The CEO of Uralkali does not complain about the conditions of detention in the Moscow pretrial detention center, and he is in a good mood. This was reported by his lawyer Alexey Batistov. The defense has already filed a motion to change the suspect's preventive measure to one not related to isolation from society.

Apple is buying the Israeli company PrimeSense, which is known for developing 3D technologies, including for the Microsoft Kinect touchscreen gaming controller. Israeli media reported on the deal a week ago. Now Apple has confirmed it. "Apple occasionally buys small technology companies and we do not generally disclose our objectives or plans," a spokesman said. PrimeSense cost Apple $360 million, according to a Financial Times (FT) source.

In the late 90s and early 2000s, closed business centers were popular - this was a sign of commercial success: if you created something closed, it means it is attractive. Today, there is an inevitable return to openness. A completely different model is becoming relevant and logical - a mixed-use complex, in which commercial and public areas coexist. For work and rest The best examples of this approach are probably the Germans.

New horizons have opened up for developers / E. Kuzmina / Vedomosti In January-October 2013, 963,100 sq. m of housing were commissioned in the Leningrad Region, which is 26.6% more than in the same period of 2012; in October, 173,000 sq. m were commissioned, 2.4 times more than a year earlier, according to the Petrostat website. The delivery of housing in St. Petersburg over 10 months also increased - by 32% to 2.1 million sq. m, the city construction committee reported.

November 25, 2013, 00:00 Project Supervisor Transport projects approved by the President will be under special control. will monitor them A special group led by his assistant Igor Levitin, Margarita Lyutova, D. Abramov / Vedomosti The first meeting of the transport working group of the Presidential Economic Council will take place today, three people familiar with the agenda said. This was confirmed by a representative of Avtodor.

It is possible to argue with the president during the process of developing a decision, "but when a decision is made, officials should not publicly challenge it," "it is incorrect," "it has not been made," Vladimir Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with The New Times.

Gazprom has hired the law firm Herbert Smith Freehills CIS LLP to provide legal support and protect its interests in Latvia, the company reported. Herbert Smith has requested 27,000 euros per month for its services and a maximum reimbursable amount of 2,950 euros. Work under the contract begins in November, and the deadline for the mandate has not been determined. The hired lawyers will provide the Russian monopoly with legal support for Gazprom's business activities in Latvia.

The Investigative Committee has completed its investigation of the case against Leonid Razvozzhayev and Sergei Udaltsov for organizing mass riots on May 6, 2012, on Bolotnaya Square in Moscow, the Investigative Committee said in a statement. It also specified that the case materials have been sent to the Prosecutor General's Office for approval of the indictment and subsequent transfer to court for consideration on the merits.

Russian JSC Vysochaishy has received the right to buy up to 51% in the project to develop the Krasnoye gold deposit in the Irkutsk region. This is based on a letter of intent that the company signed with Swedish Kopy Goldfields AB, which is developing deposits in the Irkutsk region. According to a Kopy statement, Vysochaishy will receive a controlling stake once it invests up to $6 million in a geological exploration program, which is planned to be completed within 14 months.

Eight of the nine chief federal inspectors of the presidential envoy's office in the Far Eastern Federal District have resigned of their own accord, a representative of the envoy's office told the Interfax-Dalniy Vostok agency on Monday. "Only the chief federal inspector in the Magadan Region, Oleg Abanin, has decided to remain in his position," the envoy's employee said.

The NASDAQ electronic exchange index on Monday exceeded 4,000 points, which it has not reached since 2000. This is evidenced by exchange data. The NASDAQ Index launched at 100 on February 5, 1971. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose to 16,087.14 on Monday. The Standard & Poor's 500 also rose to 1,805.7 points.

Bank President Oleg Shigaev Does Not Want to Return BTC Shares / E. Kuzmina / Vedomosti OJSC "Baltic Bank" Universal bank. Main shareholders (as of September 30, 2013): Oleg Shigaev and Andrey Isaev (49.9% each). Financial indicators (RAS, nine months of 2013): assets - 86.8 billion rubles, capital - 6.8 billion rubles, net loss - 241 million rubles.

November 25, 2013, 11:34 am / Politics Putin compromises on tax crimes The President wants to oblige the Investigative Committee to request materials from the Federal Tax Service when initiating tax cases Anastasia Agamalova A. Makhonin / Vedomosti President Vladimir Putin proposes to oblige law enforcement agencies to request relevant materials from the Federal Tax Service when initiating criminal cases for tax crimes.

M. Stulov / Vedomosti Euroset stores have been missing out on the new Apple smartphone model, the iPhone 5s, for several weeks now, and as a result, the retailer's warehouses are empty of these devices, Euroset President Alexander Malis told Vedomosti. The new iPhones have been on sale in Russia for exactly a month. During this time, according to Euroset, about 100,000 devices have been imported into the country, of which Euroset, with its nearly 5,000 stores, received only 2,000.

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has declared a hunger strike demanding that the Ukrainian authorities sign the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement. "As a sign of unity with you, I declare an indefinite hunger strike demanding that Yanukovych sign the Association Agreement," Tymoshenko's lawyer, Serhiy Vlasenko, read out a letter. He read the letter on Monday from the stage of the European Square in Kyiv, where a rally "For a European Ukraine" is currently taking place.