Slovak national debt agency: the total debt issuance should reach about 12 billion euros in 2025.Citigroup's chief financial officer said that investment banking fees may increase by 25% to 30% year-on-year. Income guidance is maintained at the high end of the range of $80 billion to $81 billion.Guangzhou Automobile Group's second-generation intelligent robot was publicly unveiled. On December 8-9, the 2024 Pearl Bay International Climate Investment and Financing Conference with the theme of "Global Cooperation for a Green Future" was held in Nansha, Guangzhou. The appearance of the second-generation intelligent robot independently developed by Guangzhou Automobile Group at the conference attracted widespread attention. "Embodied intelligence" refers to an agent that has a body and supports interaction with the physical world, and is one of the frontier development directions of artificial intelligence technology. At present, the research and development of Guangzhou Automobile Robot has entered the third generation, and the new humanoid robot will be officially released at the end of this year, which is expected to become one of the important directions for the high-quality development of automobile industry and artificial intelligence industry. (Guangzhou Daily)
After the decline in the second quarter, the labor cost in the third quarter of the United States was revised downwards. After the decline in the previous three months, the increase in labor cost in the third quarter of the United States was lower than the initial value, further proving that the job market is no longer a source of inflationary pressure. According to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday, the unit labor cost increased at an annualized rate of 0.8% from July to September, and decreased by 1.1% after revision in the previous quarter. The initial value of labor costs showed an increase of 1.9% in the third quarter. The adjustment of these two cycles reflects the downward adjustment of hourly salary. During the period from July to September, the annual rate of productivity increased by 2.2%, which was not revised, compared with 2.1% in the previous quarter.Huang Man served as the deputy general manager of Soochow Fund. On December 10th, Soochow Fund Management Co., Ltd. announced the change of senior management: from now on, Huang Man served as the deputy general manager of the company. According to the announcement, Huang Man has served as a financial engineer, deputy general manager and deputy general manager (presiding) of Hongta Securities Innovation Research Department, general manager of Hongzheng Junfang Investment Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Hongta Securities, deputy general manager of Hongta Securities Fixed Income Department, and deputy general manager (presiding) and deputy general manager of Hongta Securities Shanghai Fixed Income Branch. He is currently the deputy general manager of Soochow Fund Management Co., Ltd..Citigroup: Brazil is unlikely to cut interest rates next year.
Liu Jianchao met with the Pakistan Mu Meng (Xie) delegation. On December 10th, Liu Jianchao, Minister of the International Liaison Department of the CPC Central Committee, met with the Mu Meng (Xie) delegation led by Mariam, Senior Vice Chairman of Pakistan Muslim League (Sharif) and Chief Minister of Punjab Province. The two sides exchanged views on implementing the consensus of the leaders of the two countries, strengthening inter-party and local exchanges and cooperation, and promoting the construction of a closer community of destiny between China and Pakistan in the new era. (Xinhua News Agency)Israeli forces bombed northern Gaza, killing 25 people. The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) Media Office issued a statement on the 10th, saying that Israeli forces bombed Beit Hanoun, a city in the northern Gaza, on the evening of the 9th, killing at least 25 people and injuring or missing dozens more. The statement said that the attack was on a multi-storey building and the victims included more than 10 children and women. As the Israeli army continues to carry out operations in northern gaza province, the local medical system is under great pressure. The Israeli army also blocked the entry of emergency personnel and medicines. The Israeli army has not yet responded to this. (Xinhua News Agency)SOMO, Iraq's national oil marketing organization: Iraq set the official selling price of Basra Intermediate crude oil sold to Asia in January at a discount of $0.60/barrel compared with the average price of Oman/Dubai.