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Today is Monday, February 21, and the news of large companies in the past 24 hours includes: Weibo layoffs affect hundreds of people; JD.com donated 100 million yuan to Hong Kong to fight the epidemic, and the first batch of materials has been shipped; a number of coffee price increases are related to the decline in global coffee production; Haidilao expects a net loss of about 3.8 billion yuan to 4.5 billion yuan in 2021...
New developments in large companies Weibo layoffs affected hundreds of people, employees "did not have a year-end bonus and unemployed", the company responded: organizational adjustmentOn February 19, Weibo was on the pulse App hot search, in the topic of "Weibo is optimizing employees", some Weibo employees who have been certified by job information said that Weibo is laying off employees in a large area, some employees have also been asked to take the initiative to leave, and employees have been interviewed. "There is no such thing as layoffs." Weibo public relations personnel said in an interview with Times Finance that in order to strengthen the advantages of the field and business focus, the company adjusted some organizations (structure), gave priority to the transfer and placement of the employees involved, and negotiated the termination of labor relations without suitable positions. However, when Times Finance asked how many employees had been transferred and how many employees were negotiating the termination of labor relations, the above-mentioned person responded that there was no relevant data to provide. In this regard, an optimized employee said that department leaders and personnel never mentioned that they could be transferred and resettled. (Times Finance)
Pinduoduo's Duoduoduo grocery shopping has been supervised by postal administrations in many places: the express delivery business is suspected of illegal operationOn the afternoon of February 18, the Xiamen Postal Administration issued a notice on the official website of the "Regulatory Tips on the Suspected Illegal Operation of Express Delivery Business" on the official website, saying that Duoduo Buy Vegetables has not yet obtained a courier business license in Xiamen, and reminded the public to beware of personal delivery information leakage and other rights and interests.
The circular pointed out: Recently, "Duoduo Buy Vegetables" (Pinduoduo's community group buying platform) promoted the "Duoduo Buy Vegetable Express Station Receiving and Sending Service System" on its "Store Handover Order", promising high subsidies to attract franchises. The operation of express delivery business should obtain a courier business license, "more to buy vegetables" in Xiamen has not yet obtained a courier business license, the city's enterprises and individuals in the process of joining the cooperation, business entrustment, etc. should strengthen the examination of business qualifications, may not operate express delivery business without permission, nor may entrust enterprises that have not obtained a courier business license to operate express delivery business. At the same time, the general public is kindly requested to strictly screen and choose a legally qualified courier company to send items, and beware of personal delivery information leakage and other rights and interests damage.
In addition, the Baoji Postal Administration also issued a similar reminder, saying that it received feedback that Pinduoduo (duoduo buy vegetables) and Nezha Express were suspected of being unqualified to engage in express delivery business activities. (Sina Technology)
The first batch of more than 2,000 boxes of anti-epidemic materials donated by JD.com to Hong Kong have been shipped
On February 20, the first batch of nearly 2,000 boxes of epidemic prevention materials donated by JD.com to Hong Kong medical personnel of 100 million yuan have been shipped one after another, and the epidemic prevention materials including protective clothing, isolation masks, medical gloves, hand gels and other epidemic prevention materials will be transported from Langfang in Hebei Province, Zibo, Shandong, Qingdao and other places to Shenzhen Port, and after customs clearance, they will be handed over to the "Hong Kong Community Anti-epidemic Connection" for overall arrangement. Earlier, JD Group said that it would maintain close communication with the "Hong Kong Community Anti-epidemic Connection" and would provide support at any time as long as Hong Kong's anti-epidemic needs were needed.
New Oriental Live's sales in the past two months were only 4.5 million yuan, and Yu Minhong said there was no way backOn December 28, 2021, New Oriental announced the establishment of "Oriental Selection" to enter the live broadcast with goods, which is also a new path chosen by New Oriental for development after the implementation of the "double reduction" policy. According to the data of the new jitter data platform, the overall performance of New Oriental's goods is average, since the launch of the broadcast on December 28, the cumulative number of goods selected by Oriental is 335 pieces; the cumulative sales volume is 4.5476 million yuan; and the cumulative sales volume is 81,400 pieces. (Fast Technology)
107 Apps infringing on the rights and interests of users are facing removal, and the NetEase Seven Fish SDK has been namedOn February 21, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced that the first batch of apps that infringed on the rights and interests of users in 2022 contained a total of 107 apps, and video and live broadcast software became the hardest hit areas. The problems focus on "forcing users to use the targeted push function", "collecting personal information in violation of regulations", "collecting personal information beyond the scope, etc.".
