1. According to a government study released by scientists at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on November 30th, novel coronavirus appeared in the United States as early as mid-December 2019, weeks before China officially discovered novel coronavirus, and a month before US public health authorities found the first confirmed case in the United States, the Wall Street Journal reported.

2. Gottlieb, former director of the Food and Drug Administration of the United States: by the end of this year, nearly 1 hundred million American residents (just over 100 million) will eventually be infected by novel coronavirus. In states like North Dakota and South Dakota, the infection rate is about 30% to 35%, and may reach as high as 50%. Throughout the pandemic, the actual number of infections may be higher than the statistical number of infections, as not all infected persons are tested and finally diagnosed.

3. Reuters: the subway system that serves the Washington area may be forced to terminate weekend services in 2021. In addition, Washington will close 19 subway stations and reduce the number of daily subway operations. to make up for a budget gap of $500 million in additional aid that Congress has not approved. The Washington subway system serves about 6 million people.

4.Japan passed a bill: the cost of COVID-19 vaccination shall be borne by the state. If health problems arise after vaccination, the state will reach an agreement with the pharmaceutical company to compensate for it. The government subsidised the losses of pharmaceutical companies afterwards.

5.Recently, the Copenhagen Fur Company, a 90-year-old fur auction house with nearly 70% of the global market and annual sales of more than 10 billion yuan, suddenly broke down and will gradually close down in 2023. Denmark has always been the world’s largest producer of mink, accounting for about 0.7 per cent of Denmark’s exports.

6.Biden: I want to give priority to investing in the United States to make sure we win this battle in hell mode. Energy, biotechnology, advanced materials and artificial intelligence are mature areas for large-scale government research investment. No new trade agreements will be signed with anyone until significant investments are made in domestic workers and education.

7.The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released an interim report on the state of the global climate in 2020, pointing out that 2020 will be one of the three warmest years on record. Ocean heat was at a record level in 2020, and more than 80% of the world’s oceans experienced ocean heat waves at certain times, which had an extensive impact on marine ecosystems. The earth will get warmer in the coming generations.

8.Musk is still “highly confident” of a manned landing on Mars by SpaceX by 2026. This goal can be achieved in about six years from now, and maybe four years if you are lucky. SpaceX is advancing three projects, including manned Dragon spacecraft, Star chain and Starship. Manned “dragon” spacecraft and “starship” programs are designed to carry people into space. The Star chain project will create a global network of small satellites to provide high-speed Internet services around the world.

9.The World Gold Council: after two consecutive months of net selling, central banks resumed gold purchases in October, with a net increase in global official gold reserves of 22.8 tonnes. The level of gold buying was the same as that of the previous two months, but the level of selling was much lower. As of December 3, the United States still has the largest gold reserves in the world, accounting for 8133.5 tons of gold, accounting for 79.3% of its total foreign exchange reserves. The Chinese mainland region ranks seventh, with gold reserves of 1948.3 tons, accounting for only 3.6% of foreign exchange reserves.

10.On December 2, local time, the US House of Representatives voted to pass the Foreign Company Accountability Act, requiring foreign issuers to prohibit the trading of their securities in the United States if they fail to meet the requirements of the US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board for the inspection of accounting firms for three consecutive years.