Competitors criticized Google for changing its search results and asked the European Union to file antitrust charges. More than 20 price comparison websites in Europe criticized Google's suggestions for modifying its search results on Wednesday, saying that these suggestions still did not meet the technical rules of the European Union, and urged regulators to file charges against Google. For more than a year, Google has been discussing with price comparison websites, hotels, airlines, restaurants and retailers how to abide by the Digital Market Law, which prohibits Google from favoring its own products and services on its platform. Last month, the company announced its latest proposal, which includes expanding the unit with the same format, allowing users to choose between comparison websites and supplier websites. If it can't reach an agreement with its competitors, it may return to the "ten blue links" format many years ago as an alternative. This form is currently being tested in Germany, Belgium and Estonia.The Brazilian real rose to 1.6% against the US dollar.Trump's NASA candidate called his future SpaceX mission a "question mark". On Wednesday, Jared Isaacman, a billionaire in science and technology, who was selected by President-elect Trump, said that his planned private astronaut mission with Musk's SpaceX company "may be put on hold" because he was ready to enter the government to lead NASA.
During the year, A-share companies threw out nearly 1,000 single and medium-term cash dividend plans. According to Wind statistics, as of December 11th, 940 listed companies have thrown out 994 single and medium-term cash dividend plans this year, with the number of them increasing by 269.41% year-on-year. The total amount of dividends involved was 667.519 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 166.24%. Among them, 791 orders have been implemented, and dividends have reached 360.768 billion yuan; 203 single pending implementation, the total amount of dividends to be paid is 306.751 billion yuan. The researchers said that the active mid-term dividends of listed companies are conducive to enhancing investors' sense of gain and boosting investors' confidence. In addition, stable dividends can provide stable income, reduce investment risks, and help promote the formation of value investment concepts and long-term investment concepts. (Securities Daily)META said: Technical problems affect some users' access to our application. Previously, DownDetector, a network condition monitoring website, reported that Facebook and Instagram of Meta Platforms, Zuckerberg's "Metauniverse Company", had many failures.At least 15 people were killed in the attack on the capital of Northern Darfur, Sudan. On the 11th, government officials of Northern Darfur in western Sudan said that Sudan's rapid support forces shelled a market in El Fasher, the capital of the state, and Zam Zam refugee camp that day, which has caused 15 deaths.
FBI Director Wray will resign before Trump takes office, ending his term ahead of schedule. Christopher Wray, director of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), announced that he will resign before President-elect Trump takes office (sworn in on January 20, 2025), ending his historic and turbulent term as the head of the highest law enforcement agency in the United States ahead of schedule. Wray said in a statement that he plans to resign at the end of Biden's presidency next month. Trump, who will take office on January 20, made it clear that he will not be allowed to continue as the director of the FBI, although Wray's 10-year term will not end until 2027. Trump posted on Truth Social on November 30th that he planned to nominate loyal ally Kash Patel as the director of the FBI.The attack on the headquarters of the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation in Afghanistan has killed four people. On the 11th local time, officials of the Ministry of Interior of the Afghan Interim Government said that the suicide attack at the headquarters of the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation that day had killed four people and seriously injured four people. Khalil Rahman Haqqani, Acting Minister of the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation, was killed in the attack. Khalil is one of the leading figures of the Taliban in Afghanistan, and also the uncle of sirajuddin Haqqani, Acting Minister of the Interior of the Afghan Interim Government. According to Afghan media reports, Khalil is the first senior official killed since the Taliban in Afghanistan regained power in 2021. Afghan interim government security personnel have blocked the road leading to the explosion site and implemented control in the surrounding area. At present, no organization or individual has claimed responsibility for the attack.U.S. Department of Defense: The prisons holding "Islamic State" elements in Syria are still controlled by the Syrian democratic forces supported by the United States.