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Nevada Power Company applied to hold up to $2.1 billion in debt.National Bank of Canada: cut the benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 5.45%.CSI A500ETF ushered in the first dividend-paying product. On December 11th, ICBC Credit Suisse Fund announced that ICBC CSI A500ETF planned to pay dividends and became the first dividend-paying CSI A500ETF. In fact, in the current low-rate background, the dividend mechanism has gradually become a differentiated selling point of popular ETFs. Among the 22 CSI A 500 ETFs in the first batch and the second batch, 4 products have a mandatory dividend mechanism, and the dividend ratio is not less than 60%. The dividend ratio of individual products can reach 80%, and the monthly dividend frequency is set for CSI A 500 ETFs. According to the analysis of public offering, under the guidance and encouragement of policies, the dividend mechanism of A-share listed companies has been continuously improved, and the dividend level has been continuously improved. Leading enterprises in the industry often have stronger willingness to pay dividends because of their stronger profitability and anti-risk ability. ETF products meet the liquidity needs of investors through dividends, which is conducive to improving the investment experience. (Securities Times)

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.Ge Vernova Inc.(GEV) has signed several contracts to sell natural gas turbines to 5 GW data center.Ambrey, British maritime safety company: The ship carrying 130 people capsized in the south of Chebba, Tunisia, and two people drowned.

The Brazilian real rose to 1.6% against the US dollar.The settlement price of international crude oil rose by over 2%. As of the close of the day, the futures price of light crude oil delivered in January 2025 in the New York Mercantile Exchange rose by 1.70 US dollars to close at 70.29 US dollars per barrel, an increase of 2.48%; London Brent crude oil futures for delivery in February 2025 rose by $1.33 to close at $73.52 per barrel, an increase of 1.84%.Ahmed khalil, the doctor of Brazilian President Lula, said that Lula's operation was to minimize the risk of future bleeding.