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Albertson terminated its merger with krogh and announced an increase in dividend and repurchase plan. albertson Company announced that it had exercised its right to terminate its merger agreement with krogh, because the US District Court in Oregon and the District Court in Washington issued an injunction on the proposed merger on December 10th. Vivek Sankaran, CEO of the company, commented: "In view of the recent decision of the federal and state courts to block the proposed merger between the company and krogh, we have made a difficult decision to terminate the merger agreement. We are very disappointed with the court's decision. " In addition, the board of directors of albertson Company plans to increase the quarterly cash dividend from $0.12 to $0.15 per share, and approved a stock repurchase plan of up to $2 billion.Report: In 2024, the revenue of e-sports industry in China exceeded 27.5 billion yuan. According to the 2024 China E-sports Industry Report released on the 11th, the number of e-sports users in China reached 490 million in 2024, up by 0.42% year-on-year. The actual sales revenue of e-sports industry has reached 27.568 billion yuan, up 4.62% year-on-year.US officials said that the United States is focused on providing Ukraine with the air defense system it needs to defend against Russian missiles and drones.

Layoff nearly 40%? Extremely more rumors: false statements, extremely more recently, some negative information has been sent out. Some netizens posted on social media that the more layoffs are started, the scale is close to 40%. In this regard, the reporter asked the extreme Vietnamese side for verification, and the other party said that the above rumors were false statements. In addition, the Automobile Legal Department of Extreme Vietnam also issued a document through Weibo, saying that some people spread false statements about the management and operation of Extreme Vietnam on the Internet, and the rumors have had a bad influence on the normal operation of the company. At present, the company is operating as usual, and relevant information is released through official channels. As for the rumors spread on the Internet, the company has retained evidence, reflected and reported them to the competent authorities, and has taken necessary legal measures to further investigate the legal responsibility of the rumors. Please don't believe in rumors, don't spread rumors. (per meridian)The foreign exchange index of emerging markets reversed the previous decline.Analyst Kaye: Consumer energy prices rose slightly month by month in November, but dropped by more than 3% compared with the same period last year. The prices of all kinds of gasoline dropped by more than 8% year-on-year. According to the data of the Automobile Club of the American Automobile Association, the average price of gas stations has been falling in recent weeks, approaching the threshold of $3 per gallon.

US officials said that the United States is focused on providing Ukraine with the air defense system it needs to defend against Russian missiles and drones.The lowest temperature in the suburbs of Shanghai will fall below freezing point from Sunday. Today, the sky is cloudy and the rain is intermittent during the day. The temperature difference throughout the day is small, and the temperature in most areas is between 6~9℃. The highest temperature in Xujiahui Station in Shanghai during the day is only 7.9℃. The humidity is high, coupled with the northerly winds, and the wet and cold body feels doubled. Tomorrow is still a cold day. There are many cloud systems in Shanghai, mainly cloudy to cloudy, with weak precipitation and some short-term light rain in some areas. The wind is less than today, with northerly winds of 3-4 and coastal areas along the Yangtze River of 4-5. The temperature is between 6~11℃ and the relative humidity is 90%-60%. Affected by strong cold air, there was a strong wind and cooling process in Shanghai from 13th to 14th. At noon on the 13th (Friday), cold air began to affect Shanghai, and the temperature dropped. It is estimated that the minimum temperature will drop by 3 ~ 5 degrees in urban areas and 6 ~ 8 degrees in suburbs during the 48-hour period from 13th to 15th. The lowest temperature in most suburbs will be below freezing point from 15th to 18th. The lowest temperature of the process appeared on the morning of 15th and 16th, and the urban area dropped to about 3℃, while the suburbs of Chongming, Jinshan, Fengxian and Qingpu were-3℃ to-4℃, with thin ice or freezing. (Weather in Shanghai)Apple introduced Siri with ChatGPT, and on Wednesday, Apple released software updates for iPhone, iPad and Mac, including Siri with ChatGPT. This is also a major victory for OpenAI, because it shows its most important products to millions of iPhone users.