As interest rates fell for the third week in a row, the demand for mortgage refinancing in the United States surged, and the interest rate of mortgage in the United States fell again last week. Although the decline was not large, it was enough to stimulate existing homeowners to seek some savings. The seasonally adjusted index of American Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) shows that the total demand for mortgage loans has increased by 5.4%, which is behind the surge in refinancing. Housing loan refinancing applications surged 27% from the previous week and 42% higher than the same period last year. Joel Kan, an MBA economist, said, "Purchase applications are still relatively strong. In the past three months, except for one week, there has been a year-on-year increase. In addition to the low interest rate, house purchasing activities continue to be supported by continuous housing demand and inventory, which continue to grow gradually in many markets. "The U.S. military statement said that senior U.S. generals in Middle East affairs visited U.S. troops in Syria.Wells Fargo lowered the target price of LyondellBasell from $105.00 to $95.00.
Sycamore Partners is known to be negotiating to acquire Walgreens Boots, an American drugstore chain. According to informed sources, Sycamore Partners, a private equity firm, is negotiating to acquire Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc, a troubled American drugstore chain. According to sources, Sycamore Partners has been discussing the privatization of Walgreens. The details are not made public, and the negotiations may end without results. Walgreens jumped 28%, the biggest one-day increase since at least 1980. Walgreens' share price fell by two-thirds in the year ending Monday, ranking the bottom of the S&P 500.The fire in Malibu, a coastal city in California, spread rapidly and tens of thousands of residents were evacuated. In the early morning of Tuesday, local time, the fire in Malibu, California, USA doubled in an hour, and the fire quickly destroyed houses. The local government issued an evacuation order and schools were closed. The California Forest and Fire Department said that the Franklin mountain fire in Los Angeles County began to get out of control on Monday night, with an area of 2,200 acres. All schools in Malibu are closed until further notice. Pepperdine University is closed. As of Tuesday morning, about 18,000 residents had received evacuation orders or warnings. The section of the Pacific Coast Expressway extending from Pacific Palisades to central Malibu was closed, and only evacuated people could use it. Malibu City Hall has been evacuated, and officials are working in the nearby city of Calabaca. Anthony Marrone, director of the Los Angeles County Fire Department, said at a news conference on Tuesday that the fire was still out of control and about 700 firefighters were on the scene. Marrone said that only a small number of houses were destroyed and fire investigators were investigating the cause of the fire. So far, no casualties have been reported.Ferrari CEO: It is expected that the company will not face specific challenges under the Trump administration, and the impact of potential tariffs in the United States will be small. If Trump imposes tariffs on European goods, we will consider dealing with it. (Asked if we would consider making cars in America) We will make cars in Maranello.
OPEC monthly report, second-hand data show that Russia's crude oil output fell to 899.4 million US dollars/day last month; Libya's crude oil production in November increased by 141,000 barrels per day to 1.24 million barrels per day. Saudi Arabia's crude oil production in November fell by 10,000 barrels per day to 8.96 million barrels per day; Iraq's crude oil production in November decreased by 45,000 barrels per day to 4.04 million barrels per day; Iran's crude oil production in November increased by 37,000 barrels per day to 3.32 million barrels per day; Iraq's crude oil production in November decreased by 45,000 barrels per day to 4.04 million barrels per day; The crude oil output of the United Arab Emirates increased by 0.4 million barrels per day in November to 2.958 million barrels per day; Libya's crude oil production in November increased by 141,000 barrels per day to 1.238 million barrels per day. Kuwait's crude oil production in November decreased by 11,000 barrels per day to 2.408 million barrels per day; Kazakhstan's crude oil production in November increased by 202,000 barrels per day to 1.5 million barrels per day; Kuwait's crude oil production in November decreased by 11,000 barrels per day to 2.408 million barrels per day; Iraq's crude oil production in November decreased by 45,000 barrels per day to 4.04 million barrels per day.Wells Fargo lowered the target price of LyondellBasell from $105.00 to $95.00.CNNC Titanium Dioxide: An energy project agreement with an investment of 4.27 billion yuan was signed, and CNNC Titanium Dioxide announced that the company and Guangdong Construction Engineering signed the Cooperation Framework Agreement for Comprehensive Energy Projects in Baiyin City, Gansu Province, and planned to jointly invest in the development of comprehensive energy projects. The cooperative projects include cogeneration project, source network storage project and Jingtai new energy project, with a total investment of about 4.27 billion yuan. Among them, the cogeneration project is expected to invest about 800 million yuan, the source network storage project is expected to invest about 2.5 billion yuan, and the Jingtai new energy project is expected to invest about 970 million yuan. After the signing of the agreement, the specific implementation of the project needs to obtain relevant approval, and the actual investment scale will be determined according to the progress of the project.
Strategy guide
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Strategy guide 12-13