Jurors on Friday, December 17, received the case of the founder of the biotech startup Theranos, Elizabeth Holmes, accused of defrauding investors and defrauding hundreds of millions of dollars. The jury will consider the testimony of dozens of witnesses, which have been collected in the three months since the start of the trial. How was the meeting This week, Holmes's lawyers had the last opportunity to deflect all charges from her as much as possible.

Russian billionaires and their companies are actively joining the government's 2.3 trillion ruble ($31 billion) tourism infrastructure plan. Its main task is to change the structure of the country's economy, weakening its dependence on oil and gas, which provide 20% of the country's GDP and a third of the budget, writes Bloomberg. Russian billionaires are ready to spend more than 2 trillion rubles on the development of domestic tourism, writes Bloomberg.

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich became a Portuguese citizen in April 2021, according to the Portuguese tabloid Público. Abramovich received a passport as a descendant of the Sephardim, a sub-ethnic group of Jews from the Iberian Peninsula. The owner of the Chelsea football club submitted documents in October 2020, the procedure was completed in April this year. So far, Abramovich has not commented on the information.

Russians with a bank deposit exceeding 1 million rubles will have to pay tax in 2022 if the interest income is more than 85 thousand rubles. The tax-free base will double compared to 2021 due to the fact that it raised the key rate to 8.5%, draws attention. RBC Since 2021, a law on taxation of interest on bank deposits exceeding 1 million rubles has come into force in Russia. The total interest income on deposits in Russian banks is subject to taxation.

The initial rally in tech stocks following the Fed's move to curb inflation and raise rates was predictably short-lived. The worst result was shown by the largest companies by capitalization - Apple and Microsoft. According to Bloomberg, Apple shares fell 4.6%, having experienced the worst week since February this year. Microsoft shares fell 5.5%, the biggest weekly decline for a software developer since October 2020.

The Shock Week of the Central Bank ended with a new increase in the rate in Russia. But the peak of inflation is most likely already passed Russia will meet 2022 with a key rate at the maximum level of 8.5%from October 2017. The Bank of Russia expectedly went to a sharp one - for 100 B.P. - The seventh consecutive raising the rate, accompanying it with a new “hawk signal”.