The Steve Jobs monument, which was previously installed in St. Petersburg and then "temporarily dismantled" for repairs, will be sold at auction with the obligatory condition of taking it abroad. This was reported by Maxim Dolgopolov, head of the company ZEFS ("Western European Financial Union"), which was the initiator of the monument's creation. The company plans to use the proceeds from the auction to provide grants to young Russian IT developers.

December 01, 2014, 15:47 / Finance / News Morgan Stanley expects Russia's GDP to decline by 1.7% in 2015 undefined Vedomosti Morgan Stanley lowered its forecast for Russia's GDP growth in 2014 from 0.8% to 0.4%. In the investment bank's review, the forecast for 2015 for Russia has worsened even more. If earlier Morgan Stanley analysts expected stagnation with a moderate decline in the economy by 0.5%, now they predict a decline in the country's GDP by 1.7%.

In November 2014, when asked who respondents would vote for in the next presidential elections, 53% answered "for Putin," RBC reports , citing data from the Levada Center. In September, the figure was 49%, in August - 57%, and in January - 29%. Among those who plan to vote and have decided on their choice, Putin's supporters were 82% in November, 88% in October, 83% in September, 87% in August, and 66% in January.

Maxim Stulov / Vedomosti A representative of the newspaper "Grazhdansky Golos" had no right to be present at the polling station during the voting, vote counting and drawing up of the protocol on the results of the voting in the elections of the governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region, since the founder of this publication is a non-profit organization (NPO) performing the functions of a foreign agent, and the participation of these organizations in political activity is unacceptable.

The third-generation navigation satellite Glonass-K of the global positioning system Glonass has successfully entered its target orbit, Interfax reports, citing the official representative of the Russian Aerospace Defense Forces, Colonel Alexei Zolotukhin. According to him, stable telemetry communication is maintained with the spacecraft, and all onboard systems are functioning normally.

Andrey Rudakov / Bloomberg Agriculture Minister Nikolai Fyodorov is dissatisfied with the quality of dairy products produced in the Russian Federation by transnational corporations, as follows from his statement made on Friday: “We subsidize farms from the budget, they (transnational corporations - Vedomosti) buy milk cheaply, add palm oil to it and turn it into a dairy product, misleading us all,” Fyodorov told journalists (quoted by Interfax).

Due to the pilots' strike on December 1 and 2, Lufthansa cancelled 48% of all scheduled flights on these days. According to Reuters, 1,350 flights of the airline have been cancelled. The airline warned that this would affect the interests of more than 150,000 passengers. From 12:00 Monday Berlin time (14:00 Moscow time) until 23:59 Tuesday (0:59 Moscow time Wednesday), all short and intracontinental flights are cancelled.

The investment company State Street Bank and Trust Company has more than halved its stake in OJSC Razgulay Group - its share has decreased to 6.38% of the authorized capital from 14.56%, the Russian agricultural holding reported. The Razgulay group unites three industry areas: sugar, agricultural and grain, as well as a division for interaction with retail chains. The holding includes 12 elevators, six flour mills, three cereal factories, 10 sugar factories and a dairy canning plant.

December 01, 2014, 00:00 / Auto / Lifestyle / Photo Prokhorov presented Yo-mobile to Zhirinovsky This is a four-wheel drive three-door hatchback blue with black parts View / 16 photos

December 01, 2014, 16:57 / Finance Yudaeva: The economic situation in Russia is difficult, but not critical Vedomosti The economic situation in Russia is complex, but not critical, and requires non-standard solutions, said First Deputy Chairman of the Bank of Russia Ksenia Yudaeva at a seminar-meeting with vice-governors on issues of domestic policy and the social sphere. “It’s worth recognizing right away that the economic situation is difficult, but not critical.

December 01, 2014, 16:20 / Auto Prokhorov gave Zhirinovsky an e-mobile Vedomosti Mikhail Prokhorov presented an e-mobile to Vladimir Zhirinovsky / Maxim Stulov / Vedomosti The founder of the Civic Platform party, businessman Mikhail Prokhorov, kept his promise made in 2012 and presented the Yo-mobile to the leader of the LDPR, Vladimir Zhirinovsky. According to TASS, the car was handed over on Tverskoy Boulevard in Moscow, near the Onexim office.

December 01, 2014, 06:05 / Politics Brent oil is trading below $68.5 per barrel Lyudmila Klymentyeva At electronic trading in London, the price of Brent oil on the night of December 1 dropped to $68.28 per barrel. This is the minimum figure since May 2010. After the correction, prices stabilized at $68.4. In New York, the price for WTI, according to Bloomberg, reached $64.72 per barrel.

ADG Group promises to invest 40 billion rubles in reconstruction of old cinemas / Pavel Smertin / TASS ADG Group was founded in the mid-2000s by former Alfa Bank Vice President Mikhail Pechersky. Before the 2008-2010 crisis, the company planned to invest $900 million in the construction of shopping and entertainment centers in Russian regions with a total area of ​​about 1 million square meters.

The shortlist of candidates for the title of best coach according to FIFA includes Italian Carlo Ancelotti, German Joachim Loew and Argentine Diego Simeone, the organization's website reported on Monday. In 2014, Ancelotti led Real Madrid to victory in the Champions League and the Spanish Cup. Löw, who leads the German national team, won the World Cup with them, and Diego Simeone won the Spanish championship with Atletico Madrid.

December 01, 2014, 10:29 / Business The property of the F1 racing team Marussia Motors is up for auction Everything will go under the hammer in mid-December - from cars to spare parts Maria Solovichenko Luca Bruno / AP All property of the Russian Formula 1 racing team Marussia Motors, including cars (without engines), will be sold at auction. This was reported on the official website of Global Partners, which is the organizer of the auction. The auction will take place on December 16-17.