Du Zhaocai, former deputy director of the State Sports General Administration, was sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment and fined 4 million yuan. On December 13, 2024, Wuhan Intermediate People's Court of Hubei Province publicly pronounced the bribery case of Du Zhaocai, former party member and deputy director of the State Sports General Administration and former party secretary and vice chairman of the Chinese Football Association, and sentenced the defendant Du Zhaocai to 14 years' imprisonment and fined 4 million yuan. The property and fruits of his crime shall be recovered according to law and turned over to the state treasury. It was found through trial that from 2012 to 2022, the defendant Du Zhaocai took advantage of his position as Party Secretary and Director of the Athletics Management Center of the State Sports General Administration, Vice Chairman and Secretary General of the Chinese Athletics Association, member of the Party Committee of the State Sports General Administration, assistant to the director, deputy director, and Party Secretary and Vice Chairman of the Chinese Football Association to provide assistance to relevant units and individuals in matters such as event hosting, personnel arrangement, player transfer, etc., and illegally accepted other people's property totaling RMB 4,341. (CCTV News)Minsheng Bank: New Hope Chemical was approved to increase its shareholding by no more than 68 million shares. Minsheng Bank announced that the State Financial Supervision and Administration Bureau approved New Hope Chemical Investment Co., Ltd. to increase its shareholding in Minsheng Bank by no more than 68 million shares through the secondary market within six months. After the completion of the increase, New Hope Chemical and its concerted actions will hold no more than 2.24 billion shares of Minsheng Bank, with a shareholding ratio of no more than 5.12%.Fu Bao Information: The spot price of lithium carbonate is temporarily stable. Today, the battery-grade lithium carbonate in Fu Bao reported 75,750 yuan/ton. According to the data released by Fu Bao Lithium Power Network, the spot basis index of electric carbon is -660 yuan/ton (flat); Battery-grade lithium carbonate reported 75,500 yuan/ton (-250 yuan/ton); Industrial grade lithium carbonate (comprehensive) reported 73,500 yuan/ton (flat); The average price of battery-grade lithium carbonate is 75,750 yuan/ton (-100 yuan/ton); Lithium hydroxide index reported 70,677 yuan/ton (flat); Spodumene (SC5% in Africa) reported 535 USD/ton (flat); Spodumene (China CIF6%) reported $810/ton (flat); The spodumene index (5%≤Li2O<6%) was reported as 5750 yuan/ton (flat); The lepidolite index (2%≤Li2O<4%) was reported at 2150 yuan/ton (flat); Bauxite (7%≤Li2O<8%) is reported at 8540 yuan/ton (flat); Lithium-rich aluminum electrolyte index reported 2135 yuan/ton (flat); Fu Bao brine (lithium sulfate) discount coefficient reported 76% (flat).
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)Yili shares: invested 130 million yuan to set up Anhui Jianwei Seed Fund. Yili shares announced that the company's wholly-owned limited partnerships, Jianwei Capital, Jianwei Seed Fund, Jianwei Parent Fund and Anhui Seed Fund jointly invested to set up Anhui Jianwei Seed Fund, with a total subscribed capital of 200 million yuan, and the company's wholly-owned limited partnerships contributed a total of 130 million yuan. The partnership term of the partnership enterprise is 12 years, and the fund can be extended twice for 1 year at the expiration of the term. The investment direction is mainly for the top ten emerging industries in Anhui Province, the future industries in the layout of new industries in various cities in the province and other key industries developed by the municipal government, focusing on small and medium-sized scientific and technological innovative enterprises with certain scientific and technological content and relatively new business models.Institutions: The prospect of sanctions has caused supply concerns, and oil prices are bound to record an increase in Zhou Du and an increase in Zhou Du. The prospect of more severe sanctions on Russian and Iranian countries has caused market concerns about supply disruption. US Treasury Secretary Yellen said that the United States is looking for ways to curb Russia's income, and Trump's national security candidate vowed to put the greatest pressure on Iran. These two factors boosted the benchmark oil price by 3% to 4% this week. In addition, political turmoil in the Middle East and other factors have also provided support for oil prices. However, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said yesterday that the global market will still face oversupply next year.
The Bank of France expects France's economy to grow at zero month-on-month in the fourth quarter. The Bank of France, BNP Paribas, recently released the results of its monthly economic survey, and it is expected that France's gross domestic product (GDP) will grow at zero month-on-month in the fourth quarter of this year. (Xinhua News Agency)Zhengrong Real Estate and others were forced to execute 230 million yuan. According to the information of legal proceedings, recently, Zhengrong Real Estate Holdings Co., Ltd. and Minhou Zhenghong Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. added a piece of information about the person to be executed, with an execution target of more than 230 million yuan. The enforcement court is Fuzhou Intermediate People's Court of Fujian Province.Market news: Israel said that the IDF will stay on the Syrian side of Mount Hermon for several months.