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An explosion occurred in a tanker in Shenyang. Officially, one person was scalded. At about 7: 45 on December 12, an explosion occurred in a tanker on the north side of the intersection of Lane 166 of Fengyang Road and Xiangbai Road in Sujiatun District, Shenyang. It was preliminarily determined that the gas flash caused by the volatilization of the residual antirust paint in the tank was caused by the improper operation of the driver, and the relevant departments were on the scene at the first time to deal with it. One person was scalded by the accident, and he was sent to the hospital for treatment, which was not life-threatening. The specific reasons are under further investigation. (released by Sujiatun)Market News: The Slovak Prime Minister said that Slovakia supports the normalization of relations between Russia and western countries and opposes the emergence of a new iron curtain in Europe. The Slovak Prime Minister emphasized that all conflicts will be finally resolved through negotiations.For the first time, Nanjing Port docked with container ships of "longest ship scale" and "maximum load". Today (December 12th) morning, the largest container ship that entered the port since the opening of Nanjing Port, Panamanian vessel "Mai Di Hong Wei", successfully docked at Longtan Container Terminal, setting a new "double historical record" for the longest scale and maximum load of container ships entering the port. It is understood that the ship is 208.3 meters long, 29.8 meters wide and 33,715 tons deadweight. This voyage is a direct flight from Europe to Nanjing, which will directly increase the maximum container capacity of incoming ships from the current 1938TEU (standard container) to 2600TEU. The successful berthing indicates that 30,000-ton container ships can enter and leave Nanjing Port normally. (CCTV News)

Enterprise IT Expenditure Survey: Google Cloud is expected to be the first choice for 50% of the respondents. Tae Kim, a science and technology columnist, wrote that according to a recent survey, Google Cloud has risen rapidly in the enterprise AI expenditure competition and may become the winner. According to the 2025 CIO survey released by Piper Sandler, 81 CIOs were asked about their budget priorities in different suppliers and technical fields. According to the survey, 87% of CIOs surveyed expect to increase the IT budget in 2025, which is the highest proportion of the survey since 2020. In this survey, the status of Google Cloud has risen significantly, surpassing Microsoft and OpenAI to become the "most strategic" AI supplier, with a support rate of 27%, a significant increase from 15% six months ago. Relatively speaking, Microsoft's support rate dropped from 33% to 24%. When asked which cloud company they plan to use to test or implement AI projects next year, 50% of the respondents chose Google Cloud, making it the top AI infrastructure provider. In addition, Harsh Kumar, a Piper semiconductor analyst, pointed out that these results are also beneficial to Invista, because all cloud companies are the main buyers of AI chips in NVIDIA. Kumar estimates that the entire AI chip market will have more than $500 billion in business opportunities by 2028.Leshan Guotou Group and others set up an industrial guidance equity investment fund with a capital contribution of 4.5 billion yuan. According to Tianyancha App, recently, Leshan Jiarong Industrial Guidance Equity Investment Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership) was established, and the executive partner is Leshan Guorong Equity Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd., with a capital contribution of 4.5 billion yuan, and its business scope includes investment activities with its own funds. According to the partner information, the fund is jointly funded by Leshan State-owned Assets Investment and Operation (Group) Co., Ltd., Leshan Finance Bureau and Leshan Guorong Equity Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd.ING is bearish on the prospect of commodities next year. It is expected that gold will outshine others. ING said that energy and commodities will be under pressure next year, while the prospect of gold is still bright. According to ING, due to geopolitical concerns, the price of gold is bound to continue this year's record high, and the average price of gold in 2025 will rise from about $2,713 per ounce at present to $2,760 per ounce. Most of the buying will come from central banks seeking diversification of foreign exchange reserves, and the intensification of trade and geopolitical frictions may increase the safe-haven appeal of gold.

Zelensky's office stated that it was ready to negotiate with Russia. Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the director of Ukrainian President Zelensky's office, said in an interview with Channel 24 that Kiev was ready to negotiate with Russia. He pointed out that simple solutions should not be expected, and Ukraine needs just peace conditions. Earlier, Kremlin spokesman dmitry Peskov said that Russia was willing to negotiate with Ukraine provided that the conditions proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin were met. The conditions mentioned include the complete withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from new Russian regions and Ukraine's neutrality.Shinhiro Niai, a member of Suntory's founder family, will be the president, and Sina Gangshi will be the chairman. On December 12, it was announced that Suntory Holdings had finalized the personnel transfer, and Shinhiro Niai, a vice president from the founder family, will be promoted to the president, and the current president Sina Gangshi will be the chairman. It is expected that Nobuhiro Niai will officially take office after the shareholders' meeting in March next year. This is Suntory's re-election as president by members of the founder's family after about 10 years.Gazprom: It will continue to deliver natural gas to Europe through Ukraine, with a delivery volume of 42.4 million cubic meters on Thursday.