Investment bank Morgan Stanley used insider information about businessman Oleg Deripaska's investments in auto parts manufacturer Magna International to obtain illegal profits in stock market transactions. The lawyer of the Russian businessman stated this at the trial in New York, Bloomberg reports . Deripaska is suing Morgan Stanley and deal lender BNP Paribas SA, claiming they derailed his 20 percent stake in Magna at the height of the financial crisis, costing him at least $900 million.

Due to the increase in the key rate in 2014, banks overpaid the regulator by 200 billion rubles. High dependence on Central Bank funds makes credit institutions vulnerable Photo: Ekaterina Kuzmina / RBC Banks received less profit in the first half of 2015 in the amount of 400 billion rubles, of which 200 billion rubles. overpaid the Central Bank due to the increase in the key rate during 2014. This conclusion was made by Sberbank chief analyst Mikhail Matovnikov.

Russian aviation struck more than 2 thousand terrorist infrastructure facilities in Syria. This was announced by the head of the Main Operations Directorate of the General Staff, Andrei Kartapolov. We are talking about the objects of the terrorist organizations “Islamic State” and “Jabhat al-Nusra,” Kartapolov clarified. In total, since the beginning of the operation, Russian aircraft have completed 1,631 combat missions.

The daughter of the Minister of Defense did not acquire land on Rublyovka, which was recently reported by the foundation of oppositionist Alexei Navalny, her representative told RBC.

The media have learned new details of the transcripts of the “black box” from the crashed Airbus A321 aircraft. Before the plane disappeared from radar, “sounds uncharacteristic of a normal flight” were heard on the recording.

The dollar/ruble exchange rate on the Moscow Exchange fell below 63 rubles, reaching a minimum of 62.957 rubles, which is 70.8 kopecks. below yesterday's closing level. Last time below 63 rubles. The value of the dollar fell on October 26, 2015. The euro/ruble exchange rate also decreased, dropping to 69.011 rubles, which is 1.052 rubles. below the closing level of yesterday's trading. The strengthening of the ruble occurred against the backdrop of rising oil prices.

The government offered to support NGOs involved in perpetuating the memory of victims of political repression.

The Russian Union of Auto Insurers (RUA) has begun work to identify and block Internet resources distributing counterfeit MTPL policies, according to the RSA website . “To combat fraudsters, it is planned to conduct a large-scale campaign to exclude malicious sites from searches in the top 20 search engines, as well as remove dubious communities on social networks,” reports the Russian Union of Auto Insurers.

Photo: Corbis/East News By presenting the C919 airliner to the public, China made its first attempt to gain a foothold in the niche of medium-haul aircraft. It will be difficult for him to compete with Boeing and Airbus, despite the possible dumping price, experts say. Access to the market Chinese Commercial Aircraft Corp.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the point of equilibrium and balance in the economy has been reached, Interfax reports. “The task is not just to overcome negative phenomena in the economy. We are saying that a certain point of equilibrium and balance has been reached,” Putin said at a meeting on economic issues. At the same time, the head of state noted: “Our task is much more difficult.

The Bank of Russia allowed B&N Bank shareholders Mikail Shishkanov and Mikhail Gutseriev to purchase MDM Bank, B&N Bank said in a statement . The deal will be closed during November, the credit institution emphasized. The agreement to acquire a controlling stake (58.33%) was signed on June 30. On July 14, in accordance with the decision of the board of directors, Shishkhanov was elected chairman of the board of MDM Bank.

Photo: REUTERS 2015 Chairman of the Investigative Committee (IC) Alexander Bastrykin arrived in Egypt, where an investigation is underway into the crash of an A321 flying from Sharm el-Sheikh to St. Petersburg. reports this TASS with reference to its correspondent. It is planned that Bastrykin will hear the report of the members of the investigative group. In addition, he can visit the crash site.

A thermal flash recorded by a US military satellite in the area of ​​the A321 crash occurred in the sky, CNN reported, citing informed sources. The crash site of the Russian Airbus 321 in Egypt (Photo: Maxim Grigoriev/TASS) A heat flash detected by a US military satellite near the A321 that crashed Saturday morning over the Sinai occurred in the sky. This was reported by CNN with reference to an informed source.

Sibur has closed a deal for the sale of a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) transshipment terminal in the port of Ust-Luga. This was said in a statement . Thus, a consortium of investors, which included the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and leading international investors, after receiving regulatory approval, received full control “in one of the most modern port and terminal infrastructure facilities in the Baltic,” the statement said.

The social network Facebook plans to create a “teleporting” device by 2025, with which users will be able to experience real sensations in the virtual world Photo: REUTERS 2015 Facebook CTO Mike Schrepfer announced the company’s plans to “essentially create a teleport” by 2025.