The world's largest ($1 trillion, about 1.4% of the global portfolio) Norwegian sovereign fund Government Pension Fund Global in 2018 received a loss for the first time in seven years . The Norwegian fund's strategy is considered a good counter-indicator for investors, according to the Financial Times. More. The Norwegian fund lost 485 billion crowns ($57 billion) last year. The last loss was in 2011 (86 billion crowns).

The details of the American cyber attack on the "troll factory" Evgeny Prigozhin show: the Americans have no new cyber weapons.

The luxury division of Polestar, part of Volvo Cars, owned by the Chinese auto holding Geely, has rolled out its first pure electric car. Polestar 2, at the same price as the Tesla Model 3, offers slightly better specifications and is positioned in the same premium sector as Elon Musk's main hope, writes Reuters. Another "Tesla killer" stands out precisely for its (relatively) low price. More. The Polestar 2 is a direct competitor to the Tesla Model 3.

The bet of the legendary investor and one of the richest people in the world, Warren Buffett, on Kraft Heinz did not work: the investment company he founded suffered heavy losses because of it. In the fourth quarter of 2018, Berkshire Hathaway posted a $25.4 billion loss versus a $32.6 billion profit a year ago. More. After the publication of the financial statements of Kraft Heinz, it turned out that one of the largest assets brings Berkshire Hathaway losses in the billions.

Michael Cohen, former personal lawyer of US President Donald Trump, spoke at a hearing before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday, February 27. The text of the speech before this was distributed by the American media.

The founder of the portal "Such things" Mitya Aleshkovsky sued Aeroflot. He demands to return his platinum status in the bonus program and accumulated miles. More. The application was registered in the Presnensky Court on Wednesday, February 27. Within three days, the judge will have to accept the claim or reject it. Aleshkovsky asks to restore the bonus card account and restore the level of the gift card account, writes the Moscow City News Agency, citing court spokesman Alexei Chernikov.

Vladimir Putin's promises from the message to the Federal Assembly will cost the Russian budget at least 900 billion rubles over five years, said at a meeting First Deputy Prime Minister Anton Siluanov with the president. These are social support measures and measures to increase economic productivity. More.

In 2017 alone, government-connected contractors earned about 400 billion rubles on non-competitive state orders, the writes in its investigation Transparency International Russia Center . Among the performers are state-owned companies and billionaires Aras Agalarov, Arkady Rotenberg, Ziyavudin Magomedov and others. A loophole in the law allows you to appoint performers at your own discretion. More.

Igor Malashenko gave this interview exactly a year ago, on February 27, 2018, to American director Alex Gibney . It has not yet been published anywhere. With the consent of the interviewer, The Bell provides part of their conversation translated into Russian. On Monday it became known that Malashenko committed suicide in Spain. Main: Malashenko recalls meeting and having dinner with Putin He explains why he turned down the offer to run his election campaign.

The scandalous bill on liability for fake news may be softened a little. "Traditional media" can withdraw from its action, and online media can be given the right to remove unreliable news before blocking. But sites that are not registered as mass media will be blocked by Roskomnadzor immediately. More. slightly softening the provisions of the bill Leonid Levin, Chairman of the Committee on Information Policy , suggested .

Western sanctions against Russia do not work, and the new restrictions will only hit ordinary Russians, said opposition leader Alexei Navalny in an interview with the Financial Times. In his opinion, restrictions should be imposed on oligarchs close to Vladimir Putin, and Navalny considers lifting sanctions on the companies of one of them, Oleg Deripaska, a mistake. More.

The U.S. Congress released DASKA 2019 by Senators Graham and Menendez, which was introduced on February 13. The chapter on sanctions matches the version seen by The Bell. Most of the points remained unchanged in comparison with the bill discussed last summer. The main change is to determine the list of banks for the imposition of sanctions is proposed to the US President. More.

The Ministry of Agriculture did not support the proposal of the Federal Customs Service to expand the food embargo, which Russia introduced in response to sanctions in 2014, writes Kommersant . Spanish olives, Latvian sprats, some types of jamon and food ingredients could be banned. The agency proposes to return to the discussion of a ban on the import of additional products if new sanctions are imposed against Russia. More.

In the year of the elections, the government set fire to the population and poured dissatisfaction with the pension reform with money: the share of social transfers last year updated the post -Soviet maximum, and entrepreneurial income - at least. Details. Vedomosti analyzed statistics on the income of the population over the past year.

Entrepreneurial income has fallen to a minimum since 1992 Statistics, even if these are the numbers of Rosstat, speaks of the real state of affairs in the economy more than officials broadcast. In the year of the elections, the government set fire to the population and poured dissatisfaction with the pension reform with money: the share of social transfers updated the post -Soviet maximum, and entrepreneurial income - at least.