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How does the US-Iran conflict trigger a global fertilizer supply crisis?
21st Century Business Herald Reporter Dong Peng
Since the escalation of the US-Iran conflict, international markets have seen nitrogen fertilizer lead the rise, phosphate fertilizers follow suit, and potash remains steady with slight increases.
Taking the most important nitrogen fertilizer, urea, as an example, data from Longzhong Information shows that as of March 31, China's spot urea (FOB, intermediate price) reached $752.5 per ton, up 92.8% from $390 per ton at the beginning of the year.
This is not an isolated case; prices in regions such as the Baltic Sea and the Arabian Gulf also generally exceeded $600 per ton, with a sharp upward trend appearing in March of this year.
In contrast, in the domestic market, under the background of spring plowing and supply guarantee, the prices of fertilizers like urea remained relatively stable, with spot prices in Henan and Shandong markets at most around 1,900 yuan per ton at the end of March.
This causes the price gap between the domestic and international markets to widen.

The New Era

At the start of 2026, competition within the hotel industry has become increasingly intense.

The State Administration for Market Regulation has launched an antitrust investigation into OTA platforms. The battle between OTAs and hotels over how traffic is allocated is growing ever more fierce; Alibaba Qianwen has made a strong push into the AI accommodation booking field, attempting to reshape the industry’s traffic gateways through conversational services and change the traditional distribution landscape; three Beijing departments jointly held talks with twelve platform enterprises, including OTAs and social media platforms, clearly requiring the rectification of “involution-style” competition.

Meanwhile, the business travel market is also seeing a brand-new proposition: in the wave of going global, how should the value of travel management be reshaped?

Amid multiple intertwined changes, both the hotel industry and the business travel management sector are facing unprecedented transformation tests and development opportunities.

On April 2, the 2026 Global Travel Information Digital Intelligence Forum · Shanghai, divided into 【Hotel Special Session】 & 【Business Travel Special Session】, was held at Baohua in Shanghai

Source: Direct IPO, Text/Wang Fei
The first stock of large models delivers its first annual report after listing.
On March 31, Beijing Zhipu Huazhang Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as: Zhipu), an independent large model manufacturer, released its 2025 annual report: revenue of 724 million yuan, up 131.9%; a loss of 4.718 billion yuan in the year, widening by 59.5% year over year; adjusted net loss of 3.182 billion yuan in the year, widening by 29.1% year over year.
On April 1, Zhipu opened sharply higher, up 15.00%, to 797.5 Hong Kong dollars. During the trading session, it reached a high of 938 Hong Kong dollars, enough to show the secondary market’s level of recognition. By the close, Zhipu’s share price had risen 31.94% to 915 Hong Kong dollars, with a total market capitalization of 4079.46 billion Hong Kong dollars. Compared with the total market capitalization of 528.27 billion Hong Kong dollars at the market open on the first listing day, this represents an increase of approximately 672.23%.
However, on April 2, Zhipu’s share price began to pull back, and it closed down 14.86% at

Deutsche Bank report指出，Iran conflict可能加速“Petrodollar”体系的崩溃，推动“Petro-Renminbi”的崛起。随着Middle East局势不稳定及美元地位受到挑战，多个国家开始考虑用Renminbi进行石油交易，标志着全球能源贸易结算的多元化发展。

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Author | Restaurant Owner Insider Insider Jun
New Tea Drinks 2025 Annual Report Wrap-up
"One super, many strong" pattern remains stable
As of this week, all six "Little Dragons" of new tea drinks' 2025 annual reports have been disclosed. Industry competition has entered deep waters, with performance differentiation among brands becoming more prominent, further solidifying the "one super, many strong" industry pattern.
Let's first look at the most straightforward "report card."
Mixue Bingcheng continues to lead the industry as always. In 2025, its annual revenue reached 33.56 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 35.2%, with a net profit of 5.89 billion yuan, up 32.7% year-on-year, achieving steady high growth in both revenue and profit.
Similarly, Gu Ming and Bawang Tea Ji also surpassed 10 billion yuan in revenue.
Gu Ming was the biggest dark horse of 2025. According to its financial report data, the annual revenue reached 1

Suzhou Yin Kaiji Consumer Finance Co., Ltd. obtained regulatory approval, and its registered capital increased to 47.3 billion yuan. After the adjustment to the shareholder structure, Jiangsu Bank’s shareholding ratio increased. This move enhances the company’s capital strength and helps it expand its business and operate in compliance. Industry analysts noted that the capital-boost wave will continue for 1 to 2 years, and consumer finance institutions need to meet new capital requirements.

Ask AI · How can satellite imagery help understand the current conflict situation?
On April 2nd local time, Iran released the latest satellite images showing strikes on U.S. military facilities in Syria and Kuwait.
The images include U.S. military personnel locations within the Haseke base in Syria, as well as damage to facilities at Adiri and Ali Salim bases in Kuwait.
(CCTV Reporter Li Jiannan Jiang Haoyu)
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Ask AI · How does a litigation case affect the technological independence of Xinrui Electronics' IPO?

