Bloomberg US President Barack Obama's approval rating, which rose to 56% in May after the US Marines killed terrorist Osama bin Laden, fell to a historic low of 40% last week, although it hovered around 46% for most of July and all of June (Gallup). Such a low result allows any Republican candidate to hope for victory in the November 2012 elections. According to a Rasmussen poll, the Republican will defeat Obama by 5% (47% to 42%). This ratio has been holding for the fourth week in a row.

S. Porter Moscow officials have been thinking about how to develop Moscow's thermal assets for years; options included separating the city's heating networks and generation (see inset) and merging the assets of MOEK and MTK (although MOEK still indirectly controls MTK, see references).

The prosecutor is demanding that the defendants in the case of the theft of 1.25 billion rubles from the Russian Pension Fund (PFR) be sentenced to imprisonment for terms ranging from three years and eight months to six years and ten months, a RAPSI correspondent reports from the courtroom.

JSC "Tatteplosbyt" Sales company. Shareholder – JSC Tatenergosbyt (100%). Financial indicators (RAS, 2010): revenue – 10.73 billion rubles, net loss – 162.43 million rubles. JSC "TGK-16" Generating company. Shareholders: JSC TAIF (100%). Financial indicators (RAS, 2010): revenue – 8.3 billion rubles, net profit – 1.3 billion rubles. Electricity generation in 2010 – 2.8 billion kWh, heat – 8.2 million Gcal.

D.Grishkin What the state will sell President Dmitry Medvedev has approved the proposals of Vladimir Putin's government to expand the privatization program, said the head of state's aide Arkady Dvorkovich. Medvedev ordered their preparation in June at a forum in St. Petersburg. The government proposes to supplement the program with 22 major assets (see the figure in the appendix).

" VTB Capital" VTB Capital analysts have renewed coverage of Uralkali, assigning a “hold” recommendation to its receipts with a target price of $53.81.

A fire at a power transformer at the TEC-27 substation in Mytishchi District did not affect power supply to consumers; the fire has been extinguished, a representative of the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Moscow Region reported. "There were no power outages. There were no fatalities or injuries," the representative of the Ministry of Emergency Situations said.

Denis Lyudkovsky / A. Makhonin Yesterday, Svyaznoy CEO Denis Lyudkovsky outlined for the first time the main parameters of the share placement planned by the Dutch Svyaznoy NV, the sole shareholder of Svyaznoy. According to Lyudkovsky, the IPO could take place on the London Stock Exchange in April-May or in October 2012.

General Motors Company automobile concern. shareholders – US Treasury (35.5%), United Auto Workers (10.3%), Canada Gen Investments (9%). capitalization – $43.4 billion. financial indicators (2010): revenue – $135.6 billion, net profit – $4.7 billion. Sales (2010) – 8.39 million vehicles (2nd place in the world). From February 2012, Kaliningrad's Avtotor will begin assembling two new models – the Chevrolet Captiva and the Opel Antara, according to Avtotor's 2010 report published this week.

Gazprom's oil division, Gazprom Neft , increased net profit by 56 percent in the second quarter of 2011 to $1.167 billion compared to the same period last year, the company reported. Analysts had expected net profit to be $1.172 billion. Gazprom Neft's revenue increased by 43% to $11.476 billion from $8.026 billion a year earlier, with a forecast of $10.993 billion.

The US Senate yesterday approved a plan to reduce the budget deficit by $2.4 trillion over 10 years and raise the debt ceiling by $2.1 trillion to $16.4 trillion. However, the event did not add optimism to the markets. On Monday, US President Barack Obama's statement about the removal of the threat of default caused a short-term rise in quotes, which then gave way to a decline. The Senate's decision did not stop the fall.

Movie poster Corrected version. The original published version can be viewed in the Vedomosti archive (smart version) Rather than picking up where Tim Burton left off with 2001's Planet of the Apes, Rise of the Apes takes up the old story anew, with the help of technologists who have since learned how to turn humans into primates in surprisingly realistic ways. In the old series, the apes walked perfectly upright, could roll their eyes through holes in a rubber mask, and open their mouths.

JSCB Novatsiya (Maikop) retail banking. capital (data from the Central Bank as of July 1): 201 million rubles. assets (data from Interfax-CEA as of July 1): 1.44 billion rubles. financial indicators (RAS, first half of 2011): income – 162.4 million rubles, net profit – 11.3 million rubles.

In the first half of 2011, the Ministry of Health and Social Development issued 200 permits to conduct clinical trials, which is 35.9% less than Roszdravnadzor issued in the first half of 2010, according to the Association of Clinical Research Organizations (AOKI). Since September 1 (the entry into force of the law on the circulation of drugs), permits to conduct clinical trials are issued by the Ministry of Health and Social Development (previously, Roszdravnadzor).

AP Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has denied all the charges against him. "I deny all these charges," he said Wednesday in court at the Cairo Police Academy, lying on a stretcher behind bars. Mubarak, 83, is accused of involvement in the shooting of protesters during the unrest earlier this year that eventually led to his resignation. He is also suspected of corruption and using his presidential powers for personal gain.