According to the Interfax news agency, Ukraine reported that Ukrainian President Zelensky said that there are nearly 800,000 Russian troops in Ukraine.At the beginning of the session, most US stocks of industry ETFs fell, while semiconductor ETFs fell by 1.12%, technology ETFs and banking ETFs fell by at least 0.3%, network stock index ETFs rose by over 0.2%, and energy ETFs and optional consumption ETFs rose by about 0.8%.Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the regulation of the Internet and artificial intelligence must strike a balance between stimulating progress and personal data security.
Deutsche Bahn Freight Company announced that it will lay off 5,000 people. On December 8, local time, Deutsche Bahn Freight Company announced that it will lay off 5,000 people by 2029, of which 1,000 will be laid off first in 2025. Deutsche Bahn's freight business has been losing money for many years, and the company hopes to turn losses into profits before 2026. In October this year, the company decided to implement a restructuring plan. This plan was originally scheduled to lay off 2,300 people from 2025, and the scale of layoffs has expanded. (CCTV Finance)VIVENDI shareholders approve the company split plan.Market information: Tim Kuniskis, the boss of Dodge and Ram, has returned to Stratlandis Stratlandis. Earlier in 2024, Tim Kuniskis resigned as an executive in Stellantis.
U.S. Treasury Department: Sanctions were imposed on 28 individuals and enterprises related to a global gold smuggling and money laundering network based in Zimbabwe.VinFast's second factory in Vietnam has doubled its production capacity to accelerate global expansion. VinFast Auto, a Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer, announced its expansion plan to build a second production plant in Vietnam, with a view to doubling its production capacity and meeting the growing market demand for its small and medium-sized models. The new factory is expected to have an annual production capacity of 300,000 vehicles, which is the same as the company's existing factory in Haiphong, and is scheduled to be put into production in July next year. In addition, VinFast also announced plans to establish assembly plants in Indonesia and India, and postponed the start-up time of the factory originally scheduled for North Carolina to 2028. These measures mark the further expansion and deepening of VinFast in the global electric vehicle market.USD/JPY of USD/JPY hit 151, rising by 0.75% in the day.