The financial technology companies supported by Wal-Mart are valued at $2.5 billion. The traditional banking industry is under threat. Wal-Mart is injecting more funds into its newly-started financial start-ups, obtaining a valuation of $2.5 billion for this company, and indicating its ambition to further set foot in the financial services industry. According to informed sources, the world's largest retailer is jointly leading the financing of more than 300 million US dollars with investment company Ribbit Capital. This marks a new valuation for the company named One, in which Wal-Mart holds a majority stake. Wal-Mart has been providing products to many customers and employees in order to gain a greater foothold in the field of financial services. For the financial industry, the threat of Wal-Mart and other companies encroaching on its territory is getting closer and closer. Just last year, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon mentioned the competitive threat of Wal-Mart and other enterprises, pointing out that its hundreds of millions of customers and huge resources at its disposal were "extraordinary competitive advantages".The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to expand the judiciary.Borui Medicine: Carboprost injection is planned to win the bid for the national centralized drug procurement. Borui Medicine announced that in the tenth batch of national centralized drug procurement in which Borui Pharmaceutical, a wholly-owned subsidiary, participated, carboprost tromethamine injection is planned to win the bid. This product is mainly used for 13-20 weeks pregnant abortion and postpartum hemorrhage. The specification is 1 ml: 250μ g, and the proposed bid price is 16.96 yuan/piece. In the first year, the agreed purchase base is 220,400 pieces, which are mainly supplied to Henan, Hubei, Guangxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia and other provinces. If the contract is finally selected and signed, it will help the product to quickly open the domestic market and enhance the market share and brand influence of the company. The product obtained the drug registration certificate in March 2024, and has not yet generated sales revenue.
China Seismological Network officially measured that a magnitude 3.1 earthquake occurred at 17: 09 on December 13th in Kuqa City, Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang (41.23 degrees north latitude and 83.31 degrees east longitude) with a focal depth of 21 kilometers.Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA): Geothermal energy is suitable for providing a large amount of stable energy for data centers. The IEA said on Friday that shale drilling technology, which has led to a sharp increase in oil and gas production, has also stimulated the development of geothermal energy. In theory, geothermal energy can provide a stable power source equivalent to the total demand of India and the United States. Fatih Birol, director of the International Energy Agency, said after the agency released its first report on geothermal energy that geothermal energy is suitable for providing a large amount of stable energy for data centers. Birol said: "One of the demands for geothermal energy is the demand for electricity in data centers. The demand for data centers in the United States is great, and they need all-weather electricity, which makes geothermal very suitable. " Birol said that unlike renewable energy such as wind energy and solar energy, geothermal energy can be a sustainable energy source, but it is still in its infancy and needs a lot of investment and support from the government. The incoming Trump administration said it would promote more oil and gas drilling and hoped to reduce the green energy plan, but Birol saw no reason not to increase the use of geothermal energy. According to the data of the International Energy Agency, by 2050, the global geothermal heating may increase to 800 GW, accounting for 15% of the global demand growth, and the annual output is equivalent to the current total demand of the United States and India. According to the report of the International Energy Agency, global investment will exceed $1 trillion by 2035 and $2.8 trillion by 2050, of which about 75% will be invested in power generation facilities.The plan for Indonesian civil servants to move to the new capital was postponed until April next year. On December 13th, local time, Diana Kusu Mastu, Deputy Minister of Public Works of Indonesia, said that the Indonesian government planned to move civil servants to the new capital Nusantara in April 2025. The construction of necessary infrastructure, including residential buildings, is under way, and the current construction progress has exceeded 60%. (CCTV News)
Minsheng Bank: New Hope Chemical was approved to increase its shareholding by no more than 68 million shares. Minsheng Bank announced that the State Financial Supervision and Administration Bureau approved New Hope Chemical Investment Co., Ltd. to increase its shareholding in Minsheng Bank by no more than 68 million shares through the secondary market within six months. After the completion of the increase, New Hope Chemical and its concerted actions will hold no more than 2.24 billion shares of Minsheng Bank, with a shareholding ratio of no more than 5.12%.The green channel for emergency treatment of workers injured in coal mine safety accidents was opened. On December 13th, China Energy Chemical Geology Union and Emergency General Hospital (formerly Coal General Hospital) signed the Memorandum of Cooperation on Green Channel for Emergency Treatment of Workers Injured in Coal Mine Safety Accidents in Beijing. According to the agreement, employees of 38 committee units in the coal industry who need to go to Beijing for treatment if they are injured in coal mine safety accidents can apply to the Emergency General Hospital for emergency treatment through the China Energy Chemical Geology Union. Relying on the high-quality medical resources of the National Emergency Medical Research Center and the National Pneumoconiosis Diagnosis and Treatment Center, the Emergency General Hospital will provide safe, convenient, efficient and high-quality emergency medical services for injured workers in burns, bruises, wounds, skin, beauty and pneumoconiosis. In the next step, the two sides will communicate with each other on a regular basis about the construction of green channels, and jointly carry out related work such as pneumoconiosis screening and online free clinic for front-line workers in mining, so as to effectively protect the safety and health rights and interests of coal mine workers. (CCTV News)Turkish Foreign Minister held talks with US Secretary of State to discuss the situation in Syria. On December 13th, local time, Turkish Foreign Minister Feidan held talks with US Secretary of State Blinken, focusing on the latest development of the situation in Syria. Feidan said that the talks discussed the cooperation between Turkey and the United States. The primary task of the two countries is to ensure the stability of Syria and prevent extremist organizations "Islamic State" and the PKK from occupying a dominant position in Syria. In addition, the advancement of the armed "Syrian National Army" supported by Turkey in the region is also one of the topics. Blinken revealed that the United States and Turkey have reached a broad consensus on the future of Syria. The two sides discussed the future role of the United States and Turkey in Syria and the necessity of continuing efforts to crack down on the extremist organization "Islamic State". (CCTV News)