The chief financial officer of Goldman Sachs said that it is expected that strategic M&A activities will accelerate in 2025.Alaska Airlines rose more than 11% before the market, and raised its fourth-quarter profit forecast. Alaska Airlines Group (ALK.US) rose more than 11% before the market to $60.13. In the news, Alaska Airlines raised its profit forecast for the fourth quarter due to strong tourism demand and improved pricing. The company expects earnings per share to be between 40 and 50 cents in the fourth quarter, compared with the previous forecast of 20 to 40 cents; Earnings per share are expected to be at least $5.75 in 2025, higher than analysts' expectations of $5.50.Market information: Rupert Murdoch, the news media tycoon, failed to change the family trust.
The Economic Affairs Committee of the Brazilian Senate approved Isabella Correa as the head of institutional relations of the Central Bank.Kunlun Digital Intelligence and Hikvision reached a cooperation, and Kunlun Digital Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd. and Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. held a signing ceremony of cooperation framework agreement in Beijing. According to the cooperation agreement, the two sides will actively explore and promote the digital and intelligent application of intelligent IOT technology to improve production efficiency and reduce operating costs. At the same time, the two sides will also carry out in-depth cooperation in marketing and brand building.When asked who is in charge of South Korea, the South Korean President's Office stated that "there is no official position to provide".
SOMO, Iraq's national oil marketing organization: Iraq set the official selling price of Basra Intermediate crude oil sold to Asia in January at a discount of $0.60/barrel compared with the average price of Oman/Dubai.A 4.7-magnitude earthquake occurred in northern Chile. According to the report of the Earthquake Center of the University of Chile, a 4.7-magnitude earthquake occurred in Antofagasta region in northern Chile at 9: 51 local time on December 9, with a focal depth of 26.8 kilometers. At present, there are no reports of casualties and property losses. (CCTV News)KPMG: Artificial intelligence has produced a convincing level of return on investment, and the return on investment value of generative AI is higher. On December 10th, KPMG, one of the top four international accounting firms, said that artificial intelligence (AI) has produced a convincing level of return on investment, and the return on investment of machine learning, deep learning and generative AI all met or exceeded expectations. "Among them, the return on investment value of generative AI is relatively higher." KPMG pointed out that at present, the application of generative artificial intelligence is growing, and generative artificial intelligence has become the top priority of the future layout of enterprises. KPMG stressed that with the accelerated growth of AI applications, the technology dividend will increase exponentially, and the return on investment of AI is very significant. At present, the industry changes brought by artificial intelligence are taking place, and it is very important to change from passive thinking to active thinking.