The net profit of the AvtoVAZ group for 2010 amounted to 3.6 billion rubles compared to a loss of 49.2 billion for 2009. Such data is provided in the company's press release .

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev described non-procedural appeals to the court by officials as a violation of constitutional norms and the principle of judicial independence. According to the head of state, such appeals must be made public. “This is a violation of not only ethical standards, but also legal and constitutional ones,” Interfax quotes the president .

LinkedIn, which owns a social network for finding and establishing business contacts, is valued ahead of its initial public offering at $3.3 billion, writes the Financial Times . As part of the IPO, which will be held this month, the chairman of the board of directors of the company and one of its founders, Reid Hoffman, intends to reduce his stake to 20.1% from 21.2%. The IPO will offer investors 7.84 million shares of common stock at prices ranging from $32 to $35 per share.

The Ninth Arbitration Court of Appeal confirmed the decision of the Moscow Arbitration Court, which fined Aeroflot - Russian Airlines OJSC 30,000 rubles for disrupting flights from December 25 to 29, 2010, RAPSI reports . The appellate instance thus rejected the airline's complaint against the court's decision of the first instance.

The Investigative Committee (IC) of the Russian Federation opened a criminal case against the famous blogger, creator of the Rospil resource Alexei Navalny . He is charged with “causing property damage by deception or abuse of trust without evidence of theft,” an informed source told RIA Novosti . This information was confirmed by the official representative of the Investigative Committee, Vladimir Markin.

Microsoft Corporation has agreed to acquire Internet telephony service Skype Technologies SA for $8.5 billion ( including $755 million of Skype debt ). This is stated in a Microsoft press release . The deal, approved by the boards of directors of both companies, will be financed entirely from Microsoft's existing cash flows. Skype will be called the Microsoft Skype Division, with current Skype CEO Tony Bates continuing to lead the division.

Microsoft Corporation is close to concluding a deal to purchase Skype Technologies SA, which provides Internet telephony services, for approximately $7-8 billion, The Wall Street Journal reports . The deal, according to the publication, could be announced as early as Tuesday. At the same time, according to the newspaper's sources, the terms of the deal have not yet been finally agreed upon, and the preliminary agreements may be disavowed.

On Monday, May 9, the Dutch Yandex NV (owns 100% of the Russian Yandex LLC) announced the price range of shares that it intends to sell during the upcoming IPO. The offering price will be from $20 to $22 per share. Kommersant reports this with reference to the company’s press release. Yandex will place 52.18 million Class A ordinary shares, of which 15.4 million shares are additional issue.

The Cyprus company Soleggiato Investments Limited increased its share in the authorized capital of Vanino Sea Trade Port OJSC (Vanino port, Khabarovsk Territory, the largest stevedoring company in the Vanino seaport) from 0% to 27.768% (21.64% of ordinary) shares , reported in the port materials. The JSC learned about changes among shareholders on May 6, 2011.

A former McKinsey consultant has opened a grocery store for amateur chefs. The buyer only needs to choose a recipe, everything else is already done for him Ramin Goo, a McKinsey consultant, came up with the idea for his business in his kitchen. One day he invited friends over for dinner, and after work he had to go to several supermarkets to find all the necessary ingredients and the right wine. As a result, he was tired even before he started cooking.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev proposed considering the issue of medicinal treatment of criminals who have committed violence against children. According to the head of state, a liberal approach to pedophilia is unacceptable. “The punishment should be as severe as possible. The state must apply all measures of influence, and a liberal approach is absolutely unacceptable here.

The National Anti-Terrorism Committee confirmed information that among the militants killed on Tuesday in Nalchik, a suspect in the massacre of the Chairman of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Kabardino-Balkaria, Anas Pshikhachev, was identified. At the moment, the identities of two of the four killed members of illegal armed groups have been established, NAC clarifies.

Course Group Distribution LLC, the distribution division of the L'Etoile group of companies, Russia's largest seller of perfumes and cosmetics, has entered into an agreement to acquire control in the company that owns Hexagone LLC, the largest distributor of perfumes and cosmetics in the territory Ukraine, says the report .

Alexei Navalny faces 5 years in prison in a case that dates back a year and a half. Navalny himself learned about the initiation of the case from the media A criminal case was opened against Alexei Navalny. He is accused under Part 3 of Article 165 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - “causing property damage by deception or abuse of trust in the absence of signs of theft.” The maximum penalty facing the famous blogger is 5 years in prison.

The European Union on Monday, May 9, imposed an arms embargo on Syria, where clashes between demonstrators and government troops have been ongoing for several months. agency reports this The Associated Press . In addition, the EU has banned entry into its territory of 13 members of the Syrian government responsible for the use of force against civilians. Their European assets are frozen. Unrest in Syria began in mid-March in the city of Daraa, located on the border with Jordan.