Burger King China: In November this year, the number of passengers turned positive year-on-year, and the sales in October increased by about 5% month-on-month. On December 11th, the relevant person in charge of Burger King China told reporters, "Since the government issued a package of incremental policies at the end of September, many chain catering enterprises including Burger King have felt the stabilization and recovery of the catering consumption market since October this year. Especially in the past November, Burger King has achieved a positive year-on-year passenger flow. " The aforementioned person in charge pointed out, "From the sales data, in the past six years, our sales in October were almost the same as that in September. However, in October this year, the sales of Burger King China rebounded from September, increasing by about 5%. " (The Paper)Wuxi factory was completed last year, and Yakult in Shanghai was closed this year: The Shanghai factory has been integrated into the Shanghai headquarters. Recently, the news that Yakult, a lactic acid bacteria brand, closed its Shanghai factory attracted attention. It is reported that the Shanghai factory producing Yakult, a lactic acid bacteria beverage, stopped production on December 6, and the production will be fully transferred to other domestic bases such as Tianjin factory and Wuxi factory. In this regard, Yakult China said that the Shanghai factory has been integrated into the Shanghai headquarters, and the closure of the Shanghai factory is part of the business reform, with the aim of improving production efficiency through restructuring and integrating resource allocation to further improve sales and performance. (21 Finance)The main contract of the container transport index (European line) fell more than 4.00% in the day and is now reported at 2436.2 points.
Canalys: It is estimated that the market size of generative AI will reach 72.8 billion dollars in 2029. According to Canalys' latest forecast, the global generative artificial intelligence (AI) market is still in its infancy, and it will grow fivefold in five years, from 14.6 billion dollars in 2024 to 72.8 billion dollars in 2029. Top applications include consumer, corporate services, retail, media and entertainment, and health care.Canalys: It is estimated that the market size of generative AI will reach 72.8 billion dollars in 2029. According to Canalys' latest forecast, the global generative artificial intelligence (AI) market is still in its infancy, and it will grow fivefold in five years, from 14.6 billion dollars in 2024 to 72.8 billion dollars in 2029. Top applications include consumer, corporate services, retail, media and entertainment, and health care.KPMG: It is expected that the amount of IPO funds raised in Hong Kong will remain in the top five next year. After the second half of this year, Hong Kong's new stock market welcomed Midea Group and other leading enterprises to come to Hong Kong for listing, KPMG said that the annual amount of IPO funds raised in Hong Kong is expected to reach HK$ 82.9 billion, ranking fourth. KPMG estimates that the new stock market in Hong Kong will continue to improve next year. It is estimated that 80 companies will come to Hong Kong to list, raising 100 billion to 120 billion Hong Kong dollars, and it is expected to remain in the top five.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index closed down 0.5% to 8,353.60 points.Runyang's Jianhu 16GW N high-efficiency solar cell base resumed production. According to Runyang's WeChat WeChat official account news, on December 9, Runyang's Jianhu 16GW N high-efficiency solar cell base officially resumed production, which is another advanced solar cell base of Runyang in China since it resumed production in Qujing, Yunnan in October this year. It is reported that Runyang Jianhu production base is the largest single N-type battery production base in China at present, which has achieved full coverage of intelligent production and has an annual production capacity of 16GW of solar cells, and is committed to becoming one of the largest and most technologically advanced high-efficiency photovoltaic cell production bases in the world.Microsoft has set up a new consumer artificial intelligence health department. According to the Financial Times, Microsoft has set up a consumer artificial intelligence health department in London, which will use generated AI to focus on consumer health applications, including specific health conditions, symptoms and mental health. Mustafa Suleyman, head of artificial intelligence at Microsoft, hired Dominic King, former head of DeepMind's health department.