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Xiaomi continues to enhance its computing power reserves! Lei Jun launches a strong offensive towards AI large models.
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Cui Dongshu: From January to November, China imported 640,000 Autos, a year-on-year decrease of 11%.
The import volume of autos in China has continued to decline at an average annual rate of about 8% from 1.24 million units in 2017, reaching only 0.8 million units by 2023. In the period from January to November 2024, auto imports were 0.64 million units, a year-on-year decrease of 11%.
As soon as the news of Japan easing tourist visas for people from China was released, local retail travel stocks surged immediately.
① The Japanese Foreign Minister, Toshimitsu Motegi, announced the relaxation of visa requirements for Chinese tourists to Japan, expected to be implemented in spring 2025. ② After the announcement, retail and tourism-related stocks in Japan rose, with J. Front Retailing Co. soaring by 8.38%, while Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings and Takashimaya increased by 6.98% and 3.69%, respectively.
After building cars, will we create 'humans'? Over ten car companies are laying out plans, has it become a necessary option in the AI era?
① The Chairman of Ideal Automobile, Li Xiang, responded to whether there will be humanoid robots, stating that the probability is definitely 100%, but the timing is not now; ② Apart from Tesla, Chinese brands including BYD, Guangzhou Automobile Group, Chery Automobile, Xiaomi, Chongqing Sokon Industry Group Stock, Xpeng Motors, SAIC Motor, Chongqing Changan Automobile, and Dongfeng Automobile are all involved in the field of humanoid robots.
Express News | Xiaomi is building a GPU cluster and will heavily invest in large AI models.
In 4 trading days, the stock price doubled, and the success of Weimob's "WeChat Store" comes with a backdrop of a 5.1 billion loss over 4.5 years and a sharp decline in paid users.
"In just 4 trading days, the stock price doubled, and the Market Cap surpassed 10 billion." This is the prosperous scene of WEIMOB INC's stock being "driven up" after the gray testing of the Wechat Mini Program's "gift-giving" function.
Can U.S. stocks continue to rise? Research institutions say it depends on the performance of U.S. bonds and the dollar.
Tom Essaye, the founder of Sevens Report Research, pointed out in this week's report that based on recent trading levels, the dollar currently poses only a "slight" resistance to U.S. stocks, while the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield presents a "moderate" resistance; if the dollar and bond yields continue to rise from now on, it will cause greater trouble for U.S. stocks.
Research and development investments are close to the combined sum of BAT! Does ByteDance want to become China's OpenAI?
Zheshang stated that ByteDance has made huge investments in AI, with capital expenditures reaching 80 billion yuan in 2024, approaching the total of Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent (about 100 billion yuan). Research and development investments significantly lead their peers; analogously, just as Microsoft is strongly investing in OpenAI, ByteDance in China may be comparable to OpenAI in the USA.
2024 Year-End Review | Xiaomi enters the scene, Huawei's "Four Realms" gathers. Who is the "king" in the "cross-border car-making 1.0"?
① According to reports from the Tianyancha APP, Xiaomi Technology Limited Liability Company recently applied to register multiple trademarks including 'XIAOMI YU7' and 'XIAOMI YU'. ② The popular models Wenjie M9, Wenjie M7, and Zhijie R7 dominate the sales base of Hongmeng Smart Travel.
Futu Morning Report | Powell's "Christmas gift"! U.S. long-term bond yields hit a seven-month high; Hong Kong stocks continue to be closed for the Christmas holiday today, U.S. stocks open.
The probability of the Federal Reserve maintaining interest rates in January next year is 91.4%; the State Council: Expand the areas of special Bonds investment, incorporating low-altitude economy, computing equipment, and supporting infrastructure into the project capital requirements; in 2024, a "wave of resignations" among CEOs of publicly listed companies in the USA will occur.
Tesla's Market Cap accounts for half of the Global Autos industry! In 2025, autonomous driving will迎来 the ChatGPT moment; how will the competitive landscape evolve?
The Pacific Securities believes that the next three years are a critical phase for the intelligent upgrade of Electric Vehicles, with Tesla being the core driving force. By 2025, Tesla's FSD is expected to gradually reach a turning point globally, driving the New energy Fund industry into a truly intelligent era. Under the catfish effect of Tesla, leading Electric Vehicle companies domestically and internationally are expected to accelerate intelligent applications, thus opening up demand space.
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WeChat's mini store "Gifts" continues Tencent's e-commerce "ambition".
① The "Gift" feature of the Wechat Mini Program has sparked discussions on commercialization, leading to a surge in related companies' stock prices; ② Some analysts believe that the social fission function of gift-giving can create good word-of-mouth communication among users, further cultivating the habit of shopping in Wechat Mini Programs.
Electric vehicle companies are also "breaking down walls"! Xiaomi Autos have joined the "Wei Xiaoli" charging network.
① Xiaomi Autos has reached a Charging Station sharing cooperation with "Weixiaoli", but will still build its own Charging Stations later. ② The charging service market is gradually maturing and improving, but latecomer Electric Vehicle brands outside of Xiaomi Autos will still choose to build their own Charging Stations.
Short trips for the New Year and "combined leave" travel are on the rise, and tourism during the Spring Festival still appears to be booming.
① This year's New Year's holiday is relatively short, and it is said in the industry that most tourists will prefer short trips and "combine vacation" travels. Influenced by the "combine vacation," data from third-party platforms show that from December 28 to January 5, flight bookings increased year-on-year; ② Registration for long-haul outbound travel products for the Spring Festival has gradually closed, and it is expected that about 80% of the products for this winter vacation (including the Spring Festival) will see price decreases of 10% to 40%.
In a rare move, a state-owned bank has lowered the minimum repayment ratio for China Construction Bank Corporation credit cards to 5%, while most banks in the market still maintain a 10% rate.
① Today, China Construction Bank Corporation announced on its official website that starting today, the minimum repayment ratio for all Long Card Transformers credit cards has been adjusted from 10% to 5%. ② Not long ago, Bank Of Xi'An made a similar adjustment, but currently, the minimum repayment amount for most commercial banks' credit cards is still 10%. ③ In recent years, especially this year, credit card business personnel have faced considerable pressure. It is reasonable for banks to make adjustments in their credit card business.
Daily Options Tracking | The "Christmas Market" has arrived as expected! MSTR's Call ratio has surged to 61%, and multiple Tesla Call orders have earned over 5 times; Apple is set to hit 4 trillion dollars, with trading in Call Options heating up.
Bitcoin ETF - IBIT rose over 6% overnight, with an Options Chain Volume of 0.19 million contracts, and Call options accounting for 76%; on the Options Chain, bulls are the market Block Orders, with the highest transaction volume for next year's expiry with a strike price of $55, totaling 8,600 contracts.
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