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Alipay sells cryptocurrency funds? Originally an indirect investment in a product of Huabao Fund, the subscription has been suspended. Recently, some netizens found that Huabao Fund promoted a fund product issued by Huabao Fund in Alipay-QDII-FOF-LOF C (hereinafter referred to as "Huabao Overseas Technology C"), promoting "riding the wind to encrypt the rising market of currency" and "the representative of subversive innovation technology: cryptocurrency". According to the report of Warburg Overseas Technology C in the third quarter of this year, among the top ten funds with the highest fair value at the end of the reporting period, five were only index funds managed by Ark Investment Management under Cathy Wood, the "Mujie", accounting for 73.12% of the total. Looking through the archives of ARK Management Fund, the reporter found that ARK Innvonation ETF (hereinafter referred to as "ARKK"), the largest heavyweight of Huabao Overseas Technology C, was invested in Coinbase, a cryptocurrency exchange. ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (hereinafter referred to as "ARKW"), the second largest warehouse, invests in GBTC(Grayscale Bitcoin Trust) or investment tools such as Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrency ETFs. ARKW also suggests the risks related to the indirect investment of funds in cryptocurrencies. In addition, Coinbase ranks third among ARKW's heavy stocks. The reporter logged on to several consignment platforms such as Ant Fortune, Licaitong, Tiantian Fund, China Merchants Bank, Snowball Fund and found that the product was sold on the above platforms, but from December 11th, the large subscription of Class A shares and Class C shares was suspended, and the daily limit for each person was 1000 yuan RMB. However, on December 13th, Huabao Overseas Science and Technology Stock Securities Investment Fund announced that it would suspend subscription and regular fixed investment business. (21 Finance)Helen Piano's profit distribution plan for the first three quarters: it is planned to distribute 0.32 yuan for 10 shares, and Helen Piano (300329) released the profit distribution plan for the first three quarters of 2024 on the evening of December 13, and it is planned to distribute a cash dividend of 0.32 yuan (including tax) to all shareholders for every 10 shares, with an estimated cash dividend of 8,092,400 yuan.The retail price of refined oil may end up stranded. According to calculation, as of the seventh working day on December 13th, the average price of reference crude oil varieties was 70.58 USD/barrel, with a change rate of -0.87%, and the corresponding domestic retail price of gasoline and diesel should be lowered by 40 yuan/ton. At 24: 00 on December 18th, it is the last price adjustment window of the retail price in 2024, so the retail price is likely to end stranded. By December 13th, 2024, the domestic retail price of gasoline and diesel had experienced "9 up, 9 down and 6 stranded". After the fluctuation offset, gasoline and diesel (standard products) were reduced by 115 yuan/ton and 125 yuan/ton respectively. (Jin Lianchuang)

The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index of Malaysia closed up 0.4% at 1,608.75.The financial technology companies supported by Wal-Mart are valued at $2.5 billion. The traditional banking industry is under threat. Wal-Mart is injecting more funds into its newly-started financial start-ups, obtaining a valuation of $2.5 billion for this company, and indicating its ambition to further set foot in the financial services industry. According to informed sources, the world's largest retailer is jointly leading the financing of more than 300 million US dollars with investment company Ribbit Capital. This marks a new valuation for the company named One, in which Wal-Mart holds a majority stake. Wal-Mart has been providing products to many customers and employees in order to gain a greater foothold in the field of financial services. For the financial industry, the threat of Wal-Mart and other companies encroaching on its territory is getting closer and closer. Just last year, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon mentioned the competitive threat of Wal-Mart and other enterprises, pointing out that its hundreds of millions of customers and huge resources at its disposal were "extraordinary competitive advantages".Iran has agreed to the IAEA's additional supervision of the Foldo uranium enrichment plant. In a report, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said that Iran has agreed to the United Nations nuclear watchdog to take additional supervision measures on its Foldo uranium enrichment plant, after Iran indicated that it plans to significantly increase the production of highly enriched uranium at the plant. The IAEA said last week that Iran has transformed its Fordo uranium enrichment plant, located south of Tehran, which will "significantly increase the production speed of uranium with an abundance of 60%", which is close to 90% needed to make nuclear weapons. The International Atomic Energy Agency called on Iran to carry out inspections urgently, while European powers urged Tehran to "immediately stop its nuclear upgrade".

The Jiading District Government of Shanghai organized statistics on the arrears of dealers. The reporter was informed that the relevant departments of the Jiading District Government of Shanghai have stepped in to count the arrears of dealers. At about 13: 00 on December 13th, the reporter of Beijing News Shell Finance saw at the registration site of Shanghai Yongqiao Village Committee that a staff member was organizing the dealers present to fill out the form, and the information collected included the name of the company, contact person, goods supplied, amount owed, due date, etc. (Shell Finance) Qin Xinghua, Anneng Logistics: Under the general tone of "Striving for Progress in Stability", the logistics industry is welcoming new opportunities for development. The Central Economic Work Conference was held in Beijing from December 11 to 12. The conference analyzed the current economic situation and deployed economic work in 2025. Qin Xinghua, founder, CEO and president of Anneng Logistics, said that this meeting has made various plans for economic work next year, and a comprehensive and systematic layout is of great significance to the overall improvement and sustainable development of the economy. The meeting put forward key measures such as "solidly promoting high-quality development", "expanding domestic demand in all directions" and establishing the implementation of "more active fiscal policy" and "moderately loose monetary policy", and finalized the general tone of "striving for progress while maintaining stability" for economic development in 2025. It is foreseeable that the economic and social development situation will be stable and good next year, and the high-quality development trend will become more prominent. "As an important link in the economic development chain, the logistics industry will usher in new development opportunities under this economic background." Qin Xinghua was encouraged by the development of the enterprise.