2024-12-14 01:11:55
The USDA raised Ukraine's corn production in 2024/25 from the previous 26.2 million tons to 26.5 million tons.Microsoft shareholders voted against the bitcoin investment proposal, and the voting results showed that Microsoft's major shareholders opposed the company's bitcoin investment proposal on Tuesday. Earlier, Microsoft's board of directors urged shareholders to reject a suggestion from the National Center for Public Policy Research that the company invest 1% of its total assets in Bitcoin to hedge against inflation. At the annual meeting, Michael Seiler, chairman of MicroStrategy, gave a three-minute speech, trying to persuade Microsoft shareholders to support this proposal. His company has invested billions of dollars in bitcoin. The data shows that the largest shareholder of Microsoft is institutional investors, including Pioneer Pilot and BlackRock.The USDA raised Ukraine's corn production in 2024/25 from the previous 26.2 million tons to 26.5 million tons.
French President Macron is in favor of an agreement that political parties should not condemn the government.The EU plans to issue 90 billion euros of bonds in the first half of 2025.WTI crude oil rose more than 1.00% in the day and is now reported at 68.64 USD/barrel.
Putin: Having a sufficient number of "Hazelnut" missile systems will not require the use of nuclear weapons. Russian President Putin said that Russia has not upgraded its nuclear doctrine, but improved it. Generally speaking, what Russia needs to improve now is not the nuclear doctrine, but the "hazel tree" missile system. In fact, having a sufficient number of "hazel tree" modern weapon systems will hardly require the use of nuclear weapons. Putin said that Russia has been very cautious and even restrained in all aspects. But when necessary, Russia will show the necessary will at the national level and at the level of Russian citizens.United Nations report: Three quarters of the earth's land is gradually dry due to climate change. The 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (COP 16) was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from December 2 to 13. On the 9th, the United Nations released a report during the meeting, saying that about three-quarters of the world's land has gradually become dry due to climate change. The report found that in the 30 years before 2020, about 77.6% of the world's land became drier than before. At present, except Antarctica, the dry land area accounts for about 40% of the global land area. Between 1990 and 2020 alone, the global dry land area increased by 4.3 million square kilometers.The United States will disclose the details of lending to Ukraine with the proceeds from frozen Russian assets. In October this year, the leaders of the Group of Seven reached a consensus on the details of providing Ukraine with a loan of 50 billion US dollars with the proceeds from frozen Russian assets as collateral. As part of the G-7 loan, the United States promised to grant Ukraine a loan of $20 billion. The Ukrainian cabinet recently issued a resolution saying that it has finalized the details of the loan with the US and approved the relevant loan agreement. According to the agreement, the Federal Loan Bank of the United States will provide Ukraine with a loan of US$ 20 billion for 40 years by using the proceeds from Russian frozen assets. The annual interest rate of the loan will be calculated according to the current average interest rate of one-year national debt in the United States, and the loan principal and interest will be repaid with the proceeds from frozen assets in Russia. Accord to a resolution issued by that Ukrainian cabinet a few day ago, the loan will be transferred to a fund specially set up for Ukraine by the world bank in October for Ukrainian use.