It is reported that Blackstone Group may withdraw from its bid for Bausch & Lomb, an eye care company. People familiar with the matter said that Blackstone Group may withdraw from its joint bid for Bausch & Lomb. Earlier, it was reported that Blackstone and TPG (Detai Capital) jointly bid for Bausch & Lomb, an eye care company. At present, negotiations are still in progress. If Bausch & Lomb is willing to accept a lower price, or TPG finds another private equity investment group as a trading partner, the transaction may still be completed.The three major stock indexes opened lower, with the Shanghai Composite Index down 0.19%, the Shenzhen Component Index down 0.29% and the Growth Enterprise Market down 0.15%.Vietnam said that private equity giant KKR sought to expand its investment in the country. On the evening of December 10, the Vietnamese government website issued a statement saying that private equity investment company KKR was seeking to expand its investment opportunities in Vietnam. Su Lin, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, expressed the hope that foreign investors, including American investors, will continue to increase their investment in Vietnam, especially in the fields of digital transformation, green transformation, renewable energy, clean energy and climate change. It is suggested that American enterprises, including KKR, continue to actively contribute to promoting bilateral cooperation, especially bilateral economic and scientific cooperation. David Petraeus, a partner of KKR, said that KKR is very optimistic about the investment prospects in Vietnam, and KKR Fund is looking for opportunities to expand cooperation and investment in Vietnam. He also promised to continue to support the development of Vietnam-US relations.
The cumulative number of cholera cases in Yemen is close to 220,000, and vaccination has been started in many places. Recently, the cholera epidemic has spread in Yemen. According to the statistics of the health department controlled by the Yemeni government, the cumulative number of cholera cases registered this year is close to 220,000. In response to the cholera epidemic, the Yemeni government, in cooperation with the World Health Organization and UNICEF, launched vaccination campaigns against cholera in many places.Galaxy Securities: The economies of scale of the network industry chain are expected to be prominent. The Galaxy Securities Research Report pointed out that the supply of new kinetic energy in emerging communication industries is constantly enriched, and the economies of scale of the network industry chain are expected to be prominent. With the development of AI, the promotion of 6G and the popularization of satellite-related services in the future, in order to gain greater global leadership in digital technology, China's technological changes need to be accelerated. The integration of 5G-A/6G synaesthesia and general intelligence computing respectively add perceptual and AI elements to the communication network, and continue to deepen the supply capacity upgrade of key links such as chip modules, industry terminals, virtual private networks and common capability platforms, so as to empower the development of emerging industries. The upgrading of communication technology focuses on promoting the integration and innovation of digital technology, bringing about the upgrading of traditional industrial production and operation. Generally speaking, the development of 5G+ promotes multi-directional deep empowerment, and the effect of economies of scale is expected to be prominent. Looking forward to the future, new infrastructure and new applications will usher in great development.The US investment bank explained the downward adjustment of India's economic growth forecast: Based on the short-term economic slowdown and influenced by multiple internal and external factors, according to the Indian media "QRIUS", Uppsala Chachar, chief Indian economist of Morgan Stanley, the US investment bank, predicted that India's GDP growth in fiscal year 2025-2026 would be 6.5%. According to India's Economic Times, at the beginning of this month, Morgan Stanley has lowered India's GDP growth forecast for fiscal year 2024-2025 from the previous 6.7% to 6.3%.
The central bank conducted a 7-day reverse repurchase operation of 78.6 billion yuan today, and the winning bid rate was 1.50%, which was the same as before. As 41.3 billion yuan of 7-day reverse repurchase expired today, the net investment on that day was 37.3 billion yuan.Spot gold hit $2,700 per ounce, a two-week high, rising by 0.24% in the day.Sora concept stocks fell, Huayang Lianzhong fell, Easy Point World, Fushi Holdings fell more than 8%, and Wanxing Technology fell nearly 5%.