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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.Shanghai Ailu: Signed the Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Huaneng New Energy. Shanghai Ailu (301062) announced on the evening of December 11th and signed the Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Huaneng New Energy: Huaneng New Energy will combine the technological research and development and industrial introduction advantages of the company and its holding subsidiary Aina New Energy, and conduct business transactions on the "glass fiber reinforced polyurethane composite frame" products independently developed by Aina New Energy, and through product procurement and technical exchange.Business community: The melamine market with insufficient demand is mainly weak and volatile. According to the commodity market analysis system of business community, the price of melamine is weak and volatile recently. As of December 11th, the benchmark price of melamine in the business community was 6,412.5 yuan/ton, which was 0.12% lower than 6,420 yuan/ton at the beginning of this month. This week, the overall price of melamine showed a stable trend, although there were small fluctuations, but there was no sharp rise or fall. This week, the production capacity of the melamine industry remained relatively stable, and there was no large-scale increase or decrease in production, which helped to maintain the smooth operation of the market. Some melamine production enterprises may adjust their inventory to cope with the fluctuation of raw material prices, thus stabilizing the market price to some extent. This week, the demand for melamine in downstream industries such as plates and coatings remained stable, and there was no obvious increase or decrease, which supported the melamine market to some extent. In the future, enterprises need to pay close attention to market dynamics and policy changes and formulate reasonable business strategies to deal with potential market risks.

Jinling Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.: Magnesium sulfate injection has obtained the drug registration certificate. Jinling Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. announced that Nanjing Jinling Pharmaceutical Factory, a subsidiary of the company, recently received the "Drug Registration Certificate" for magnesium sulfate injection issued by National Medical Products Administration. Magnesium sulfate injection can be used for the treatment of pregnancy-induced hypertension, eclampsia and preeclampsia, and plays an important role in the prevention and treatment of many diseases. The drug has been recommended by related guides in China, the United States and Canada. This drug registration is conducive to the company's future market expansion and sales, but the production and sales of drugs may be affected by changes in policies and market environment, which is uncertain.Musk praised Tesla China. According to the data, Tesla sold 21,900 vehicles in China last week (12.2-12.8), which was the second best week of Tesla in 2024 so far. The excellent sales performance in China market was highly recognized by Tesla CEO Musk, who praised "the excellent work of Tesla China" online on social media.Anmai, the liquidator of Evergrande, learned that he had taken over the private jet in Xu Jiayin and sought to put it on the market. Alvarez & Marsal, the liquidator of Evergrande, learned that he had taken over the offshore entity holding the private jet under the name of Xu Jiayin and put it on the market. The 14-year-old Airbus A319, which is about the size of a commercial airliner, is currently parked in Guangzhou. According to the report, the valuation of the aircraft is about 25 million to 30 million US dollars, which is 66.7% to 72% lower than the new valuation of 90 million US dollars. (Interface News)

Will the air ticket price in the United States rise in November? Goldman Sachs and Bank of America have their own opinions. Due to the rising cost of housing, insurance and medical services, the core inflation rate in the United States has remained high. Second-hand car prices may rise due to the rebound of auction prices, but economists are still divided on whether the increase in air ticket prices will become a reality. Goldman Sachs predicts that air ticket prices will increase by 1% month-on-month, reflecting a strong potential pricing trend. Bank of America, on the other hand, said, "We expect the air ticket price to drop by 1% month-on-month, which will change the contribution rate of core inflation from +3 basis points to -1 basis point. Due to the decline in air ticket prices, the monthly core inflation rate will drop to 0.2%, but the volatility of this category is still very large. "Business community: The melamine market with insufficient demand is mainly weak and volatile. According to the commodity market analysis system of business community, the price of melamine is weak and volatile recently. As of December 11th, the benchmark price of melamine in the business community was 6,412.5 yuan/ton, which was 0.12% lower than 6,420 yuan/ton at the beginning of this month. This week, the overall price of melamine showed a stable trend, although there were small fluctuations, but there was no sharp rise or fall. This week, the production capacity of the melamine industry remained relatively stable, and there was no large-scale increase or decrease in production, which helped to maintain the smooth operation of the market. Some melamine production enterprises may adjust their inventory to cope with the fluctuation of raw material prices, thus stabilizing the market price to some extent. This week, the demand for melamine in downstream industries such as plates and coatings remained stable, and there was no obvious increase or decrease, which supported the melamine market to some extent. In the future, enterprises need to pay close attention to market dynamics and policy changes and formulate reasonable business strategies to deal with potential market risks.Full implementation is just around the corner, and personal pension products will be expanded. The reporter learned from the industry that the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security will mobilize and deploy the full implementation of the personal pension system recently. The personal pension pilot will be fully liberalized in the near future, expanding from the original 36 pilot cities to the whole country, and it is expected to be fully implemented quickly. Personal pension fund products have also ushered in expansion, and some mature broad-based ETF-linked funds and broad-based index OTC products will add Y shares. At present, various fund companies are in full swing to prepare for the full liberalization of the individual pension pilot. (CSI Taurus)