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On the 13th, glass fell by 2.14%, and the latest main contract positions changed as follows. According to the exchange data, as of December 13th, the main contract glass closed at 2505, up or down by -2.14%, with a turnover of 671,300 lots. The position data showed that the top 20 seats were clear, and the difference position was 46,081 lots. The total turnover of glass futures contracts was 999,900 lots, an increase of 189,100 lots over the previous day. The first 20 seats in the contract held 565,600 lots, a decrease of 12,000 lots from the previous day. The short positions in the top 20 seats of the contract were 661,500 lots, a decrease of 13,600 lots from the previous day. (Sina Futures)The organization looks forward to the semiconductor industry in 2025: the AI ​ ​ replacement tide leads the growth, and the semiconductor ETF(512480) may usher in new development opportunities. On December 13, the semiconductor ETF(512480) closed down by 1.38%, with a turnover of 1.671 billion yuan. The constituent stocks are mixed, and Zhaoyi Innovation leads the rise. In terms of decline, SMIC led the decline. CICC said that after the boom in 2024, it is expected that the inventory of the semiconductor industry will stabilize and the relationship between supply and demand will be more balanced in 2025. With the gradual landing of AI cloud and end demand, domestic semiconductor elements will usher in new development opportunities. In addition, the AI-changing tide has a pulling effect on the downstream demand of the semiconductor design sector, which is expected to accelerate the growth of the semiconductor design sector in 2025 and inject new vitality into the industry.Organic fluorides in two underground waters in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan exceeded the standard. On the 13th, local time, it was learned that the government department of Tochigi Prefecture in Japan said on the same day that organic fluorides exceeding Japan's provisional safe range were detected in the underground waters of two wells located in Ghost Nuqiu, Zhengang City. (CCTV News)

Fabian Russell, National Secretary of the French communist party: Call on the new Prime Minister not to use special constitutional power to make new legislation. In this case, we are ready to cooperate with the new Prime Minister Bayrou.The USD/JPY just broke through the 153.00 mark, and the latest price was 153.01, up 0.25% in the day.Coal stocks fluctuated lower Antai Group fell more than 6%, coal stocks fluctuated lower, Antai Group fell more than 6%, and mountain coal international, Dayou Energy, Shaanxi Black Cat, China Coal Energy and Lu 'an Huaneng followed suit.

What is the significance of fiscal and monetary policy adjustment? Expert: The path of "more active and promising" fiscal policy has been clarified. The Central Economic Work Conference, which closed yesterday, pointed out that a more active fiscal policy and a moderately loose monetary policy should be implemented next year. What kind of signals are released behind these policies? In terms of fiscal policy, the Central Economic Work Conference requested that a more active fiscal policy should be implemented next year, so as to improve the fiscal deficit ratio, increase the issuance of ultra-long-term special government bonds, increase the issuance of special bonds for local governments, optimize the structure of fiscal expenditure, and secure the bottom line of "three guarantees" at the grassroots level. Experts said that these requirements clarified the path of "more active and promising" fiscal policy. Focusing on vigorously boosting consumption, the Central Economic Work Conference requires that special actions to boost consumption should be implemented next year, the basic pension for retirees should be appropriately raised, and the "two new" policies (large-scale equipment renewal and trade-in of consumer goods) should be implemented. (CCTV News)CEO of Cloud Whale Intelligence responded to layoffs: In order to optimize the organizational structure, it was streamlined from 1,600 to 1,400. Zhang Junbin, CEO of Cloud Whale Intelligence, recently issued a statement in a circle of friends, responding to previous reports of layoffs: "The company's personnel adjustment is to optimize the organizational structure and improve organizational efficiency." According to Zhang Junbin, the company was downsized from the original 1,600 to 1,400, which was not a large-scale layoff. Previously, a number of insiders and employees of Cloud Whale Intelligence revealed to Sina Technology that the company has recently started a major layoff. This round of layoffs involves a wide range of business departments, including development departments, testing departments, etc., and in groups, some groups directly cut their staff by half, and extreme groups cut their staff by 65%. In addition, the company's 12 director-level leaders, three of whom left in the past year, "is very mobile." (Sina Technology)Centeno, Governing Committee of the European Central Bank: Fortunately, yesterday's decision of the European Central Bank was unanimously adopted.