World markets fall due to news about new Locks in Europe The publication by the consortium of the ICIJ investigators on suspicious operations of the largest world banks unsuccessfully coincided with bad news from the front of the fight against coronavirus - both bad news sent the markets to the fall. The S&P 500 index is reduced by the fourth session in a row. Together with the stock market, oil also fell, which again dangerously approached $ 40 for a barrel of Brent.

The death of US Supreme Court Justice (SC) Ruth Ginsburg greatly revived the intrigue of the presidential election. Who takes her place, and whether it happens before or after November 3, will determine a great deal — including, under certain conditions, who will become the next president. Who is Ruth Ginsburg Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on September 18 at the age of 87 after a long battle with cancer.

The largest Russian online retailer Wildberries has launched sales in Ukraine. The country became the eighth in the list of presence of the marketplace. “We see a high potential for development in the country: its residents are increasingly shopping in online stores, and the growth rate of e-commerce continues to grow,” RBC quotes Wildberries development director Vyacheslav Ivashchenko.

Information about $2 trillion in suspicious transactions contained in an investigation by the International Consortium of Journalists (ICIJ) is far from limited to Russia and its oligarchs. The materials contain many people involved in high-profile cases from other countries, some of them also connected with Russia.

Almost 400 kg of cocaine, which were discovered in 2018 at the Russian embassy, ​​were only part of the constant drug trafficking, which was built directly into the transport system of the Russian Foreign Ministry, says Mikhail Khodorkovsky, referring to the 402 hours of the records of subsidiaries and testimonies in the case.

Microsoft has decided to buy ZeniMax Media, the owner of renowned video game developer Bethesda, known for Fallout, Doom and The Elder Scrolls. on The deal is announced the official Xbox website. Microsoft announced the deal on the eve of the presentation of the new Xbox game consoles. to MarketWatch.

How long the world will feel economic losses from coronavirus, why the solutions about vaccines will depend on the actions of other countries and how to increase tax collection during pandemia: the most interesting of the blogs of economists in the fresh review of our colleagues from Econs.online .

The Prosecutor General's Office of Russia, in a joint request with the Transport Police to the Ministry of Justice of Germany, asked for an opportunity to interview Alexei Navalny in Berlin, RT reported , citing a document. The Bundestag called the oppositionist's contact with Russian investigators unreasonable.

Most of all, over the past year, Russians' trust in the government and small and medium-sized businesses has grown, according to an August poll by the Levada Center on trust in major social institutions. Confidence in President Putin, on the contrary, fell by 2 percentage points. In August 2020, 38% of Russians said that the government “quitely deserves” trust, and the same number expressed this position regarding small and medium-sized businesses.

Chairman of the Accounts Chamber Alexei Kudrin proposed privatization in order not to raise taxes. According to his calculations, the state could receive 200–300 billion rubles from privatization over the next 5–6 years. Kudrin announced his idea at a meeting of the State Duma Committee on Budget and Taxes. In 2019, the budget was replenished from privatization by 11.5 billion rubles. This is 1.3 billion rubles less than in 2018.

In the coming months, the System of Fast Payments (SBP) of the Central Bank should have its own application, which will make it easier for trade and service enterprises to accept payments via QR codes, the Bank of Russia and the National Payment Card System (NSPK) said today. The First Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank Olga Skorobogatova spoke about the fact that the Bank of Russia is developing an application for the SBP at the Kazan Digital Week 2020 international forum.

Relatives of the murdered businessmen Oleg Bulatov and Alexander Smolsky demanded to recover 1.5 billion rubles from the ex-governor of Khabarovsk, Sergei Furgal, as compensation for moral damage. Relatives of Bulatov and Smolsky, recognized as victims in a criminal case of murder, filed a claim for recovery. They were recognized as civil plaintiffs, TASS reports the words of the judge of the Moscow City Court Marina Larkina.

Deutsche Bank analysts predict a faster recovery of global GDP to pre-pandemic levels by mid-2021. A quick return is expected after a strong economic recovery in recent months, writes Reuters. A new report from Deutsche Bank says global GDP is about halfway to pre-pandemic levels as the third quarter closes. “Now we see that the economic recovery will be completed by the middle of next year, a couple of quarters earlier than in our previous forecast,” the specialists noted.

Quotes of banks mentioned in a journalistic investigation based on classified data from the US Department of the Treasury's Financial Crime Unit FinCEN fell sharply on Monday, contributing to the fall of European indices. The documents contain evidence of $2 trillion in alleged anti-money laundering violations by banks from 1999 to 2017.

Trevor Milton, founder of hydrogen truck manufacturer Nikola, has left the company following a scandal over fake development reports. Milton's post as chairman of the board of directors of the company was taken by the former vice chairman of General Motors and a member of the board of directors of Nikola, Stephen Girsky. As stated in the release of the company, Milton left his post.