As interest rates fell for the third week in a row, the demand for mortgage refinancing in the United States surged, and the interest rate of mortgage in the United States fell again last week. Although the decline was not large, it was enough to stimulate existing homeowners to seek some savings. The seasonally adjusted index of American Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) shows that the total demand for mortgage loans has increased by 5.4%, which is behind the surge in refinancing. Housing loan refinancing applications surged 27% from the previous week and 42% higher than the same period last year. Joel Kan, an MBA economist, said, "Purchase applications are still relatively strong. In the past three months, except for one week, there has been a year-on-year increase. In addition to the low interest rate, house purchasing activities continue to be supported by continuous housing demand and inventory, which continue to grow gradually in many markets. "Brent crude oil futures closed at $72.19 a barrel, up 0.07%.Ferrari CEO: Some parts of electric vehicles will be produced within the company, and other parts will be produced through strategic partners.
Sycamore Partners is known to be negotiating to acquire Walgreens Boots, an American drugstore chain. According to informed sources, Sycamore Partners, a private equity firm, is negotiating to acquire Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc, a troubled American drugstore chain. According to sources, Sycamore Partners has been discussing the privatization of Walgreens. The details are not made public, and the negotiations may end without results. Walgreens jumped 28%, the biggest one-day increase since at least 1980. Walgreens' share price fell by two-thirds in the year ending Monday, ranking the bottom of the S&P 500.Market information: US President Biden seeks to veto once and for all the merger of Nippon Steel (Nippon Steel) and American Steel Company (X).Market information: US Senate Minority Leader McConnell is receiving treatment after falling.
During the year, the amount of A-share repurchase has exceeded 160 billion yuan, and "cancellation" has become the mainstream. Wind data shows that 2,446 repurchase schemes have been implemented this year, involving more than 160 billion yuan, far exceeding the level of last year. Different from the past, the current wave of buybacks is characterized by great strength, short term, quick implementation and large number of cancelled buybacks. At the same time, with the support of special loans for stock repurchase, more and more listed companies join the buyback team. Not only are there a large number of listed companies participating in the repurchase, but the "efficiency" of this round of repurchase is also high, and the short term and quick implementation have become a point of view. At the same time, write-off repurchase has become the mainstream. In addition to Hikvision, Kweichow Moutai plans to implement a share repurchase plan with its own funds of 3 billion to 6 billion yuan, and the repurchased shares will be used to cancel and reduce the registered capital of the company. In addition, companies such as Wuxi PharmaTech, Jiu 'an Medical, and Yili Co., Ltd. disclosed repurchase plans with a ceiling of more than 1 billion yuan, and all of them were used for capital reduction and cancellation. (Securities Times)The fiercest fighting broke out in Sudan in the past six months. At least 170 people were killed in two days. The conflict between the Sudanese armed forces and the rapid support forces continued. The two sides shelled each other's densely populated areas. Only on the 9 th and 10 th, at least 170 people were killed, most of them civilians. This is the most fierce war between the two sides in the past six months. The Hill Resistance Committee, a Sudanese local organization law, said that a market in Kaib Cabille, Northern Darfur, was hit by eight shells on the 9th. Local human rights organizations said that the shelling killed more than 100 people and injured hundreds more, most of whom were nearby villagers who came to the market. The city of Kaib Cabille is now under the control of the Sudanese Rapid Support Force. The Sudan Rapid Support Force issued a statement on the evening of the 9th, identifying the Sudanese armed forces to launch an attack. On the 10th, the Sudanese Armed Forces denied launching attacks against civilians.Xiangming Intelligent: Shareholder Yang Jianfen completed the reduction of 1% of the shares, and Xiangming Intelligent (301226.SZ) announced that the shareholder Yang Jianfen reduced the company's shares by 1.088 million shares from November 29, 2024 to December 10, 2024, accounting for 1% of the total share capital. This reduction plan has been completed.