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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)With nearly 200,000 closures a year, the tea shop has become a "black hole" for entrepreneurship. According to Hongcan. com, in the first half of the year, the news that Xie Yao, the founder of online celebrity milk tea brand "Yuanzhen", set up a stall to sell milk tea sparked heated discussions. The data shows that from November last year to November this year, as many as 197,000 tea shops have closed down. In this wave of closure, there are not only the first-line and quasi-first-line brands and thousands of franchisees who used to shout for thousands of stores, but also many entrepreneurs who flocked to the milk tea track driven by the entrepreneurial tide.The decline of treasury bonds futures narrowed in the afternoon, with the 30-year main contract falling by 0.05%, the 10-year main contract falling by 0.06%, the 5-year main contract falling by 0.08% and the 2-year main contract falling by 0.04%.

Microsoft is reported to have hired several DeepMind employees for the new AI health department. Mustafa Suleyman, the head of Microsoft consumer artificial intelligence and co-founder of DeepMind, is forming a new team focusing on consumer health. Dominic King, the former head of DeepMind health department, was hired as the vice president of Microsoft AI's new health team in London. He also poached DeepMind's clinical research scientist and Christopher Kelly, a neonatal intensive care doctor at Evelina Children's Hospital in London, and two other colleagues he worked with during DeepMind.The Mammal Area of the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Park will be reopened. Many monkeys in the park were infected with bacteria and died. The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government announced that the Mammal Area of the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Park will be reopened on December 13th. On 14 October, the LCSD closed the mammal area in response to the death of monkeys infected with bacteria in the park, and immediately took a number of prevention and control measures, including comprehensive cleaning and disinfection of the cages; Arrange employees who take care of animals to wear protective equipment to remind employees to pay attention to their health; The bacterial test results of the employees concerned were all negative, and the test results of soil and water samples nearby were all negative. At present, the health status of mammals and staff caring for animals in the park is normal, and the LCSD will reopen the mammal area of the park. (Voice of Greater Bay Area)Wang Sicong set up a new company in Jinan with a registered capital of 1 million yuan. According to Tianyancha App, Huanju Commercial Development (Jinan) Co., Ltd. was recently established with Ding Yi as the legal representative and a registered capital of 1 million yuan. Its business scope includes supply chain management services, enterprise management, commercial complex management services, property management, parking lot services and information system integration services. According to shareholder information, Beijing Huanju Commercial Management Co., Ltd. and Shandong Yuanrong Cultural Investment Co., Ltd. hold 70% and 30% shares respectively. According to public reports, Beijing Huanju Business Management Co., Ltd. is a trend entertainment and scene operation company focusing on immersive experience. It belongs to Wang Sicong's personal business and has a low degree of connection with Wanda Group. Its business covers cultural tourism, business, experiential consumption and night entertainment. In November last year, Wang Sicong appeared in Tai 'an, Shandong Province as the chairman of Huanju Commercial, and attended the signing ceremony of the cultural tourism project between Huanju Commercial and Tai 'an Municipal Government, which attracted attention from all walks of life.

Barclays lowered its target share price of Nike from $81 to $79.China, a huge Hong Kong stock market, once rose over 80%.The Central Finger Research Institute: In November, the price of second-hand houses in Beijing narrowed by 0.17 percentage points from the previous month. On December 11th, the Central Finger Research Institute released a map of the price of second-hand houses in the top ten cities in November 2024, showing that in November 2024, 18,763 sets of second-hand houses were sold in Beijing, up 8% from the previous month and 49.6% from the same period last year. The cumulative turnover from January to November increased by 8.2% compared with the same period last year. In terms of price, in November, the price of second-hand housing in Beijing fell by 0.12% month-on-month, narrowing by 0.17 percentage points from the previous month.