Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: Since September, Iran has issued a warning to the Assad government about the threat, but it has ignored the "enemy".Market news: Poland will promote common defense funds during its presidency of the European Union.France urges Israel to withdraw from the Syrian buffer zone.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar: Qatar will soon reopen its embassy in Syria.Pinduoduo stocks fell more than 3% before trading.HSBC is studying plans to cut costs by at least $3 billion. On December 11th, it was reported that HSBC Holdings was studying plans to cut costs by at least $3 billion. According to people familiar with the matter, HSBC told managers last week that its reform would not be completed until June 2025. These people said that the total cost savings are still in progress, but executives hope that this work will help them reduce their expenses by at least $3 billion.
Jingmen, the Yiwei Lithium Energy Super Energy Storage Factory, was put into operation, with the largest production capacity in Central China. Following the opening and operation of Jingjing High-speed Railway, on December 10th, the Yiwei Lithium Energy 60GWh Super Energy Storage Factory project was officially put into operation in the new energy and new materials industrial park of Duodao District, Jingmen High-tech Zone, becoming a lithium battery production base with the largest production capacity and the longest industrial chain in Central China. The total investment of this project is 10.8 billion yuan, and the first phase covers an area of about 700 mu. It mainly produces MB56 large iron-lithium energy storage batteries, and its cell capacity and cycle times are 25% and 20% higher than those of the same industry products respectively, which are widely used in electric energy storage, ship energy storage and other fields. Taking an electric ship as an example, the voyage distance can be increased by about 40% by using MB56 battery, and the battery life can be extended by about two years.Diplomat: The EU envoy failed to reach an agreement on the 15th round of sanctions against Russia.Macy's fell 8.2% before the market, and the company lowered its profit outlook after discovering accounting errors.