American technohigans reported on record profit, but the market fell. Why? The week of quarterly reports in the United States with the publication of the results of companies that make up a third of the S&P 500 index left analysts mixed impressions.

E-commerce giant Amazon fined $888 million for processing personal data in violation of EU rules - Bloomberg notes that this is a record fine for the EU. Luxembourg's National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD) fined Amazon 746 million euros (about $888 million) for data protection violations. The company disagreed with the decision and plans to "actively defend itself on this issue" - Amazon said in a statement that "protecting customer data is a priority" of the online retailer.

The Ministry of Energy has already begun to consider a ban on the export of gasoline from Russia, in the near future such a proposal will be made, said Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak. Novak said that the pressure on prices in exchange trading remains and the volatile situation in the market needs to be stabilized. “We are now considering (a ban on the export of gasoline. - The Bell) in fact, the Department of Energy should make a proposal in the near future.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has frozen the acceptance of IPO applications from Chinese companies, Reuters writes , citing sources. The US authorities will require all companies in the country wishing to list on the US stock exchanges to obtain permission from the Chinese authorities, clarifies . Bloomberg The SEC has already stopped processing U.S.

The Russian Consulate General in Turkey officially urged Russians to be ready for evacuation - such a measure may be necessary due to forest fires that broke out in the country. The Russian diplomatic mission told TASS that the Consulate General continues to advise Russian citizens via emergency telephone lines and is in coordination with Russian tour operators.

After the Chinese authorities attacked various IT business sectors of the country, investors from all over the world began to leave Chinese securities en masse: July turned out to be the worst month for investing in Chinese technology companies since the financial crisis of 2008, writes FT . In July, the Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index, which tracks New York-listed Chinese tech stocks, fell nearly a quarter (22%), the biggest monthly drop since the 2008 global financial crisis.

Until recently, a whole system of “gray” cross-border transfers operated in Russia, in which banks, popular fintech services, an army of bookmakers and an online casino banned in the country participated. Despite billions of turnover, this market has managed to stay in the shadows for years. The Bell tells how he worked, who was his main players and why right now he lives the last days.

In Kazan, the founder of the Finiko financial pyramid, Kirill Doronin, was detained - he is charged with Part 2 of Art. 172.2 of the Criminal Code (organization of activities to raise funds on an especially large scale), for which they face up to six years in prison.

Chinese companies in the field of children's online education began to change business models after the regulatory attack by the Chinese authorities: according to the FT , some companies decided to switch only to adult educational services to avoid problems. Companies in China's education sector are no longer eligible to profit from their core business of tutoring aimed at children. The model that allowed startups to grow for years and attract billions of dollars in investment no longer works.

A fire broke out at the facility while testing Megapack industrial electricity storage — project partners are Tesla and French renewable energy producer Neoen. According to Reuters , citing the fire department, the incident occurred on one battery assembly (has the format of a conventional container) during a test of the Victorian Big Battery storage near Melbourne (Australia). Employees were evacuated, no one was hurt, but an alarm was raised due to toxic smoke.

Amazon reported its first decline in cash receipts in three years and gave a relatively weak third-quarter revenue guidance. Shares of one of the world's largest online retailers fell 7.5%. Amazon financial results for the second quarter of 2021: Net profit rose to $7.8 billion from $5.2 billion in the same period last year. In terms of a share, this is $15.12 instead of $12.30 predicted by Refinitiv, writes CNBC.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin today signed a decree abolishing the mandatory wearing of gloves in transport, in shops and other public places. The mayor explained the cancellation of gloves by a significant improvement in the situation with coronavirus, follows from the message.

The authorities of St. Petersburg have tightened restrictions to combat the coronavirus. Among them - mandatory vaccination of 80% (instead of 60%) of workers in the service sector, transport and employees of state enterprises. The resolution was signed by the governor of the city Alexander Beglov. By October 1, 80% of service sector employees must be vaccinated. The list includes the work of swimming pools and fitness centers, cinemas, catering, food delivery, beauty salon services, etc.

According to the idea of ​​the tax authorities, the bill on extrajudicial arrest will allow stopping the withdrawal of assets without destroying the business. Business fears it will only get worse Kommersant got acquainted with the details of the amendments to the Tax Code developed by the Ministry of Finance and the Federal Tax Service on the mechanism for the rapid blocking of debtors' property. about him without details .

The out-of-court seizure of assets of enterprises in the event of tax claims, the development of which became known the day before, appears to be a flexible and meaningful measure. It should allow the tax authorities to stop the withdrawal of assets without destroying the business.