It is worth mentioning that during the inspection process of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, it was found that 13 embedded third-party software development kits (SDKs) had illegal collection of user device information. These embedded third-party software development kits (SDKs) include: Seconds Inspection SDK, Share SDK, NetEase Seven Fish SDK, Pangolin SDK, iFLYTEK Speech Recognition SDK, Gionee Mobile Phone SDK, etc. (Daily Economic News)
What's new in the automotive industry Tesla's 2021 Q4 won 10.5% share in the California auto domestic market, quickly eating into the cake of other car companiesOn February 20, foreign media got Tesla's sales data in the United States, Tesla accounted for 10.5% of all car sales in California in the fourth quarter of 2021, much higher than the 4.8% in the fourth quarter of 2020. IT House understands that it only had 21,290 registrations in the fourth quarter of 2020, compared to 39,040 in the fourth quarter of 2021. In the fourth quarter of 2021, the highest car brand in California was Toyota (which cut 16.3% of the market share), followed by Tesla at 10.5% and Honda at 9.6%, but only Tesla was positive growth. For the full year, Tesla's market share was 6.5% in 2021, up from 4.4% in 2020, totaling 121,080 vehicles registered. Throughout 2021, Tesla's market share is only behind Toyota (18.1%), Honda (10.8%), Ford (7.9%), and Chevrolet (6.6%). Foreign media believe that this trend means that Tesla may become the second best-selling car brand in the state in 2022. (IT House)
Xiaopeng Motors responds to the delay in delivery of the P5 model: there is no compensation planIn recent months, owners of the 460 version of the Xiaopeng P5 model across the country have encountered delays in delivery due to tight supply of vehicle batteries and other reasons. Hundreds of car owners in the Xiaopeng P5 rights protection group also used the solitaire method to defend their rights and speak out. The relevant person in charge of Xiaopeng Automobile said: "Users who have postponed delivery can choose to unsubscribe, reassign or continue to wait, and there is currently no compensation plan. ”
The Shanghai Lingang Project of CATL Officially StartedOn February 19th, the groundbreaking ceremony of CATL (Shanghai) Intelligent Technology Integration Electric Chassis Development Project and Ruiting Times Shanghai Intelligent Power System Project (Phase II) was held in Shanghai Lingang.
In August 2021, CATL signed a cooperation agreement with Shanghai Lingang to invest 2.8 billion yuan, the project will rely on the world's leading extreme manufacturing system and the construction experience of the global lighthouse factory in CATL to build a green and efficient intelligent factory in the Lingang New Area, optimize the layout of the new energy industry, and also carry out technical research around the pain points of the industry such as mileage anxiety and fast charging, and achieve key technology upgrades in the industry. (Caijing Network)
Tesla announced that it has produced 1 million 4680 batteriesOn Feb. 19, Tesla announced that it had produced 1 million 4,680 batteries at a pilot facility in California.
According to the China Securities News, the new Model Y equipped with 4680 batteries is about to be delivered, and it is expected that the battery capacity of this model will reach 100Gwh capacity by the end of the year to meet the loading demand of 1.3 million electric vehicles. Ewell Lithium Energy (85.270, -3.56, -4.01%) and other manufacturers have reported that companies are accelerating the construction of 4680 battery production lines.
According to tesla's previously released information, the energy density of the 4680 battery has increased by 5 times compared with the 2170 battery, and the energy storage capacity has increased by 6 times. After being applied to Tesla models, it can increase the vehicle's mileage by 16% and reduce the cost per kilowatt-hour by 14%. (Sina Finance)
New developments in the consumer sector The price increase of many well-known brand coffee shops is related to the decline in global coffee productionOn February 16, many consumers found that many starbucks coffee drinks had raised prices, ranging from 1 yuan to 2 yuan. In addition to Starbucks, Luckin and Tims Coffee have also recently raised the price of some products. Starbucks' fiscal first quarter 2022 financial report showed that same-store sales in the Chinese market fell by 14%, the average customer unit price fell by 9%, and the transaction volume fell by 6% during the reporting period. As of 2021, there are 5557 Starbucks stores in China.
