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HSBC is studying plans to cut costs by at least $3 billion. On December 11th, it was reported that HSBC Holdings was studying plans to cut costs by at least $3 billion. According to people familiar with the matter, HSBC told managers last week that its reform would not be completed until June 2025. These people said that the total cost savings are still in progress, but executives hope that this work will help them reduce their expenses by at least $3 billion.Blonde Technology: Shareholders holding more than 5% of the shares plan to transfer 2% of the shares internally. Blonde Technology announced that as of the announcement date, Ms. Xiong Haitao, a shareholder, holds 122 million shares of the company, accounting for 4.64% of the company's total share capital; Ms. Xiong Haitao and her concerted actions hold a total of 216 million shares, accounting for 8.2% of the total share capital. Ms. Xiong Haitao plans to sign an agreement with Warburg Wanying Private Equity Fund to increase it as a concerted action, and plans to transfer no more than 52.73 million shares to it through block trading, that is, no more than 2% of the total share capital. After the transfer is completed, Huabao Wanying will entrust Ms. Xiong Haitao with the right to vote on the shares. This internal transfer does not involve market reduction, and the shareholding ratio remains unchanged, which does not affect the company's control.Albertson terminated its merger with krogh and announced an increase in dividend and repurchase plan. albertson Company announced that it had exercised its right to terminate its merger agreement with krogh, because the US District Court in Oregon and the District Court in Washington issued an injunction on the proposed merger on December 10th. Vivek Sankaran, CEO of the company, commented: "In view of the recent decision of the federal and state courts to block the proposed merger between the company and krogh, we have made a difficult decision to terminate the merger agreement. We are very disappointed with the court's decision. " In addition, the board of directors of albertson Company plans to increase the quarterly cash dividend from $0.12 to $0.15 per share, and approved a stock repurchase plan of up to $2 billion.

*ST Zhongli: The company's reorganization plan was approved by the court. *ST Zhongli announced that the company's reorganization plan had been approved by the Suzhou Intermediate People's Court and the reorganization procedure was terminated. The content of the reorganization plan is consistent with the previously disclosed draft, aiming at comprehensively solving the historical problems of the company's 1.805 billion yuan capital occupation and illegal guarantee. In the implementation stage of the reorganization plan, the company will be responsible for implementation and the manager will be responsible for supervision. If it is successfully implemented, it will help to optimize the company's asset-liability structure, enhance its sustainable operation and profitability, and have a significant impact on the relevant financial indicators in 2024.*ST Zhongli: The company's reorganization plan was approved by the court. *ST Zhongli announced that the company's reorganization plan had been approved by the Suzhou Intermediate People's Court and the reorganization procedure was terminated. The content of the reorganization plan is consistent with the previously disclosed draft, aiming at comprehensively solving the historical problems of the company's 1.805 billion yuan capital occupation and illegal guarantee. In the implementation stage of the reorganization plan, the company will be responsible for implementation and the manager will be responsible for supervision. If it is successfully implemented, it will help to optimize the company's asset-liability structure, enhance its sustainable operation and profitability, and have a significant impact on the relevant financial indicators in 2024.Luo Xingfa, former party secretary and president of Guangyuan Radio and TV University and former president of Guangyuan Cadre Network College, was investigated. Luo Xingfa, former party secretary and president of Guangyuan Radio and TV University and former president of Guangyuan Cadre Network College, was suspected of serious violation of the law and is currently under disciplinary review and supervision investigation by the Supervision Committee of Guangyuan Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Ningbo Founder: The company intends to use its own or self-raised funds to purchase 40% equity of Junpeng Communication from related party Pengxin Chuangzhan in cash. Ningbo Founder announced that the company intends to use its own or self-raised funds to purchase 40% equity of Junpeng Communication from related party Pengxin Chuangzhan in cash.India's NIFTY metal index rose by 1.25%.It is reported that the Bank of Japan thinks that it is no harm to raise interest rates later, but it does not rule out taking action in December. On December 11th, according to informed sources, officials of the Bank of Japan believe that it is not costly to raise interest rates later, and they are still open to taking action next week, depending on data and market trends. The authorities believe that even if the Bank of Japan decides to wait until January or later, it will not pay a huge price, because there are signs that there is little risk that inflation may exceed the target. They also said that if the December meeting proposed to raise interest rates, some officials would not object. According to people familiar with the matter, officials think it is only a matter of time to raise interest rates again, because the economy and inflation are in line with their forecasts. Before announcing the policy decision on December 19, officials will carefully evaluate the data and financial markets before making a final decision.