CEO of Bank of America: The sales and trading business is expected to reach a new high in the fourth quarter, and the investment banking business income will jump. On December 11th, the CEO of Bank of America Brian moynihan said that with the "continuous growth" of transactions, the bank's investment banking business income in the fourth quarter may exceed US$ 1.4 billion, with a year-on-year increase of at least 25%. Moynihan also said that the sales and trading business in the fourth quarter should record a year-on-year growth again, achieving a medium-to-high single-digit growth. The bank also expects that the net interest income will continue to grow, which is expected to achieve the guiding target of $14.3 billion given earlier this year.Market information: The major shareholders of Hershey, an American chocolate manufacturer, will reject the takeover proposal of Yizi International, thinking that the other party's offer is too low.South Korea's National Election Commission: South Korean President Yin Xiyue's remarks undermined South Korea's electoral system.
China Chengtong and China Yizhong set up an enterprise management center with a capital contribution of 6.25 billion yuan. According to Tianyancha App, Zhongcheng (Beijing) Enterprise Management Center (Limited Partnership) was recently established. The executive partner is Yizhong Group Sunac Technology Development Co., Ltd., with a capital contribution of 6.25 billion yuan. The business scope is enterprise management and enterprise management consulting. It is owned by China Chengtong's Beijing Chengtong Capital Investment Co., Ltd., China Yizhong Group Co., Ltd. and its subsidiary Sunac Technology Development Co., Ltd.On December 11th, it was reported that the U.S. government was divided over the U.S. steel acquisition, and Biden considered blocking the transaction. It was reported that the U.S. Department of Defense, the Ministry of Finance and the State Council all believed that the Japanese Steel Company's $15 billion acquisition of American steel companies would not bring national security risks, but U.S. President Biden was expected to block the transaction. Earlier, some media quoted people familiar with the matter as saying that Biden planned to block the acquisition of American steel companies later this month on the grounds of national security. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has been reviewing the proposed acquisition for most of this year, and the group must submit its decision to Biden before December 22 or 23.Zhongzhiwei Technology completed tens of millions of yuan financing. On December 12th, Nanjing Zhongzhiwei Information Technology Co., Ltd. (Zhongzhiwei Technology) completed tens of millions of yuan B1 financing, which was jointly invested by Guangzhou Baiyun Financial Holding Group Co., Ltd. and Beijing Hongfeng Private Equity Fund Management Co., Ltd. This round of financing funds will be used for iterative application of AI+ network security products, breakthrough in key industry landing scenarios and market channel construction. Zhongzhiwei Technology is a solution provider of "city-level data+digital security operation", and has launched a series of new platform-based network security products around AISecOps (artificial intelligence security operation).
South Korea's National Election Commission: South Korean President Yin Xiyue's remarks undermined South Korea's electoral system.Zhongzhiwei Technology completed tens of millions of yuan financing. On December 12th, Nanjing Zhongzhiwei Information Technology Co., Ltd. (Zhongzhiwei Technology) completed tens of millions of yuan B1 financing, which was jointly invested by Guangzhou Baiyun Financial Holding Group Co., Ltd. and Beijing Hongfeng Private Equity Fund Management Co., Ltd. This round of financing funds will be used for iterative application of AI+ network security products, breakthrough in key industry landing scenarios and market channel construction. Zhongzhiwei Technology is a solution provider of "city-level data+digital security operation", and has launched a series of new platform-based network security products around AISecOps (artificial intelligence security operation).Flying Pig: In 2024, the number of holiday businesses whose GMV exceeded 100 million yuan was three times that of last year. On December 12, Flying Pig said at the 2024 holiday business conference that under the positioning of the open platform, the business efficiency and business satisfaction of businesses continued to improve. In 2024, the number of travel agencies, amusement parks, cruise ships and other holiday businesses on the Flying Pig platform maintained double-digit growth year-on-year. The number of businesses with GMV exceeding 100 million yuan was three times that of last year, and the average order volume of gold medal merchants reached more than twice the market level, with a conversion rate about 20% higher.