Market News: EU officials are worried about the impact on broadcasting and streaming media.Punto Casa de Bolsa upgraded AMD to Buy with a target price of $170.22.Yibin Paper: There is uncertainty in the acquisition of 67% equity of Acetic Fiber Company. Yibin Paper issued a risk warning announcement, and the company plans to acquire 67% equity of Sichuan Pushi Cellulose Acetate Co., Ltd. held by related party Yibin Pushi Group Co., Ltd. As of July 31, 2024, according to the audited financial data, the total liabilities of Acetic Fiber Company were 971,116,800 yuan, and the asset-liability ratio was 88.31%. It is expected that related funds will flow out in the future. The transaction has yet to be reviewed and approved by the company's shareholders' meeting and procedures such as handling industrial and commercial change registration, and subsequent implementation is uncertain. According to the data released by CSI official website, the latest P/B ratio of papermaking and packaging owned by the company is 1.69 times, and the latest P/B ratio of the company is 8.43 times. The current P/B ratio of the company is quite different from that of the same industry.
Ukraine plans to legalize cryptocurrency in early 2025. It is reported that cryptocurrency will be legalized in Ukraine by the first quarter of 2025, but it is unlikely to provide tax relief. Danylo Hetmantsev, Chairman of the Finance, Taxation and Customs Policy Committee of the Ukrainian Parliament, said: "When it comes to cryptocurrencies, the working group of the Parliament is completing the first reading of a draft law. I believe that the text worked out in cooperation with the National Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be ready after the New Year. Our goal is to pass this law and legalize cryptocurrency in the first quarter of 2025. " Hetmantsev said that cryptocurrency will not be tax-free, and the form of tax will follow the example of securities and tax profits when assets are converted into currency. "After consulting with European experts and the IMF, we are very cautious about using cryptocurrency for tax exemption, because it may aggravate tax evasion in traditional markets," he said.Fitch: Steady reserves, reduced liabilities, and prudent budget management have prepared American state and local governments for 2025.The CEO of Bank of America said that the sales and trading business is expected to hit a new high in the fourth quarter, and the income of investment banking business jumped. Brian Moynihan, CEO of Bank of America, said that the quarterly income of the bank's investment banking business is expected to increase by at least 25% year-on-year, and the sales and trading business is expected to hit a new high. Moynihan said at the Goldman Sachs Financial Services Conference on Wednesday that with the "continuous growth" of transactions, the investment banking revenue in the fourth quarter may exceed $1.4 billion. Analysts had expected that the investment banking revenue of the second largest bank in the United States would be close to $1.5 billion, equivalent to an increase of about 27%. At the same time, Moynihan said that the sales and trading business should once again record year-on-year growth, achieving medium-to-high single-digit growth in the last quarter of this year. Analysts predict that market revenue will increase by 8.2% to $4.06 billion. The business led by Jim DeMare "has reached a higher level, but we will set a record in the fourth quarter, so we feel good," Moynihan said.
The rate of return of the money fund has reached a record low. Since December, the rate of return of the money fund has continued to decline. The annualized rate of return of Tianhong Yubao Money Fund, the largest, fell below 1.27% on the 7th, hitting a record low. According to industry insiders, the recently released "Self-discipline Initiative on Optimizing the Self-discipline Management of Non-bank Interbank Deposit Interest Rate" has a great impact on the Monetary Fund, and the superimposed interest rate is at a low level, and the yield of the Monetary Fund may continue to decline. As the income decreases, funds will look for new directions for allocation. (SSE)Russian Presidential Press Secretary: Russia supports the exchange of prisoners of war between Russia and Ukraine proposed by Hungarian Prime Minister. On December 12, local time, Russian Presidential Press Secretary peskov said that Hungarian Prime Minister Orban proposed the exchange of prisoners of war between the two sides and a ceasefire during the New Year holiday on the 11th. The Russian side has submitted the Russian proposal for prisoner exchange to the Hungarian Embassy in Russia. Judging from Zelensky's reaction, the Ukrainian side rejected all Orban's proposals. Peskov emphasized that Russia supports Orban's proposal and the settlement of humanitarian issues related to the exchange of prisoners of war. (CCTV News)According to informed sources, Stada Arzneimittel AG, a pharmaceutical company focusing on consumer health care, sounded out investors' interest before the German IPO. The company may raise about 1.5 billion euros ($1.6 billion) through an IPO.