The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Treasury has extended from June 5 to October 23 the period until which the counterparties of Oleg Deripaska's holding company En +, as well as its member Eurosibnenergo (and companies in which both of them hold over 50% ) must cease operations with them. This is stated in a message on the OFAC website. Details ) published by the department As follows from license No.

In San Jose, California on June 4, Apple CEO Tim Cook and several other top managers (including an unusually large number of women for corporate presentations) presented updates to four software platforms at once: iOS, watchOS, tvOS and macOS. Read more about it here . It may seem that Apple is attacking on four fronts at once, and it really is. Only directions have nothing to do with mobile devices (iOS), watches (watchOS), TV (tvOS) and computers (macOS).

During a speech in the State Duma, the head of the Ministry of Economic Development, Maxim Oreshkin, announced new forecasts for the ruble against the dollar, oil prices, GDP and the growth of real incomes of the population, lowering the estimate of industrial production growth and allowing lower GDP growth rates.

GITHUB Head Chris Vanstratet, Vice President of Microsoft Nat Fredman, Head of Microsoft, Sataea Ondalel and Corporation Corporation Emy Hood Microsoft said that she bought GitHub, the largest open service for hosting IT projects. According to Bloomberg, Microsoft paid $ 7.5 billion. The transaction, which is planned to be closed during 2018, actually returns the company to the origins: it once started by creating equipment for amateur programmers, but later switched to another business model.

The new direction for the soldiers of the "PMC Wagner" and the contracts of the companies of its sponsor, businessman Evgeny Prigozhin, will become Sudan, The Bell found out. Details - in the evening newsletter The Bell. Photo: Wikimedia Commons Contracts and contractors Projects in Sudan in structures close to Prigozhin appeared after the visit of the country's president Omar Bashira to Moscow, The Bell found out . Negotiations were served by Catering Company Prigozhin Concord M.

Photo: Mikhail Metzel/TASS As it became known to The Bell, after the meeting of Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev with President Omar Bashir, the company associated with Yevgeny Prigozhin began to search for gold in this country. The fighters of the PMC of Wagner went there. Details The structures of Yevgeny Prigozhin got the opportunity to work in Sudan immediately after last year’s negotiations by Putin and Medvedev with the president of this country Omar Bashir.

From June 4 to 8 in San Jose, California, the Worldwide Developers Conference is held-the main event for all Apple developers. We broadcast, explaining what every announcement means. The main presentation of the conference was held on June 4 at 20:00 Moscow time. The text broadcast was led by Alexander Ambzin. Presentation You can watch the presentation here . Do not forget that you need a Microsoft Edge or Safari browser. Other good broadcasts: The Verge , Engadget , 9to5Mac .

As The Bell learned, after the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev with Sudanese President Omar Bashir, a company associated with Yevgeny Prigozhin began to search for gold in this country. The fighters of PMC "Wagner" also went there. Details In November, an unknown company, M Invest, in the presence of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and Sudanese President Omar Bashir, signed an agreement to obtain a concession for several sites for exploration and gold mining in Sudan.

Facebook over the past 10 years has provided access to personal user data for at least 60 gadget manufacturers, including Apple, Samsung, Amazon, Microsoft and BlackBerry, writes The New York Times. Most of these agreements are still in place, although the Cambrigde Analytica scandal has begun to back them off.

The imposition of sanctions on energy companies from the European Union (primarily Germany) associated with Nord Stream 2 is a priority scenario for the Donald Trump administration, according to three well-informed Foreign Policy sources. Details According to the publication, the White House is considering other ways to block Nord Stream, but key figures in the administration see sanctions as the "most likely" version.

President Vladimir Putin signed a law on retaliatory sanctions against the United States and other countries. Details The document allows the head of state to retaliate against sanctions from the United States and other countries. In particular, the president may establish a ban or restriction on the import and export of products or raw materials from such countries. It is also indicated that the Russian leader has the right to take "other measures" of influence.

Box office of the film "Han Solo: Star Wars. Stories" in the second week after the premiere fell in the US and Canada by 65%, according to ComScore data. One of the most famous film franchises in the world for the first time in history may become unprofitable, analysts say. Details Over the past weekend, the Disney story of Han Solo grossed just $29.3 million in the US and Canada, short of the $30 million previously . projected commemorations in the USA.

The Franco-British investment bank Rothschild will help En+, which is under American sanctions, sell part of the controlling stake in Oleg Deripaska, and the New York agency Russell Reynolds will help hire new directors of the company, writes the Financial Times. But the consultants have very little time - the US Treasury has extended the period during which Deripaska’s companies can conduct business with Western companies only until August 5.

Alexei Kudrin begins to expand his powers. The government plans to submit amendments to the Budget Code to the State Duma, giving the Accounts Chamber the right to check budget expenditures in the regions. This is necessary in order to control the trillion-dollar spending under Putin's "May Decree".

The fight against Russian money in Europe threatens to squeeze Russians out of all the usual jurisdictions to keep money. This weekend alone, Britain promised to seize the property of more than 100 foreigners, mostly Russians, until its origins are clarified. And the authorities of Cyprus, like Latvia before it, launched a massive campaign against offshore accounts, the owners of which will actually be forced to withdraw their money from the island.