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Hershey: After Michael Del Bozo leaves, CEO Michelle Barker will temporarily take over the American candy business. A successor will be sought from internal and external candidates.Guangzhou Automobile Group's second-generation intelligent robot was publicly unveiled. On December 8-9, the 2024 Pearl Bay International Climate Investment and Financing Conference with the theme of "Global Cooperation for a Green Future" was held in Nansha, Guangzhou. The appearance of the second-generation intelligent robot independently developed by Guangzhou Automobile Group at the conference attracted widespread attention. "Embodied intelligence" refers to an agent that has a body and supports interaction with the physical world, and is one of the frontier development directions of artificial intelligence technology. At present, the research and development of Guangzhou Automobile Robot has entered the third generation, and the new humanoid robot will be officially released at the end of this year, which is expected to become one of the important directions for the high-quality development of automobile industry and artificial intelligence industry. (Guangzhou Daily)Finance Minister of Canada: The debt-to-GDP ratio will reach the government target of 42.1% in fiscal year 23-24.

TSMC ADR fell before the market, but analysts said that the demand for artificial intelligence remained strong. TSMC ADR fell by 0.6% in pre-market trading in the United States, after the world's largest chip foundry announced its sales data for November. Analysts said that the data is a positive signal of TSMC's quarterly revenue. Bernstein analysts said that the company's revenue in October and November totaled 590 billion Taiwan dollars, accounting for 69.6% of TSMC's guidance midpoint in the fourth quarter of 2024, close to the high end of the range of 65-72% in December of the past eight years. If December follows the average seasonal factors of the past eight years, the income in the fourth quarter of 2024 will be 1.7% higher than the midpoint of the guidance interval and 1.2% higher than the market expectation.Villeroi, Governor of the Bank of France: No matter what the political situation is, France needs to rectify its public finances.Hong Kong held an insurance forum to share the advantages of a global risk management center, and the Hong Kong Insurance Regulatory Authority held the 2024 Asian Insurance Forum at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center on the 10th. Focusing on "Meeting the Challenges of Global Market Fluctuation", the forum brought together more than 400 professionals from insurance, banking and asset management, regulators, law enforcement agencies and related institutions to share the advantages of Hong Kong as a global risk management center and explore the prospects and challenges of global financial markets. (Xinhua News Agency)

Reuters survey: 93 out of 103 economists believe that the Federal Reserve will cut the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 4.25%-4.50% on December 18th.The Russian State Duma passed a bill on first reading to remove the Taliban from the list of Russian terrorist organizations. On December 10, local time, the Russian State Duma (lower house of parliament) passed a bill on first reading, which can remove the Taliban from the list of Russian terrorist organizations. (CCTV News)Market News: Siemens Medical AG acquires Advanced Accelerator Applied Molecular Imaging Company.