The criminal case of the founder of the largest Russian Rolf car dealer Sergei Petrov still ended in the sale of the company The criminal prosecution of the founder of the largest Russian Rolf car dealer Sergei Petrov still ended with the sale of the company. The buyer was one of the youngest and ambitious players in the Russian market - the Krasnodar Klyuchavto car dealer.

Two hours of talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden on Tuesday appeared to satisfy the Kremlin. Russian markets took a neutral view of the discussions, remaining unconvinced about the prospect of a direct military conflict with Ukraine. The White House was first to issue a press release after the video summit between Biden and Putin.

Russia’s largest online real estate service, CIAN, announced last week that it was banning discriminatory listings — a month after its successful U.S. initial public offering (IPO). This means an end to the widespread practice of advertising property “for Slavs only”.

The co-owner of one of Rive Gauche, one of Russia’s biggest cosmetics chains, was arrested Wednesday in St. Petersburg. August Meyer — the co-owner of now defunct online retail giant Yulmart — was born in San Diego and moved to Russia more than 20 years ago. He has since renounced his U.S. citizenship and expressed support for Putin.

Omicron, inflation, China and more: Bloomberg has listed the 10 biggest economic risks of 2022 from its economic models. New Variants of the Coronavirus If the omicron strain is confirmed to be more contagious than Delta but causes less severe disease, that's not bad news. The economies will rebalance closer to the pre-pandemic state due to the growth of services - retail, fitness, restaurants - and will add 0.4 p.p. to Bloomberg's global forecast for 2022 (now - 4.7%).

Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX, was named Person of the Year by Time magazine. This was reported on the publication's website. “Person of the Year is an indicator of influence, and few have had a greater impact than Elon Musk on life on Earth – and perhaps life beyond. In 2021, Musk has become not only the richest person in the world, but perhaps the richest example of massive change in our society.

in the UK has died A patient infected with the omicron strain . This is the first official death of a person with a new covid mutation. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the first recorded death of a patient with omicron. He urged for the time being to postpone the version that the new strain of coronavirus is less deadly than the “delta”.

Mobile operator MTS is buying Russian developer of facial recognition systems VisionLabs, Forbes reports citing a company statement. It says that Interma, a subsidiary of MTS II LLC (MTC AI brand), has signed binding documentation on the acquisition of VisionLabs. The amount of the transaction - about 7 billion rubles - will be determined based on the results of meeting VisionLabs targets within three years. MTS receives a controlling stake in VisionLabs.

KlyuchAvto Group of Companies acquires 100% of the shares of Rolf, the largest car dealer in Russia. This became known today from the release of Alfa-Bank financing the deal. The bank writes that the parties signed legal obligations today, and the deal should close in the first quarter of 2022. The bank does not disclose the amount and terms of the loan, but indicates that KlyuchAvto will also invest its own funds.

The Turkish lira has once again updated its historical low, breaking the mark of 14 lira per dollar, according to trading data. Experts attribute this to market expectations of a new major rate cut by the Central Bank of Turkey and a downgrade of the country's credit rating. Currency trading on Monday began at 13.87 lira per dollar, and as of 9.40 Moscow time, the dollar reached a historic low of 14.1 lira.

High levels of stock market and expectation of betting growth increase investors' fears about possible correction. Some investment banks predict its offensive in 2022: Wells Fargo expects a decrease in S&P 500 by 10%, Morgan Stanley allows a collapse by 20%at once. Should investors wait for correction to buy promotions at more favorable prices? Or is it pointless to try to guess the perfect time to buy and sell shares?

Algorithms have long been studying your addictions for a long time: you are just starting to search for gifts for future holidays - as the pages of social networks are full of offers to buy an evening outfit at a discount. In the post office there is a mailing list with a selection of gifts, and an SMS comes to the phone with a proposal to book a table on New Year's Eve at a promotional price.

The son of the first deputy head of the presidential administration, Sergei Kiriyenko, Vladimir today became the general director of VK, the company said. The Board of Directors voted unanimously for the candidacy of Vladimir Kiriyenko, the decision took effect immediately, writes VK. At the post, he will replace the departed Boris Dobrodeev. “The company has a strong platform for further growth.

The FSB reported on the detention of more than a hundred neo-Nazis from the Ukrainian banned terrorist group "MKU". They were found in 37 regions of Russia. The FSB stated that among the detained supporters of the "MKU" were three administrators of the Internet communities of this organization, "who propagandized extremist ideology and called for violent actions." Two more detainees are suspected of preparing real armed attacks on educational institutions.

In the third quarter of 2021, S&P 500 companies set a record for buybacks. In the fourth quarter, it will be surpassed, which will support the pre-New Year rally, writes The Wall Street Journal. The amount of repurchase by the largest companies in the third quarter reached $234.5 billion, in the fourth it is projected at $236 billion. By the end of the year, Microsoft, Hertz and Dell should buy large blocks of their shares.