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President of Japan Life Insurance: For some time, we have been hoping to have a company that can become the core business of the United States, the world's largest life insurance market.Japan Life Insurance announced that it would spend $8.2 billion to acquire the life insurance company Resolution Life. On December 11th, Japan Life Insurance Mutual announced that it would spend about $8.2 billion to acquire the remaining 77% shares of the life insurance company Resolution Life. The transaction is expected to be completed in the second half of 2025. On the same day, Japan Life announced that it would acquire the remaining 20% shares of MLC Life Insurance from National Bank of Australia (NAB) and integrate MLC with Resolution Life.Gold prices rose three times in a row, and brands such as Chow Tai Fook and Lao Fengxiang broke through 810 yuan. After a short-term shock, the gold trend became stronger. On December 11th, spot gold hit $2,700 per ounce, hitting a two-week high and rising for three consecutive days. As of press time, COMEX Gold reported $2,737.5 per ounce, up 0.7% in the day. In the domestic gold consumption market, the gold prices of gold brands such as Chow Tai Fook, Lao Fengxiang and Luk Fook Jewelry reached 812 yuan/gram, while the gold prices in Zhou Shengsheng reached 814 yuan/gram. (Dahe Finance Cube)

Yanshan Technology has set up a new subsidiary in Shanghai. According to the enterprise search APP, Shanghai Yunsong Technology Co., Ltd. was recently established with Zhang Weiming as the legal representative and a registered capital of 10 million yuan. Its business scope includes technical services, technical development, technical consultation, technical exchange, technology transfer and technology promotion. Enterprise equity penetration shows that the company is wholly owned by Yanshan Technology.Bank of Communications International: In November, the penetration rate of new energy vehicles in the mainland was 52.3%, and the performance in December was optimistic. Bank of Communications International published a research report to give the mainland auto industry a leading rating. According to the report, the retail sales of passenger cars increased by 16.5% year-on-year in November; The retail penetration rate of new energy vehicles was 52.3%, exceeding 50% for the fifth consecutive month, and the retail sales of new energy vehicles increased by 50.5% year-on-year. In November, the export growth slowed down, and the proportion of new energy vehicles fell to 20%. The bank pointed out that considering that the Spring Festival in 2025 is earlier than that in 2024, some car purchases before the Spring Festival will be completed by the end of 2024, and the subsidy policy for trade-in will enter the final stage in December, and some car companies are also sprinting sales through promotional activities. The bank expects the passenger car market in December. It is expected to maintain the potential of the current retail sales to continue to increase year by year. However, after the sales sprint in December, the auto market entered the off-season of consumption, so it is necessary to be cautious that the stock price performance of the auto sector may fluctuate.Hong kong stocks minimally invasive robots rose more than 13%. The company completed the placement of a total of 34.7 million shares, and the net proceeds from the placement were about HK$ 266 million.

Starbucks China responded to the new Chief Growth Officer: promoting the sustainable development of Starbucks brand in China. Recently, some media reported that the management of Starbucks China continued to adjust and hired CGO to manage the growth from digital marketing companies. In response to the above information, Sina Technology verified Starbucks, and the official response said: China is Starbucks' largest international market and an important engine for the company's future growth. In November, Starbucks China established the Chief Growth Officer (CGO) organization and appointed Tony Yang as the company's Chief Growth Officer (CGO). The establishment of CGO organization will continue to strengthen Starbucks' coffee leadership, accelerate the product innovation with coffee as the core, better refresh customers' Starbucks experience at various contacts through integrated marketing strategies, and promote the sustainable development of Starbucks brand in China. (Sina Technology)Hanwei Technology and others set up a new company in Hubei, including geographic remote sensing information service business. The enterprise search APP shows that recently, Hubei Hanwei Water Technology Co., Ltd. was established, with Zhao Shuai as the legal representative and a registered capital of 10 million yuan. Its business scope includes: intelligent instrument manufacturing; Industrial automatic control system device manufacturing; Research and development of mechanical equipment; Intelligent control system integration; Internet of things equipment sales; Geographic remote sensing information service, etc. Enterprise survey shows that the company is jointly owned by Hanwei Water Technology (Henan) Co., Ltd. and Li Yuhua, a subsidiary of Hanwei Technology.Afternoon comment: the three major indexes rose slightly in half a day, and the concept of Shanghai's state-owned enterprise reform lifted the tide of daily limit. The three major indexes opened lower and went higher in early trading and rose slightly in half a day. In terms of sectors, the concept of Shanghai's state-owned enterprise reform is on the rise, and Shanghai Material Trade, First Medicine and Shibei High-tech are collectively on the rise. The retail sector continued to be strong, with the daily limit of Youa, Zhongbai Group and Maoye Commercial. The concept of AI glasses is higher, and Tianjian shares and Star Technology both have a daily limit of 20cm; Insurance stocks continued to adjust, and Tianmao Group fell to an intraday limit; Sora concept stocks collectively adjusted back, and the word Huayang Lianzhong fell; Bank shares fluctuated lower, with Bank of Ningbo leading the decline. Overall, stocks rose more and fell less, with more than 3,500 stocks rising. On the disk, Shanghai's state-owned enterprise reform, AI glasses and retail sectors were among the top gainers, while insurance, Sora concept and banking sectors were among the top losers.