Some consumers systematically buy precisely those new items that eventually turn out to be the failure of manufacturers are discovered by scientists. Such people also more often support politicians who lose the elections and make unprofitable investments. Scientists called them “harbings of failure” (Harbings of Failure) and came to the conclusion that the study of their behavior could be very useful, says Econs Economic portal.

The ruble and the Russian stock market in 2019 became a quiet and very profitable harbor for Western investors, Bloomberg and WSJ write. They believe that the next year will be no worse. Photo: from the site of the Mosbirzhi Ruble In 2020, the Russian currency can repeat the successes of the outgoing year, becoming a quiet harbor for investors, a survey of 57 global investors, strategists and traders, which was held by Bloomberg, testifies.

Russia will respond to US sanctions against its gas pipelines, as well as new restrictions, called "sanctions from hell", promised by the Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. “We will answer the sanctions, but so that we can not damage ourselves. But we will answer for sure. And, of course, we will take this into account by building all our relations, ”said Lavrov in the program“ Big Game ”on“ First Channel ”(quote TASS) .

Interfax learned that Gazprom is preparing to resume gas supplies to Ukrainian consumers. Since 2015, the concern has not supplied gas directly to consumers in Ukraine. Several Ukrainian companies have concluded direct contracts with Gazprom for gas supply from January 1, 2020, Interfax-Ukraine reports with reference to a source on the market. The name of buyers and the volume of contracts are not specified. Ukraine stopped buying gas from Gazprom at the end of 2015, resemble Vedomosti.

How much are you ready to pay to become smarter? In 2017, the Russians spent about 18 billion rubles on this, and in 2018 - 22% more . By 2025, the turnover in this market on a global scale will reach $ 4.94 billion. We are talking about nootropics - tablets that promise to make the brain more powerful, improve memory and mood. At least once a year they are used by almost a third of Americans and more and more Europeans.

The Investigative Committee on Saturday actually called the former director of the Russian Anti -Doping Center Grigory Rodchenkov guilty in the new doping scandal. The World Anti -Doping Association (WADA) responded to these accusations.

The theme of the release is Runet of the 2010s. By 2020, the Runet came up with a lot of problems, many of which are related to the recognition of IT as an “adult” sector of the economy. We took a closer look at the last ten years of the Runet in a separate article.

Entrepreneurship, self-confidence, healthy (or even not so) arrogance, risk tolerance, selfishness and even narcissism - this is what strong leaders seem to be made of. A completely different point of view is shared by the chairman of the board of directors of Alphabet, former president of Stanford University, John Hennessy. In the book “Leadership Principles” ( published by Mann, Ivanov and Ferber), Hennessy writes that one of the most important qualities is modesty.

Entrepreneurship, self -confidence, healthy (or not even) arrogance, risk tolerance, selfishness and even narcissism - that, which seems to be made of strong leaders. The chairman of the board of directors of Alphabet, former president of Stanford University, John Hennessy, adheres to a completely different point of view. In the book “Principles of the Leader” ( published at the publishing house “Mann, Ivanov and Ferber”) Hennessy writes that one of the most important qualities is modesty.

Entrepreneurship, self -confidence, healthy (or not even) arrogance, risk tolerance, selfishness and even narcissism - that, which seems to be made of strong leaders. The chairman of the board of directors of Alphabet, former president of Stanford University, John Hennessy, adheres to a completely different point of view. In the book “Principles of the Leader” ( published at the publishing house “Mann, Ivanov and Ferber”) Hennessy writes that one of the most important qualities is modesty.

2020 completes a strange decade, which for Russia began with hopes for stormy growth, but ends with a deep stagnation - but not in Runet. Over 10 years, the Russians moved on the Internet, their national champions appeared in the country, and the digital economy has grown spite all the crises by almost an order of magnitude. But at the end of the decade, the state took up the Internet and is no longer going to leave it.