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U.S. stocks continued to fall, with the Dow Jones index dropping 104.99 points, or 0.24%. The Nasdaq Composite Index recently fell 59.41 points, or 0.3%. The S&P 500 index recently fell 13.86 points, or 0.23%.According to the data of Cat's Eye Professional Edition, the movie "Romantic Generation" was released for 23 days, and the total box office broke 10 million.The US media said that Trump proposed that the EU send peacekeepers to Ukraine. On December 12, the US Wall Street Journal quoted people familiar with the matter as saying that US President-elect Trump had proposed that EU member States send peacekeepers to Ukraine to monitor the possible ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia. (CCTV International News)

European members of NATO are considering increasing the proportion of military expenditure. On December 12th, the Financial Times reported that some European members of NATO are considering increasing the proportion of national defense expenditure in their gross domestic product (GDP) from the current 2% to 3%, which will bring budgetary pressure to many European countries.The pharmacy chain WBA rose to 4%. It is reported that Sycamore Partners LP is arranging a debt financing plan for the acquisition of WBA. Sycamore has contacted lenders such as Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase.Polish central bank governor: I think there is no reason to change interest rates.

Russia is negotiating with the new Syrian authorities to maintain its two military bases in Syria.Reuters survey: All 25 analysts expect the Colombian central bank to cut the benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 9.25%.Twenty-three domestic enterprises in the field of solid-state battery manufacturing have received 73 rounds of financing. According to incomplete statistics, up to now, 23 domestic enterprises in the field of solid-state battery manufacturing (including solid-state batteries, solid-state electrolytes, cathode materials, etc.) have received 73 rounds of financing. It is estimated that the number and amount of financing projects in the solid-state battery industry chain in 2024 are expected to exceed 2023 and reach a new high. Specifically, Qingtao Energy received 10 rounds of financing, Beijing Weilan New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. received 8 rounds of financing, Xinjie Energy Technology (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd., Tailan New Energy and Shenzhen Suolide New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. received 7 rounds of financing, ranking high.