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Zhongtai Futures: Wu Xiuwei has been appointed as the joint company secretary, Zhongtai Futures (01461) announced that Wei Weifeng resigned as the joint company secretary of the company and the company's agent (legal process agent) for receiving legal process documents and notices in China and Hong Kong according to Part 16 of the Companies Ordinance, Chapter 622 of the Laws of Hong Kong, with effect from December 10, 2024. Wu Xiuwei has been appointed as the joint company secretary and legal representative, with effect from December 10, 2024.EU leaders called on Germany to lift the borrowing ceiling to protect the economy.Media: El Salvador will change its pioneering bitcoin practice in exchange for IMF transactions. According to media reports, two people familiar with the matter revealed that El Salvador is expected to reach an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a loan plan of 1.3 billion US dollars in the next two to three weeks. In exchange, El Salvador will change its pioneering practice of using bitcoin as legal tender and reduce the government deficit. A delegation of the International Monetary Fund has arrived in San Salvador to finalize the details of the agreement with the government. People familiar with the matter said that the transaction is expected to release another $1 billion in loans from the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank in the next few years. This loan plan must be approved by the board of directors of the International Monetary Fund, which will enable this Central American country to return to the international financial circle after several years of relative isolation. The country passed a law in June 2021, making it the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. However, the International Monetary Fund opposes El Salvador's adoption of digital currency on the grounds that financial stability and integrity are at risk, and urges the government to stop accepting cryptocurrency as legal tender.

At least two people were killed when a fuel depot exploded in central Italy. On December 9, local time, a fuel depot exploded in the suburb of Florence in central Italy, killing at least two people and injuring eight others. The reporter at the reception desk was informed that the explosion caused a fire, but the fire was limited to the loading and unloading area of the fuel depot. The local civil defense department asked nearby residents to close their windows and stay away from the fuel depot area. After the explosion, some railway operations from Florence to Bologna were suspended, and the expressway exit near the fuel depot was closed in both directions. It is understood that the fuel depot belongs to Eni Group, a major Italian energy company.Hisense Group layoffs? Insiders: The year-end adjustment is very small. Recently, a number of people claiming to be Hisense employees posted a message on the online platform saying that "Hisense Group is facing large-scale layoffs, with the number of employees reduced from 110,000 to 80,000, and the number of layoffs is as high as 30,000." Another netizen certified as an employee of Hisense Home Appliances said that "the list will be published next week". In this regard, Sina Technology asked Hisense for verification, and the company did not respond as of press time. However, some insiders of Hisense said, "There is indeed internal adjustment, but it is a small proportion for the normal optimization adjustment at the end of the year." (Sina Technology)Market News: White House National Security Adviser jack sullivan is expected to visit Israel on Thursday to hold talks on Syrian and Gaza hostages and a ceasefire agreement.

Special service: shareholders plan to reduce their holdings by no more than 2% in total. Special service announced on the evening of December 9 that Ya 'an Yinkun Enterprise Management Co., Ltd., a shareholder holding 10.75%, plans to reduce its holdings by centralized bidding to no more than 1.69 million shares, that is, no more than 1% of the company's total share capital. Longxin Construction Group Co., Ltd., the shareholder holding 6.69% of the shares, plans to reduce its holdings by a total of no more than 1.69 million shares by centralized bidding or block trading, that is, no more than 1% of the company's total share capital.Ministry of Health of Gaza: Since October 7, 2023, 44,758 Palestinians have been killed and 106,134 injured in Israeli military attacks on the Gaza.Polls show that the cabinet support rate of Japanese Prime Minister Shi Pomao dropped to 38%. According to reports, the results of a nationwide poll conducted by the agency from 6 to 8 this month showed that the cabinet support rate of Prime Minister Shi Pomao was 38%, which was 3 percentage points lower than the previous poll of the agency. The disapproval rate was 38%, which was 1 percentage point higher than the previous poll.