According to expert analysis, Starbucks' price adjustment is an independent measure of the merchant, choosing a price increase to offset the relevant operating pressure. The reporter learned that the price increase in the coffee industry and the reduction of global coffee production are also related, but global coffee consumption has remained growing. Rising logistics costs and rising freight rates have also made coffee prices volatile in the future. (Sina Finance)
Wuliangye bid farewell to the Li Shuguang era: retired from the second entrepreneurial achievement, and was promoted from Qin to chairmanOn February 18, the Yibin Municipal Party Committee and the Yibin Municipal Government announced the decision on the adjustment of the main responsible comrades of Yibin Wuliangye Group (Joint Stock) Company (hereinafter referred to as the "Decision"): Comrade Zeng Congqin was appointed as the secretary of the party committee and chairman of Yibin Wuliangye Group Co., Ltd., the secretary of the party committee of Yibin Wuliangye Co., Ltd., and the general manager of Yibin Wuliangye Group Co., Ltd. was nominated and dismissed.
The decision said that Comrade Li Shuguang will no longer serve as the secretary of the party committee, party committee and chairman of the board of directors of Yibin Wuliangye Group Co., Ltd., and the secretary of the party committee and party committee of Yibin Wuliangye Co., Ltd., and nominate him to remove him from the directorship of Yibin Wuliangye Group Co., Ltd. and the director of Yibin Wuliangye Co., Ltd.
Comrade Zou Tao was appointed deputy secretary of the party committee of Yibin Wuliangye Group Co., Ltd. and recommended as the general manager of Yibin Wuliangye Group Co., Ltd.; Comrade Jiang Wenge was appointed deputy secretary of the party committee of Yibin Wuliangye Co., Ltd., nominated as vice chairman of Yibin Wuliangye Co., Ltd., and recommended as general manager of Yibin Wuliangye Co., Ltd.
On the evening of the same day, Yibin Wuliangye Co., Ltd. (000858. SZ, Wuliangye) announced that due to the change of work, Li Shuguang applied to resign as a director of the company and the relevant special committees under the board of directors, and Zou Tao applied to resign as a director, vice chairman and general manager of the company. (Sina Finance)
New announcements for listed companies Haidilao: Net loss in 2021 is expected to be about 3.8 billion yuan to 4.5 billion yuanOn 21 February, Haidilao announced that it expects to record a net loss of approximately RMB3.8 billion to RMB4.5 billion for the year ended 31 December 2021. Compared with revenue of approximately RMB28.6 billion in 2020, the Group's revenue in 2021 is expected to exceed RMB40 billion, an increase of more than 40%.
New remarks from the big guys Dong Mingzhu: It is recommended that the rich pay more taxes and raise the tax threshold for wage earnersRecently, in the CCTV financial "Dialogue" column, Dong Mingzhu, chairman and president of Gree Electric Appliances, said that as a deputy to the National People's Congress, he will propose at the meeting this year to raise the tax threshold for the working class. The tax revenue of the state should be paid more taxes by the rich, with high incomes, and more taxes to support public services in society. Dong Mingzhu believes that if the tax threshold for the working class is raised to 10,000 yuan, according to the calculation of 120,000 yuan a year, it will probably increase the income of nearly 70,000 or 8,000 yuan, which can increase the consumption power.
Xu Jiayin: Evergrande will continue to run its football businessOn February 19, Evergrande held a football management meeting, and Xu Jiayin, chairman of the board of directors of Evergrande Group, said that it will continue to operate the football business, and the positioning of Guangzhou team in the future will be "cradle and platform". At the same time, Wang Yajun, the principal of Evergrande Football School, is also the chairman of Guangzhou Football Club. It is worth noting that Guangzhou Football Club has just issued the "Football Club Player Set and Salary Standards", in which the starting salary line of first-team players is 60,000 yuan before tax, and the cap line is 600,000 yuan before tax. (Financial Associated Press)