Wanbo and his party also visited Eisenwo, Chairman of the China-Cambodia Friendship Exchange Association, Princess Norodom Allen Rasmi, Director of the Cambodian Royal Modita Foundation, former Thai Deputy Prime Minister Chichai Vanashati, Chairman of the Thailand-China Friendship Association and former Thai Deputy Prime Minister Gong Taparansi, and Lao Minister of Education and Sports Pu Simarong to discuss how Maotai culture and Southeast Asian cultures can be blended and promoted together to help Maotai and China traditional culture go to sea.Sagitar Juchuang will raise HK$ 277.5 million by placing shares. According to the announcement of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the robotics company Sagitar Juchuang agreed to place 10 million new shares at a price of HK$ 27.75 per share. The matching price is about 8% lower than Tuesday's closing price of HK$ 30.15 per share. The proceeds from the placement of shares will be mainly used for research and development, enhancing business development capabilities in overseas markets and exploring potential strategic partnership or alliance opportunities.After the strike ended, the delivery of Boeing aircraft dropped to 13 in November. On Tuesday, Boeing reported that it delivered 13 commercial jets in November, less than a quarter of the 56 jets delivered to customers 12 months ago. The number of deliveries in October decreased from 14 in October, when most of the company's aircraft production was still in a state of suspension, and 33,000 factory workers went on strike for seven weeks, which ended on November 5. Boeing shares closed up 4.5% on Tuesday. The aircraft manufacturer said that after weeks of methodical preparations, the company restarted the production of the 737 MAX and loaded the new fuselage into the Renton factory in Seattle.
Market information: Honda will terminate its autonomous driving partnership with General Motors.More than 700 listed companies have announced the replacement of the audit institutions in 2024. According to incomplete statistics, since the beginning of this year, the number of listed companies planning to replace the accounting firms in 2024 has exceeded 700. Among them, the number of listed companies that intend to change accounting firms in October and November is 248 and 200 respectively. Looking back at the "exchange tide", three phenomena stand out: First, in order to improve the quality and ability of capital market intermediaries, the supervision of accounting firms by the regulatory authorities has been significantly enhanced. Based on the principle of prudence, listed companies collectively cancel the contract with the "problem institute"; Second, under the heavy penalty, more and more accountants choose to change their firms to practice, while listed companies choose to change their firms instead of accountants; Third, listed companies employ audit institutions through competitive negotiation, public bidding, invitation bidding, etc. In the bidding process, in order to attract more customers and increase the signing rate, the phenomenon of audit institutions reducing prices has increased. (Securities Daily)Goldman Sachs: I don't agree that gold can't reach $3,000 under a strong dollar. Goldman Sachs said that we don't agree with the view that the price of gold can't rise to $3,000 per ounce by the end of 2025 when the dollar remains strong for a long time. We predict that gold will reach $3,000 per ounce by the end of 2025, and the reduction of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve (rather than the strengthening of the US dollar) is the downside risk of this prediction.