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Walgreen, a chain drug store, is in talks to sell it to private equity fund Sycamore Partners. Walgreen's intraday gains rose to 5.99% in the short term, which triggered the suspension.Since the beginning of this year, six small and medium-sized banks have "refused to redeem" tier-2 capital bonds. On December 9, Yingkou Bank Co., Ltd. announced that when the 10-year tier-2 capital bonds issued by the bank in 2019 had expired, the bank chose not to redeem the bonds. In fact, a number of commercial banks have announced this year that they will not exercise the right to redeem secondary capital bonds, mainly small and medium-sized banks. The insiders believe that there are two main reasons why banks choose not to redeem secondary capital bonds. First, it is difficult for banks to refinance and issue capital replenishment tools due to factors such as high cost of new bonds and declining profitability. Second, the bank's capital adequacy ratio has been at a low level, and some banks' capital adequacy ratio has been lower than the regulatory requirements before redemption, and the capital level may further decline after exercising the redemption right. (Securities Daily)A new generation of quantum chips has achieved a breakthrough in error correction capability. According to a paper published in Nature magazine on the 10th, Google's latest generation of quantum chips has achieved a breakthrough in error correction capability, that is, the error is suppressed below a critical threshold. This quantum error correction function is considered as a necessary condition to realize the practical application of quantum computing in the future. After the performance of the chip is expanded, it may be able to promote the operation requirements of large-scale fault-tolerant quantum computing. (Science and Technology Daily)

Shang Tang: It is planned to place 1.865 billion shares at a discount of 6.3% to raise HK$ 2.787 billion. Shang Tang (00020.HK) announced on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that on December 11th (before the trading hours of the Stock Exchange), the company entered into a placing agreement with the placing agent. On this basis, the placing agent has conditionally and individually agreed to try its best to urge no less than six grantees to subscribe for 1.865 billion shares, and the placing price of each share is HK$ 150. It is estimated that the net proceeds from the placement will be HK$ 2.787 billion. The net proceeds from the placing will be mainly used to support the company's core business development.Argentina's MERVAL index closed down 1.34% to 2.199 million points.US Treasury Secretary Yellen: It is a pity that the deficit has not been reduced to a greater extent. The outgoing US Treasury Secretary Yellen said that after President-elect Trump nominated Besant as Treasury Secretary, she had a conversation with the successor. Yellen said on Tuesday (December 10) that she introduced the breadth of work and personnel strength of the department to Besant, an experienced hedge fund manager, in a phone call before Thanksgiving. In addition, Yellen also reiterated the warning of undermining the independence of the Federal Reserve and widely imposing tariffs. In addition, she also expressed regret over the financial situation. Yellen also expressed regret that she failed to make more progress in narrowing the fiscal deficit during her tenure. "I'm worried about financial sustainability, and it's a pity that we haven't made more progress," she said. "I think we need to reduce the deficit, especially now that we are in an environment of higher interest rates."

Argentine President Millai: Argentina's economy will grow in 2025 and inflation will decline.CEO of Ferrari: We have seen opportunities in different countries, but we need to grow at the right speed. We still plan to launch (the first) electric vehicles in 2025.The United States has approved the sale of arms facilities worth nearly 600 million US dollars to Kuwait and Ukraine. The US Department of Defense said in a statement that the State Council has approved the sale of vehicle maintenance equipment with an estimated value of 300 million US dollars to Kuwait. On the same day, it also approved the sale of F-16 fighter maintenance services and related equipment to the Ukrainian government at a cost of US$ 266.4 million.