The actual controller's wife is the company's secretary.
Author | Zhuoma
Editor | Liu Qinwen
Robots are known as “the pearl at the top of the crown of manufacturing,” while control systems and servo systems are referred to as industrial robots’ “brain” and “muscle”—one responsible for telling the robot “where to go, how fast to go, and how to move,” and the other responsible for receiving signals from the “brain” and carrying out precise control. These two major systems determine the robot’s response speed, deployment efficiency, and operational stability.
Linhai City Xinrui Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Xinrui Electronics”) is a company that supplies industrial robots with a “brain” and “muscle.” Its main business is the R&D, production, and sales of industrial robot control systems and components, as well as servo systems and components. On April 3, the company will enter the review process—its “big test”—at the Beijing Stock Exchange.
The prospectus shows that,

Ask AI · How SenseTime’s AI Business Achieved a Stunning Turnaround from Losses to Profits?
“By 2026, the global artificial intelligence industry will enter the true ‘finals’ stage.” At the 2025 annual earnings release of SenseTime Technologies (0020.HK) held on the evening of March 24, Xu Li, Chairman and CEO of SenseTime Technologies, said.
The territory of this “finals” has already gone beyond the domestic market, setting sail overseas. In the face of this global race, SenseTime has in hand a highly persuasive card. At present, the capital market’s criteria for evaluating AI companies have shifted from “how flashy the technology is” to “how healthy the ledgers are” and “whether the business model can be replicated across regions.” In the major exam of commercialization, SenseTime has submitted an answer sheet that is both “back to high growth” and “cracking overseas.”
Financial data shows that in 2025, SenseTime Group achieved total revenue of over 5 billion yuan, up 33% year on year, the fastest growth rate in nearly three years; losses

Haitian Shares’ subsidiary, Tianfu Haitian, filed a lawsuit against the Sichuan Tianfu New Area over a franchise rights dispute. The court ruled that the local government must revoke the relevant resolution and compensate 1.15 billion yuan. However, because the government has newly built a sewage treatment plant, the project has become difficult to continue, and Haitian Shares is facing operating difficulties.

As the commercial banks' annual reports for 2025 are disclosed, although the overall net interest margin still declined year-on-year, the decline has significantly narrowed, indicating a bottoming trend. Factors such as the decline in liability costs and increased credit demand have driven the net interest margin to stabilize. It is expected that net interest income will generally rebound in 2026. However, the recovery of the net interest margin still faces challenges such as credit demand and economic expectations.

OPEC+ Sunday meeting discusses further production increases to respond to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz caused by the US-Israel conflict, affecting global oil transportation. International oil prices have already approached $120 per barrel. Although the increase in production does not have an immediate tangible supply impact, it aims to signal future expansion.

Sodium-ion heavy trucks are rapidly developing due to their charging compatibility and cost advantages. Although their costs are higher than lithium iron phosphate, their long lifespan and wide temperature range make them suitable for various applications. It is expected that by 2026, large-scale deployment will be achieved, and market share is expected to grow rapidly.

Ask AI · How does XREAL’s new product strategy respond to market challenges?
Over the past year, smart glasses have arguably been the hottest segment in AI hardware—without exception.

Meta sold more than 7 million pairs of Ray-Ban Meta last year, which is three times the combined sales of 2023 and 2024.

But if you shift your perspective to another route, the picture looks completely different.

Trump's speech on April 1st, while claiming victory over Iran, did not provide a ceasefire timetable, leading to a shift in market sentiment toward defense. International oil prices rose, and stock markets generally declined, as investors' concerns about energy supply intensified. The market's disappointment with the uncertainty of the situation prompted a return to defensive investment strategies.

The failure rate of fixed-income bank financial products to raise funds has surged, reflecting investors' emphasis on low yields and liquidity needs. Currently, market interest rates continue to decline, leading to decreased product attractiveness, and consumers are more inclined to choose investments with higher liquidity. The wealth management industry urgently needs to adjust its strategies and enhance its research and development capabilities to meet customer demands.

Ask AI · Why has net interest margin become a structural challenge for bank profitability?
3.5 trillion yuan in revenue, 1.42 trillion yuan in net profit, total assets surpassing 220 trillion yuan, dividends exceeding 420 billion yuan, and both revenue and net profit maintaining positive growth — the six major state-owned banks delivered a "steady progress" report card for 2025. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) further reached a total asset of 53.48 trillion yuan, becoming the world's first commercial bank to cross the 50 trillion yuan mark, reaching a new historical high.
However, behind these impressive figures, a profound shift is quietly unfolding. Beneath the surface of simultaneous revenue and profit growth lies a restructuring of profit models, a shift in risk focus, and a transformation of growth logic.
Old models under pressure: Why has net interest margin become an "irreversible" fate?
In 2025, the net interest margins of the six major banks all declined. Postal Savings Bank maintained the highest net interest margin at 1.66%, followed by China Construction Bank at 1.34%, and ICBC

Trump criticized South Korea in his speech for failing to assist in escorting through the Strait of Hormuz and pointed out South Korea's dependence on Middle Eastern oil. Although the South Korean government stated that they are assessing the situation and have not made any formal commitments, Trump expressed dissatisfaction with this. As the Middle East conflict impacts the global energy market, South Korea faces serious economic pressure and needs to take measures to address rising costs.