In the first two days of trading, Uber fell by 18% and lost $ 14 billion. The company was not lucky with the Chinese-American trade war, but this is not the only reason The iPo Uber, which the American market has been waiting for a year, is more and more like the main failure of the year, which the entire American startup market can put under attack. On the second day, Uber exchange trading collapsed by 11.5% and continues to fall lower.

The idea of ​​agricultural producers to ban the import of "jamon and parmesan" by tourists for reasons of phytosanitary security, which has stirred up Runet, is probably being implemented in a truncated form. The Ministry of Agriculture will not completely prohibit the private import of products, but products from dangerous countries can be destroyed on import. More.

The slow disaster with Uber's initial offering continues: after a poor opening on Friday, May 10, the company's quotes fell more than 10% on Monday after the start of trading, to $38 per share. The taxi service was unlucky: its IPO fell exactly on the plot of the collapse of trade negotiations between the US and China and the continuation of the trade war. If prices don't pick up today — and there's no reason for that — Uber's listing will cement its status as the worst IPO launch for a U.S.

The diplomatic consequences of last year's incident with Russia's detention of Ukrainian armored boats and sailors in the Kerch Strait have largely been exhausted. According to Kommersant , Washington, which canceled last year's meeting, is preparing for the June meeting between Trump and Putin, and it is this issue that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who is visiting Sochi, will discuss in Russia.

The ruble fell due to the breakdown of trade negotiations between China and the United States. At the opening of trading on the Moscow Exchange on May 13, after long holidays, the dollar and euro rose in price by more than 30 kopecks: the dollar exchange rate increased by 35 kopecks to 65.43 rubles, the euro exchange rate by 39 kopecks to 73.43 rubles. This is only the very first reaction of the market, experts say .

Swedish prosecutors are reopening their investigation into WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. This could make it difficult for him to be extradited to the United States. Details. The fact that the investigation into the Assange rape case is being resumed was announced on Monday by the Swedish prosecutor for public interest investigations, Eva-Marie Persson. Sweden will request Assange's extradition. Sweden intends to re-interrogate the founder of WikiLeaks himself, possibly remotely.

Post-Crimea events and the state of the investment climate cost Russia at least 1.5–2% of GDP growth per year, he said in an interview with the Russian Norms! RRDB Chief Economist Sergey Guriev. Each percent of GDP is $15 billion.

Belarus may require up to $ 435 million compensations for an accident at Friendship. As a result, the total damage to Russia may exceed $ 3 billion The oil pipeline "Friendship". Photo: Patrick Pleul (DPA/TASS) Belarus will demand compensation for damage from Russia for losses from the accident at the Druzhba oil pipeline, Alexander Lukashenko said on May 11, but did not name the exact figure, saying only that this was the amount “for $ 100 million”.

The EBRD's chief economist, former head of the Russian School of Economics and adviser to the Russian government, Sergei Guriev, left Russia for France six years ago. In 2013, he decided that it was safer to advise on Russian economic affairs from a distance. During his absence, a lot happened in Russia: Crimea, sanctions, elections, pension reform and falling oil prices - this is just a list of the main events.

Belarus will demand compensation from Russia for losses from the accident on the Druzhba oil pipeline, Alexander Lukashenko said on May 11, but did not give the exact figure, saying only that the amount was “$100 million.” According to Vedomosti estimates, the amount of compensation could reach up to $435 million. If Russia has to pay that much, the total losses from the accident will exceed $2 billion, and if Belarusian estimates of total damage turn out to be correct, more than $3 billion.