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Technology giants have shown that Amazon and Meta each donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund. An Amazon spokesperson said that the company will donate $1 million to the inauguration fund of US President-elect Donald Trump. American technology companies hope to establish a positive relationship with the government, and Meta Platforms Inc has previously donated funds for inauguration activities. Trump said on Thursday that he will also meet with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, highlighting his contacts with technology giants. Trump said in an interview that Bezos will come next week. An Amazon spokesperson said on Thursday that in addition to direct donations, Amazon will also broadcast the inauguration ceremony live. Amazon said that these donations are corporate activities and are not funded by Bezos. Trump said on Thursday that Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, also met with him and mentioned his friendship with elon musk, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX. Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, also donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund. "I want to hear ideas from them," Trump said of business leaders. "We hope they can do well."CICC: It is expected that the central bank will further set up other new monetary instruments in the future. CICC said that on the basis of Politburo meeting of the Chinese Communist Party, the policy objectives and directions of the Central Economic Work Conference have been further stated. For next year's economic goals, after "maintaining stable economic growth", the meeting proposed to "maintain overall stability in employment and prices" and pointed out that "we should pay attention to target guidance and strive to achieve an optimal combination of stable growth, stable employment and reasonable price recovery". In terms of monetary policy, CICC believes that this meeting clearly pointed out that "timely RRR cuts and interest rate cuts". It is expected that in order to meet the government bond issuance, credit supply and seasonal liquidity demand, the RRR cut may be implemented before the Spring Festival, and the interest rate cut may also be gradually promoted with the Fed's interest rate cut. CICC also judged that in the past period, the central bank has established new monetary instruments such as treasury bonds trading tools, securities fund insurance company exchange facilities, and affordable housing refinancing, and its ability to play a role in the stock, bond, real estate and other markets has been strengthened, and other new instruments may be further established in the future. (SSE)American soldiers stationed in Japan were sentenced to five years' imprisonment for abducting and sexually assaulting a woman under the age of 16. On December 13th, it was learned that the Naha District Court sentenced the soldier to five years' imprisonment for the abduction and sexual assault of a woman under the age of 16 by an American air force soldier in Okinawa last December. (CCTV News)

Outlook of Consumer Industry of Minyin Securities in 2025: The expansion of domestic demand grasps the opportunity of differentiation and change. Minyin Securities released a report on the outlook of consumer industry in 2025, saying that consumer demand is generally weak in 2024, and price factors also restrict growth. Looking forward to China's consumer industry in 2025: (1) Consumption plays a leading role and expanding domestic demand is in a more priority position. The variety and scale of trade-in of consumer goods are expected to continue to expand, and local governments will also introduce new policies to promote consumption in light of local conditions. (2) Rational consumption is more differentiated, and consumers pay for quality-price ratio and spiritual experience. The performance of Tou International Consumer Goods Company in China is also characterized by differentiation. Most of them recognize the long-term value of the China market. Despite short-term challenges, they plan to focus on strengthening localization and continue to invest in the China market. (3) When Trump comes to power, consumption will face greater challenges, and it will require higher global supply chain integration ability, diversified layout and localization ability. It is suggested to grasp the main line of domestic demand expansion, including dairy products with expected improvement at the bottom, outdoor sectors with high prosperity and tidal play sectors. If the demand recovers as scheduled, the catering/sports shoes and clothing/chain retail industry in a period of change will be flexible. In terms of export chain, it is necessary to observe whether the risk of trade friction is fully priced. In the medium term, the overseas market is vast, and the key to success is the added value and bargaining power of products, the matching degree between overseas demand and overseas supply chain, and the global diversified layout.Faraday Future announced today that it has delivered FF 91 2.0 Futurist Alliance to supermodel and designer Suede Brooks. FF executives attended the delivery ceremony and discussed with Suede about the co-creation of future technology and design fashion. Matthias Aydt, global CEO of FF, Jia Yueting, founder and chief product and user ecologist of FF, and Sue Neuhauser, head of FF design, attended the event and delivered the new car to Suede.On the 13th, the South Korean opposition party reported to the National Assembly on the motion of impeaching President Yin Xiyue again. (Xinhua News Agency)

Bee Assistant: We have conducted preliminary negotiations with Bean Bag on the field of smart devices, and relevant products have not yet been launched to the market. Bee Assistant said on the interactive platform on December 13th that the company has conducted preliminary negotiations with Bean Bag under ByteDance on the field of smart devices, but relevant products have not yet been launched to the market.Research shows that the French "online celebrity" economy will earn nearly 6.5 billion euros in 2024. A research report released in Paris recently shows that the French "online celebrity" economy will earn nearly 6.5 billion euros in 2024, accounting for 0.16% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP).Singapore iron ore futures fell 2.4%, almost erasing the gains this week.