Mckinsey agreed to pay $650 million to settle the criminal investigation of opioids by the U.S. Department of Justice. Mckinsey submitted a five-year deferred prosecution agreement to the federal court in Abingdon, Virginia, and agreed to pay $650 million to settle the criminal investigation of the U.S. Department of Justice on its work in guiding the opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharmaceutical to increase sales. According to court documents, Martin Elling, a former senior partner of McKinsey, agreed to plead guilty to obstruction of justice because he destroyed McKinsey's consulting records for Purdue Pharmaceutical. He will plead guilty on January 10th next year. Mckinsey has previously reached various settlement agreements totaling nearly $1 billion. The company had previously faced lawsuits in several States in the United States, and was accused of providing sales analysis and marketing advice to pharmaceutical companies such as Purdue Pharmaceutical and Johnson & Johnson, which contributed to the popularity of opioids.The Nasdaq 100 index rose 1% and the S&P 500 index rose 0.4%.US Secretary of State Blinken visited Baghdad to discuss the Syrian issue with Iraqi Prime Minister. On December 13th, local time, US Secretary of State Blinken visited the Iraqi capital Baghdad and held talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Sudani on the Syrian issue. The State Council has not announced the itinerary of Blinken's visit before. (CCTV News)
American natural gas futures fell more than 3.00% in the day and are now reported at $3.351/million British heat.Dow opened up 0.1%, S&P 500 rose 0.3%, Nasdaq rose 0.5%, Broadcom rose 18.7%, and Q4 AI revenue increased 220% year-on-year. Furniture retailer RH rose 15.8% and raised its performance forecast. EVgo rose by 9.0% and was supported by a loan of $1.25 billion from the US Department of Energy. Xpeng Motors fell 3.8% and was downgraded to "sell" by UBS.A mine explosion in central Sudan killed 13 civilians. On December 13th, local time, the health department of Suji City, Sennar State in central Sudan issued a statement saying that a truck triggered a mine in Jebel Muya area in the northern part of the state, causing an explosion, killing 13 civilians and injuring many others.
China Institute of Building Research signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Huawei, and China Institute of Building Research Co., Ltd. signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. According to the agreement, the two sides will deepen cooperation around the digital and intelligent transformation of the construction industry.USD/CAD of USD/CAD once rose by 0.2%, hitting a four-and-a-half-year high of 1.4244.Tigress Financial raised Wal-Mart's target price from $86.00 to $115.00.
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