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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.Boeing also exposed nearly 1,000 layoffs. According to Xinhua News Agency, citing American media reports, American aircraft manufacturer Boeing will lay off employees again, involving nearly 1,000 people in Washington State and California. This batch of layoffs is part of Boeing's plan to lay off 17,000 people worldwide announced in October.Listed companies are enthusiastic about dividends. The Standard & Poor's dividend ETF(562060) rose by 0.53% at midday, and the constituent stocks were all red. By midday on December 11th, the standard & poor's dividend ETF(562060) rose by 0.53%, with a turnover of 28,056,300 yuan. The constituent stocks were all red, Lu 'an Huaneng rose by 2.13%, Orchid Kechuang and Voice Holdings rose by nearly 2%, and Aopu Technology and Pingmei shares followed suit. In the news, Wind data shows that as of December 10th, 267 listed companies have issued dividend plans for the third quarter, and 696 listed companies have issued dividend plans for the semi-annual period. The number of dividend plans for the third quarter and semi-annual period has reached record highs. According to industry insiders, dividends of listed companies will bring certain returns to investors, enhance investors' confidence, help attract long-term funds and enhance the stability and activity of the market. To sum up, in the period of high-quality economic growth, companies with higher dividend-paying ability and willingness are expected to be more and more favored by funds, and investors can try their best to seize the long-term opportunity of dividend theme by using the standard general dividend ETF(562060).

Yushi Technology: There is no factual basis for the company to be included in the "entity list". At present, the production and operation are normal. Yushi Technology issued a statement today: On December 10, 2024 (Beijing time), the Bureau of Industry and Security of the US Department of Commerce issued relevant announcements to include companies such as Yushi Technology in the entity list. There is no factual basis for this decision, and the company has never received any investigation and evidence collection work from any official US agency. We call on the US government to re-examine. Yushi Technology is an independent private enterprise. As a global provider of AloT products, solutions and full-stack capabilities, Yushi Technology has always adhered to the internationally accepted business ethics and compliance management concept since its establishment 13 years ago, abided by the duties of commercial companies and strictly abided by the laws and regulations of the countries where it operates. At present, the company's production and operation are normal, and this incident has no significant adverse impact on the company's operation. We have the ability to ensure continuous and stable product supply and high-quality technical support for global customers.Gold T+D of Shanghai Gold Exchange rose 0.17% to 625.5 yuan/gram at the beginning of trading on Wednesday, December 11th. Silver T+D of Shanghai Gold Exchange fell 0.1% to 7907.0 yuan/kg at the beginning of trading on Wednesday, December 11th.Pan American Health Organization (PAHO): The number of cases of dengue fever in America exceeded 12.6 million this year. On the 10th, PAHO reported that the number of cases of dengue fever reported in America this year reached a record of more than 12.6 million, including 21,000 severe cases and over 7,700 deaths. According to a statement issued by the Pan-American Health Organization on the same day, this year, the most serious dengue fever epidemic broke out in the Americas since records began in 1980. The impact of this epidemic on Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and Mexico is particularly serious. These four countries account for 90% of the total number of cases and 88% of the total number of deaths in this region.

India's SENSEX30 index opened 0.07% higher at 81,568.39 points. Among the constituent stocks, ULTRATECH CEMENT opened 1% higher, Asian Coatings rose 0.74% and BAJAJ FINANCE rose 0.62%. In terms of decline, Mahengda Information Technology opened 0.44% lower, India Industrial Credit Investment Bank fell 0.33%, and HCL TECHNOLOGIES fell 0.26%.China Minerals and Guangxi Iron and Steel have established mining technology companies. The enterprise search APP shows that recently, China National Mining Chain (Guangxi) Mining Technology Co., Ltd. was established, with Ji Wendong as the legal representative and a registered capital of 90 million yuan. Its business scope includes mineral washing and processing, metal ore sales and metal material sales. Enterprise survey shows that the company is jointly owned by China Mineral's China Mineral Resources Group International Supply Chain Co., Ltd. and Guangxi Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd.China Overseas Development: The annual interest of "23 Zhonghai 04" will be paid on December 12th. On December 10th, China Overseas Development (00688.HK) announced that China Overseas Enterprise Development Group Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, will pay the annual interest of "23 Zhonghai 04" on December 12th, totaling 96 million yuan. The total amount of bonds issued in this issue is 3 billion yuan, and the issuance period is 5 years. The coupon rate of bonds in this issue is 3.20%.