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Jon Finer, US Deputy National Security Adviser: Neither Russia nor Ukraine showed signs of concessions. I hope Ukraine can approach peace from its strength.The London Metal Exchange said it would revise Part 6 of the LME rulebook, namely the original nickel special contract rules.The trillion-dollar market of low-altitude economy is gaining momentum. Driven by many factors such as policy, technology and application, the trillion-dollar market of low-altitude economy is gaining momentum, attracting various industrial giants such as Huawei, ZTE, Meituan, SF Express, China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom to enter the market one after another. In the eyes of the industry, the low-altitude economy is just like high-tech real estate, which adds a three-dimensional space for development and utilization on the original two-dimensional plane, thus generating economic value and giving birth to industrial ecology. "In the future, low-altitude aircraft, like cars on the ground, will be free and standardized to operate at low altitude." (Securities Times)

Walgreen's U.S. stocks rose to 20%. On the news, walgreen is negotiating to sell himself to private equity fund Sycamore Partners.Sycamore Partners is known to be negotiating to acquire Walgreens Boots, an American drugstore chain. According to informed sources, Sycamore Partners, a private equity firm, is negotiating to acquire Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc, a troubled American drugstore chain. According to sources, Sycamore Partners has been discussing the privatization of Walgreens. The details are not made public, and the negotiations may end without results. Walgreens jumped 28%, the biggest one-day increase since at least 1980. Walgreens' share price fell by two-thirds in the year ending Monday, ranking the bottom of the S&P 500.Lake, an executive of JPMorgan Chase: JPMorgan Chase will increase wealth management consultants. It is estimated that the market revenue will increase by 15% in the fourth quarter compared with the same period of last year.

"Debt Bull" launched a number of treasury bonds futures varieties to a new high. Yesterday, the bond market once again took the bull. On December 10th, 30-year, 10-year, 5-year and 2-year treasury bond futures all hit record highs. Looking at it for a long time, since the beginning of this year, 30-year treasury bond futures have risen by nearly 16%, 10-year treasury bond futures have risen by over 5%, and 5-year treasury bond futures have risen by over 3%. Analysts pointed out that the logic of broad-spectrum interest rate downward has run through the whole year of 2024, and it is expected to continue to form an important support for the bond market in the long run. The recent market strength is not only an emotional effect at the end of the year and the beginning of the year, but also a blocking point to dredge and guide the overall downward trend of interest rates. (Securities Times)Chilean National Copper Company: The output of Escondida copper mine in Chile increased by 22% in October, reaching 108,000 tons.The Lebanese army said that unidentified gunmen from Syrian territory crossed the border and approached the army border. They fired warning shots and forced the gunmen to return to Syria.