Lenovo released eight new server products, based on the fifth-generation AMD EPYC processor platform. At the launch conference of Lenovo's new computing infrastructure products, Lenovo released eight server products based on the fifth-generation AMD EPYC processor-Lenovo Questioner, ThinkSystem V3 series server product family and a brand-new ThinkSystem AMD tower server, which will join hands with AMD to accelerate the development of AI computing infrastructure in China. (Sina Technology)Al Barawi, Chairman of the Bid Committee for the World Cup in Saudi Arabia: Welcome China investors to participate in the preparations for the World Cup. The special meeting of the International Football Federation recently announced that Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 World Cup. In an exclusive interview with reporters, Hamad Al Barawi, chairman of Saudi Arabia's bid committee for the 2034 World Cup, said that Saudi Arabia is taking the opportunity of hosting the World Cup to step onto the global stage, constantly showing its firm support for the development of sports industry and its enthusiasm and confidence in football, and welcomes China investors to participate in the preparations for the World Cup. (Xinhua News Agency)CICC: Give GM an initial rating that outperforms the broader market, with a target price of $65.
Minsheng Securities: In 2025, the banking sector grasped three main lines. The Minsheng Securities Research Report pointed out that it is expected that the revenue growth rate of listed banks will remain under pressure and profits will maintain positive growth in 2025. Restricted by factors such as the slowdown of scale expansion, the pressure of narrowing the net interest margin, and the marginal reduction of the contribution of financial investment to revenue, there is still pressure on the year-on-year growth of listed banks' revenue in 2025. However, with the gradual progress of local debt resolution, the real estate package policy has gradually become effective, and the hidden risks of banks in real estate and urban investment assets are expected to be effectively alleviated, and banks can maintain a low level of impairment provision, which supports profit performance. Grasp three main lines: 1) low-valued stock banks: it is recommended to pay attention to China Merchants Bank, Industrial Bank and Shanghai Pudong Development Bank; 2) High-quality rural commercial banks in regional cities: banks benefiting from chemical bonds. It is recommended to pay attention to Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank, Chongqing Bank and regional high-quality banks, and Qilu Bank, Chengdu Bank, Changshu Bank and Hangzhou Bank. 3) High dividend banks: In the process of economic recovery, high dividend strategy has absolute income stability, so it is suggested to pay attention to state-owned big banks, Nanjing Bank and Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank.Hainan: Accelerate the implementation of the core policy of Hainan Free Trade Port. The (enlarged) meeting of the Standing Committee of Hainan Provincial Party Committee was held on the 13th, which conveyed the spirit of studying the Central Economic Work Conference and studied and deployed the implementation work in Hainan Province. The meeting stressed that the core policy of Hainan Free Trade Port should be accelerated, and the policy system of free trade port should be continuously optimized and upgraded, so that enterprises and ordinary people can get a real sense of gain. We should expand domestic demand in an all-round way, make full use of more active macro policies, fully implement the national package of incremental policies, do everything possible to boost consumption and improve investment efficiency, continuously expand effective demand, strengthen project planning, give full play to the role of ultra-long-term special national debt, and plan and build forward-looking investment projects in seed industry, deep sea, aerospace and other fields. It is necessary to cultivate and expand the modern industrial system, focus on "five strong plans", improve the system and mechanism for cultivating and developing new quality productivity, promote the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, and build an important practice place for China's new quality productivity according to local conditions.USGS: A 6.4-magnitude earthquake occurred 41km southeast of Molina, Chile.
Market News: After deliberation by the IMF Executive Board, Jordan unlocked $131 million in funds.At the end of November, China's broad money balance increased by 7.1% year-on-year, and the growth rate was basically stable. According to the data released by the People's Bank of China on the 13th, the growth rate of China's broad money (M2) was basically stable at the end of November, and the scale of social financing increased reasonably. In terms of money supply, at the end of November, the balance of broad money (M2) was 311.96 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.1%. Excluding the influence of the high base in 2023, the average growth rate of broad money (M2) was 8.6% at the end of November in 2023 and 2024. Maintain a reasonable and sufficient liquidity. In terms of financing scale, at the end of November, the stock of social financing scale was 405.6 trillion yuan, up 7.8% year-on-year, which basically matched the expected targets of economic and social growth and price level. Among them, the balance of RMB loans to the real economy was 251.69 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.4%; The balance of government bonds was 79.33 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 15.2%.Challenging the monopoly of Europe and America, Chinese and Indian manufacturers have laid out the track of diet pills. For some time, GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide -1) diet pills have caught fire in the United States and other western countries, and gradually marched into emerging markets. At present, two major pharmaceutical companies, Novo Nordisk in Denmark and Lilly in the United States, occupy most of the market share in the field of GLP-1 diet pills, but other pharmaceutical companies are also actively deploying the track. In 2026, Novo Nordisk's patent on smeagoutide will expire in China and India, while the patent on liraglutide, the main effective ingredient of the previous generation of GLP-1 diet pills, has expired in China and India. The industry believes that China and India, as two emerging markets, have a strong momentum of innovation and development in the pharmaceutical industry of both countries, and have great potential in the GLP-1 diet pills track. The entry of Chinese and Indian pharmaceutical companies will make the international competition in the field of GLP-1 diet pills more intense. (Global Times)