British BP in 2014 bought a stake in the mysterious startup Palantir, founded by billionaire Peter Thiel, The Sunday Times found out. Palantir analyzes big data and develops software for US intelligence and is valued at $26 billion, although it has never shown a net profit in its history. Details. BP became a shareholder of Palantir in 2014, writes The Sunday Times. Both companies did not announce the deal.

Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy (LVMH) of French billionaire Bernard Arno made an offer to buy an American Tiffany, writes Bloomberg. If the transaction will take place, it will become the largest for Arno in a few years - the market value of Tiffany is almost $ 12 billion. Details. The proposal from LVMH received Tiffany in October, writes Bloomberg. The American company is studying it; Whether she will agree to a deal is still unknown, the sources of the publication say.

The "consumer shaming" campaign that is gaining momentum in the West will have "terrible social consequences," said Karl-Johan Persson, CEO of one of the world's largest clothing chains H&M. He argues that a "moratorium on consumption" will hinder the global fight against poverty - the affected companies will stop creating jobs. Details.

American special forces conducted a special operation in the Syrian province of Idlib, during which the leader of the Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed, sources told Reuters. Officials are yet to confirm al-Baghdadi's death, but Donald Trump promises to make an "important announcement" early tonight. UPD: at 16:25 Moscow time, Trump confirmed that Baghdadi had been killed. What's happened.

Tickets for Pobeda flights from foreign airports to Russia will rise in price - but not by €25, as the low-cost airline promised, but by only €5. In mid-October, Pobeda promised to raise prices for flights from foreign airports by €25 - as a result, tickets would have risen in price by an average of 40%. The reason is a dispute with the transport prosecutor's office, which, through the court, achieved the recognition of illegal paid check-in at the counter at foreign airports.

10% of the most wealthy Russians account for 83% of the country's wealth, followed by Credit Suisse about global well -being - 2019. This is more than that of China and the United States, but almost at the same level with the average -air indicator. And to be richer than half of the adult population of the Earth this year, it is enough to have only about $ 7,000. We talk about this and other conclusions about world wealth in 10 schedules that our partners from the Econs economic portal painted.