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The Dow has tumbled by nearly 10%, triggering the fusing mechanism for the second time this week
It is learned that on the evening of the 12th, Beijing time, the three major US stock indexes plunged again, this time triggering the circuit breaker mechanism for the second time this week and suspending trading for 15 minutes. In the early hours of this morning, the Dow closed down 9.99%, the biggest one-day drop since Black Monday in 1987; the S & P 500 index fell 9.51%, the biggest one-day drop since October 1987; the Nasdaq fell 9.43%; the three major stock indexes closed. Both fell into a technical bear market. Popular Chinese stocks fell across the board, of which Alibaba fell 6.89%, Jingdong fell 7.87%, Pinduoduo fell 6.42%, Baidu fell 8.55%, and NetEase fell 7.88%.
It is learned that the China Banking Regulatory Commission issued the “Notice on Further Strengthening the Poverty Alleviation Work of the Banking and Insurance Industry in the” Three Districts and Three States “in Deeply Impoverished Areas. The notice emphasized the need to increase financial support for the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, orderly promote resumption of work and resume production, and give priority to supporting the start-up and resumption of work of leading poverty alleviation enterprises, poverty alleviation workshops and key poverty alleviation projects. Accurately and standardize the distribution of poverty alleviation microcredits, and effectively meet the needs of poor people affected by the epidemic to restore and expand production. Insurance institutions should simplify claims settlement procedures for out-of-pocket claims related to outbreaks, improve service timeliness, and pay in full and on time.
French Football Association: Suspend all professional and amateur football matches in the country
On the evening of March 12, local time, the French Football Association announced on its official website that all football matches in France, including the French League, regional leagues, women’s football, amateur leagues, and the French national team will be suspended from now on. It is reported that the French Football Association’s decision was announced after French President Macron’s national television speech that night. (CCTV News)
French media: UEFA will postpone the European Cup to 2021
According to the evening news on the 12th in Beijing time of the French “Team Report”, UEFA will announce at its meeting next Tuesday that the 2020 European Cup will be postponed to 2021. The UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup will also be postponed. UEFA issued an announcement earlier inviting all members to hold a phone call on March 17The meeting decides the response situation of each league, European war and European Cup 2020. “Team News” said that according to their sources, UEFA is expected to announce the suspension of the European Cup this season and the postponement of the European Cup to 2021 at a meeting on March 17. (Red Star News)
Apple requires that employees do not actively provide trials to customers
According to foreign media Business Insider reports, employees at Apple retail stores have been told not to offer Apple Watch or AirPods trials in the near future. The report noted that this was part of Apple’s efforts to protect Apple retail store employees and customers during the virus outbreak, but did not completely ban trials. If the customer explicitly requests a trial of the AirPods or Apple Watch, the employee can satisfy. Apple retail stores have been offering trials of the Apple Watch and AirPods Pro for a long time. (AI Finance & Economics)
The timing of the Tokyo Olympics’ first game
According to Reuters news, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Organizing Committee revealed that the first event of the Tokyo Olympics will be launched between the Japanese women’s base and the Australian women’s base. The specific time is scheduled for July 22. In addition, two women’s baseball games between Italy and the United States, Mexico and Canada will be held on the same day. The organizing committee informed the news in advance, aiming to eliminate outside concerns about the new crown pneumonia epidemic affecting the scheduled Olympic Games. (World Wide Web)
Big company
It is learned that Zhao Yuanyuan, senior expert of Alibaba’s content e-commerce business unit and head of Taobao Live Broadcasting, will leave office recently. The next step is to start a business as an MCN agency. Ali will be one of the investors. At the same time, Taobao Live Broadcast will usher in a strategic upgrade: the establishment of a new Taobao Live Broadcasting Business Unit will consist of the original Taobao Live Broadcasting merged with other business lines of the original content e-commerce business unit (wow video, Taobao headline, etc.), the original content e-commerce business unit General Manager Yu Feng (Hua Xuande) served as the head of the new Taobao Live Broadcasting Division, reporting to Jiang Fan, the president of Taobao Tmall.
Alibaba invests 10 million to establish Cargo Connect Global Supply Chain Management Company
Other important news
Zhuhai City: Stable real estate investment, purchase of “National Six” cars will be subsidized
Zhuhai City issued the “Implementation Opinions on Effectively Reducing the Impact of the Epidemic and Promoting the Stable Operation of the Economy”. Opinions suggest that stabilize real estate investment, formulate a 30 billion yuan scale business land transfer plan in the first half of the year, step up the transfer of a number of commercial and residential land, start a batch of “three old” transformation urban renewal projects, and ensure that new construction is not less than 1.2 Ten thousand sets of public rental housing and talent housing. Subsidies will be given to consumers who have registered in Zhuhai for the purchase of “National Six” standard-displacement vehicles. (Securities Times)
The Macao SAR Executive Council completed the discussion on the draft administrative regulations on the “Consumer Subsidy Scheme” on the 12th. This administrative regulation is used to support the consumption subsidy plan of 3,000 yuan (MOP) face value to each person of the Macao SAR government after the epidemic.