The Wall Street Journal found the source of some of the most serious allegations against Trump about collusion with Russia from a 2016 dossier compiled by former MI6 agent Christopher Steele. According to the publication, it was the former journalist of RIA Novosti Olga Galkina, after that she worked as the head of the press service of the governor of the Saratov region and vice-mayor of Saratov, and then as a press secretary of Rostekhnadzor.

Baring Vostok will pay Artyom Avetisyan 2.5 billion rubles under a world agreement. But the criminal case against Michael Kalvi and his colleagues will not allow this to close After two and a half years of proceedings and 20 months of the arrest of Michael Kalvi, the most loud corporate scandal of the late 2010s was resolved: Baring Vostok and Artem Avetisyan agreed on a settlement agreement.

French President Emmanuel Macron, following German Chancellor Angela Merkel, addressed the nation and announced a partial lockdown due to a sharp increase in the incidence of coronavirus. He emphasized that the second wave will be higher than the first, and also justified the strict restrictions by the threat of exceeding the capacity of the country's healthcare system.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced tough new restrictions to combat the spread of the coronavirus. In fact, we are talking about a four-week partial lockdown, which will begin on November 2, and the most severe measures since the spring full lockdown. At the chancellor's statement, the DAX fell 4.2%, the Stoxx Europe 600 fell 3%. What is closed and prohibited Restaurants, bars and other similar establishments, except for delivery work. Major public events.

The shares of all three IT giants, whose leaders again (remotely) were summoned to the hearing in the US Senate Trade Committee during dialogue with lawmakers. Under the blow of the key law that formed modern Internet and allowed Alphabet, Facebook and Twitter to take a dominant position in it. The quotes of all three companies by 21.00 Moscow time fell by about 5%. Given their huge capitalization, the companies in the moment in total lost more than $ 100 billion of the estimated value.

Although the lion's share of retail in the world is still offline, pandemia and technologies make their own adjustments. Already now, Ecommerce has 22.5%globally, and by 2024 the volume of online trade can reach $ 6.3 trillion. Selling on the Internet is one of the main ways to increase sales right now, but it’s easier to say than to do.

The Bank of Russia published an information and analytical commentary for September.

The Investigative Committee (IC) asked the Basmanny Court to mitigate the measure of restraint for the top manager of Trust Bank Mikhail Khabarov and release him from the pre-trial detention center, reports . RBC The investigation asks to transfer Khabarov under house arrest, a petition for this has already been submitted to the court. The date and time of the court session have not yet been set, the press service of the court told the publication.

Russian doctors have been banned from speaking out publicly about the situation with the coronavirus — they must coordinate all their statements through the press services of the Ministry of Health, reports RBC, Meduza and Baza. The letter of the Ministry of Health was sent to the heads of healthcare institutions, it was signed by Minister Mikhail Murashko.

The most loud corporate conflict of recent years is resolved: Baring Vostok and Artem Avetisyan agreed on the world. But this does not mean that the founder of the fund Michael Kalvi and his associates will be able to avoid criminal punishment and will be released. What's happened A year and a half after the arrest of Michael Kalvi and other defendants in the Baring Vostok case, the Fund and Artem Avetisyan agreed on a settlement.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has extended distance learning for high school students, the transfer of at least a third of the employees of Moscow enterprises to remote work, and the self-isolation regime for people aged 65+. Sobyanin wrote in his blog that over the past week the increase in the incidence was only 2% (the average for Russia is 1%, the head of the federal operational headquarters Tatyana Golikova reported today).

The Prosecutor General's Office approved the indictment in the case of businessman Michael Calvey on the same day as the announcement that Vostochny Bank would soon drop the lawsuit after paying the disputed 2.5 billion rubles by the structure of the Baring Vostok fund.

Next week, the United States will receive a new president. Or, less likely, they will retain the old. What will be the market reaction in different scenarios, at the request of The Bell, says Kirill Komarov, head of the investment consulting department of wealthy customers, Kirill Komarov. Scenario 1. New reality What's happened. Joe Biden wins. Democrats receive control in the Senate and retain control in the House of Representatives. Thus, the Democrats control both chambers of Congress.

The situation with coronavirus in Russia is deteriorating: the average daily increase in cases is 1%, and “this is already enough,” Tatyana Golikova, head of the COVID-19 operational headquarters, said at an online meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers with the president (the broadcast was hosted by the Russia 24 channel ) . There are subjects where 95% of coronavirus beds are occupied.

The dollar on Wednesday rose in price by more than a ruble, the euro - again above 92 rubles, according to trading data. The Moscow Exchange and RTS indices fell to their lowest levels in recent months. The reason was the fall in oil prices amid growing concerns about COVID-19. The cost of Brent crude for December delivery by 14.08 Moscow time fell by 3.8% to $39.6 per barrel. December WTI futures by the same time fell by 4.6% to $37.7 per barrel. The ruble followed oil.