The global gas shortage dispersed oil prices to $ 80: where will they go next The advancing to Europe and Asia before the start of the winter heating season, the energy crisis has inflated the prices for energy resources. The Brent oil today for the first time in three years has valued to $ 80 per barrel, and the spare price for gas in Europe - for the first time in history, broke out a mark of $ 1000 per thousand cubic meters.

Amazon at the annual presentation of its products introduced the Astro home robot. The “screen on wheels,” as Bloomberg calls it , is based on Alexa technology, which allows you to control devices in the “smart home”. The list of Astro features, as Amazon promises, will be long. He, for example, will be able to monitor pets while the owners are away from home, recognize faces and deliver items to a specific person, play music, show the weather and answer questions.

The YouTube administration blocked the channel of the German edition of RT (Russia Today) - RT DE. This was announced by RT himself in his Telegram channel. RT DE also had a second channel called Der Fehlende Part, which was also blocked. There is no way to restore them.

The Investigative Committee opened a new criminal case against Alexei Navalny and his associates Leonid Volkov and Ivan Zhdanov. Politicians are charged with Part 1 of Art. 282.1 of the Criminal Code (creation and leadership of an extremist community), which provides for up to ten years in prison. A few more supporters of the opposition became defendants in the case under Part 2 of Art. 282.1 of the Criminal Code (participation in the extremist community) - they face up to six years in prison.

A group of traders - Alexey Permyakov, Vladimir Vereshchagin, Alexander Smirnov and Elena Bayramova - manipulated the stock market in 2018-2021 using the pump and dump strategy, according to a message on the Central Bank's website. The method assumes that traders buy shares at inflated prices, accelerating their value, and then sell them and thereby make a profit. According to the Central Bank, the scheme was repeated by traders several times during the trading session.

Energy shortages in China threaten to disrupt exports ahead of the year's highest New Year's season, writes Bloomberg. The energy factor will become an additional burden on supply chains, which are already extremely tense due to seasonal demand, a shortage of containers, downtime in ports with freight that has skyrocketed and raw materials that have risen sharply in price.

The Investigative Committee (IC) opened a new criminal case against Alexei Navalny, as well as his associates Leonid Volkov and Ivan Zhdanov, according to the website of the department. They are charged with Part 1 of Art. 282.1 of the Criminal Code (creation and management of an extremist community), which provides for terms of up to ten years.

The Russian economy may grow by 4% in 2021, the international rating agency S&P has given its forecast. This is already the second positive assessment of the prospects for Russian GDP, which is given by major Western analysts. S&P raised its 2021 growth forecast for the Russian economy from 3.7% to 4%. The Russian GDP forecast for 2022 has also been improved, from 2.5% to 2.6%.

The government has submitted to the State Duma a package of bills that introduces a ban on working in a taxi for people with a criminal record, according to the website of the lower house of parliament. Amendments are made , in particular, to the Labor Code. As noted in the explanatory note, the ban will affect those convicted of serious and especially serious crimes.

The son of the deceased founder of Natura Siberica, Andrey Trubnikov, Dmitry asked the court to appoint a professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences, economist Ruslan Grinberg, as the new trustee of the company. Irina Trubnikova, co-owner of the brand, believes that the appointment will “calm down the situation” between the heirs.

The head of SpaceX and Tesla, Elon Musk, took first place in the list of the richest people in the world, once again overtaking the founder of Amazon and the owner of the aerospace Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos. As a result of trading on Monday, September 27, Musk's estimated fortune increased by about $4 billion and for the first time exceeded $200 billion ($203.4 billion) according to Forbes . The founder of Tesla became the third person whose "value" exceeded this threshold.

The Moscow Exchange index for the first time in history exceeded 4100 points - the Russian market is growing following a new record in gas and oil prices. As of 10:22 Moscow time, the Moscow Exchange index was 4104.3 points, adding 0.56%. The index exceeded the mark of 4100 points for the first time. The dollar indicator RTS at the same time added 0.57% and amounted to 1784.32 points.

For the ex-president, it would be “not very correct” to be elected to the State Duma. in an interview with RT This opinion was expressed by Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, chairman of the United Russia party.

The new tax regime developed by the Federal Tax Service for individual entrepreneurs and small businesses - without insurance premiums from the entrepreneur and employees, but with an increased tax on activities - will be very limited in application, found out . Forbes The Bell talked about the essence of the new mode here , and what the business itself thinks about it here .

Republicans in the US Senate blocked a dual bill to finance the federal government and raise the national debt limit. Current funding ends October 1st. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has already notified lawmakers that without the limit being raised, the federal government will begin to delay paying its bills as early as October. The funding and public debt bills will be separated, and Republicans have already signaled that the funding bill will be approved, writes The Wall Street Journal.