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Two States in the United States sued Glock, a gun manufacturer, for ignoring the design flaw that "pistols can easily become machine guns". On the 12th, the prosecutors in New Jersey and Minnesota respectively sued Glock, an Austrian weapons manufacturer, accusing the pistol manufactured by them of design defects and being easily converted into illegal machine guns. According to the complaint, Glock knew this situation for a long time, and continued to sell this pistol to the United States and profit from it, which promoted the proliferation of gun violence in the United States. (Xinhua News Agency)Ningbo Shipping Exchange: The freight rate of the United States and the West increased sharply, and the comprehensive index stopped falling and rose. This week, the Ningbo Export Container Freight Index (NCFI) of the Maritime Silk Road Index released by Ningbo Shipping Exchange closed at 1722.8 points, up 4.8% from last week. Among the 21 routes, the freight index of 7 routes rose and that of 14 routes fell. Among the major ports along the "Maritime Silk Road", the freight index of 4 ports rose and that of 12 ports fell. The overall shipment of the market has increased, liner companies have reduced their route capacity, and at the same time, they have adjusted the port-calling order of some routes in the west of the United States, and the freight rate has increased more than that in the east of the United States. The freight index of the US-East route was 1808.1 points, up 10.0% from last week. The freight index of the US-West route was 2092.1 points, up 43.5% from last week.Musk received an ultimatum from the SEC or faced multiple accusations, and the long-term confrontation between the US SEC and Musk escalated again. On December 12th, local time, Alex spiro, a lawyer of Musk, wrote to Gary Gensler, the outgoing chairman of the SEC, accusing the agency of launching an "ulterior motive action" against Musk, and revealed that the SEC had restarted the investigation of Neuralink, a brain-computer interface company owned by Musk. According to the contents of the letter, the SEC asked Musk to accept the settlement agreement within 48 hours and pay the fine, otherwise he would face "multiple accusations". These allegations are related to Musk's stock investment behavior before the acquisition of Twitter (now "X") in 2022, involving trading time and the legality of information disclosure. It was mentioned in the letter that the accusation originated from an investigation that lasted for several years, and the SEC recently issued a subpoena to Musk's lawyer, asking him to provide testimony. Alex spiro said that he had explicitly refused to cooperate and accused the agency of "political motives". Musk also posted a letter from his lawyer to Gary Gensler on social media, with the text "Gary, how could you do this to me" and a crying emoji. Alex spiro also asked in his letter who was directing the SEC's actions. Alex spiro emphasized that the SEC's "harassment" of Musk and its affiliates for six years has deviated from the original intention of seeking the truth and become an improper pressure. At present, the SEC has not commented on this. In addition, the letter said that the SEC also restarted the investigation of Neuralink, a brain-computer interface company owned by Musk. This autumn, the animal protection organization "Committee of Responsible Medical Doctors" and four US congressmen asked the SEC to investigate Neuralink, accusing it of securities fraud through misleading propaganda. (Securities Times)

Market News: Director of South Korea's National Police Agency will be arrested.Guoyuan Securities: A special dividend plan was drawn up and announced by Guoyuan Securities. On December 13, 2024, the company held the 20th meeting of the 10th Board of Directors and the 11th meeting of the 10th Board of Supervisors, at which the Proposal on Special Dividend Plan was reviewed and approved. As of September 30, 2024, the accumulated undistributed profit of the company was 7.743 billion yuan, and the accumulated distributable profit of the parent company was 5.262 billion yuan. In order to enhance the investor's sense of gain and improve the investor's return level, the company has drawn up a special dividend plan: based on the existing total share capital of 4.364 billion shares, a cash dividend of 0.60 yuan will be distributed to all shareholders for every 10 shares, and a total cash dividend of 262 million yuan will be distributed. No bonus shares will be distributed, and capital will not be increased from the provident fund.Navigation warning to carry out military missions in the northern Bohai Sea. According to the website of China Maritime Safety Administration, Huludao Maritime Safety Administration issued a navigation warning. From 6: 00 to 16: 00 on December 14, military exercises were held in parts of the northern Bohai Sea, and it was forbidden to enter.

State Administration of Financial Supervision: Make good use of the coordination mechanism of urban real estate financing to promote the expansion and efficiency of "white list" projects. The Party Committee of the General Administration of Financial Supervision held a meeting to convey the spirit of studying the Central Economic Work Conference. The meeting called for resolutely fighting the tough battle of ensuring the delivery of houses, making good use of the coordination mechanism of urban real estate financing, promoting the expansion and efficiency of "white list" projects and helping to build a new model of real estate development. Coordinate the promotion of risk management and transformation and development of small and medium-sized financial institutions. Deepen the reform of the supervision system and accelerate the construction of a financial supervision system with China characteristics. Continue to make up for the shortcomings of the regulatory system, accurately standardize and efficiently enforce the law, focus on key things, key people and key behaviors, prevent substantial risks and solve practical problems. Strengthen departmental linkage and coordination between the central and local governments, and unite strong supervision and strict supervision. Actively guide banks and insurance institutions to reduce costs and increase efficiency, broaden capital replenishment channels, and improve their sustainable development capabilities. Promote high-level financial openness with higher standards and greater efforts, and attract more foreign financial institutions and long-term capital to set up businesses in China.Liu Jianchao met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Abdul Ati. On December 13th, Liu Jianchao, Minister of the International Liaison Department of the CPC Central Committee, met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Abdul Ati in Beijing. The two sides exchanged views on implementing the important consensus of the two heads of state, strengthening inter-party exchanges, strengthening political dialogue and humanities exchanges, and promoting the construction of a community of destiny between China and Egypt facing the new era. (Xinhua News Agency)Shanghai Shipping Exchange: The transportation demand of Persian Gulf routes remained high, and the market freight rate continued to rise this week. On December 13th, according to the news of Shanghai Shipping Exchange, this week, the export container transportation market in China was basically stable, and different routes were divided due to their different trends of supply and demand fundamentals, and the comprehensive index rose. On European routes, the growth of transportation demand is weak, the fundamentals of supply and demand lack further support, and the booking price in the spot market drops slightly. On the North American route, the transportation demand is generally stable, and the relationship between supply and demand is basically balanced. Major airlines push the freight rate up, and the spot market booking price rises sharply. On the Persian Gulf route, the transportation demand remained high, and the market freight rate continued to be supported by the local tension. This week, the market freight rate continued to rise. On the Australia-New Zealand route, the local demand for various materials showed signs of stabilization, the fundamentals of supply and demand improved, and the market freight rate stopped falling and rebounded. On the South American route, the transportation demand lacks the motivation for further growth, and the fundamentals of supply and demand weaken. This week, the spot market booking price dropped slightly.