02 September 2015, 04:49 / Economics Brent oil price fell to $48.53 per barrel Vedomosti Brent oil on the electronic commodity exchange ICE Futures Europe on the night of September 2, Moscow time, fell in price to $48.53 per barrel - by 11.6%. The day before, its price rose to $53.4 per barrel. Brent is currently trading at $49.05 per barrel. The price of WTI oil on the night of September 2 fell by 11.4% to $44.19 per barrel.

Truth on the net On the column “10 social media blunders that will definitely ruin your career” (www.vedomosti.ru from 28.08.2015) I don’t argue that it is possible to falsify profiles [on social networks], but I haven’t seen them. I come across falsified resumes all the time. Lying at interviews – all the time. Formal references from a previous place of work – very often. Pseudo-education with “cool” crusts – very often. But I haven’t come across a single falsified profile on social networks.

Over the year, MDM increased its reserve expenses more than fivefold – to 6.3 billion rubles, while net interest income from “live loans” is decreasing / A. Gordeev / Vedomosti MDM Bank, bought in June by Mikhail Gutseriev and Mikhail Shishkhanov, is breaking new records for loan losses. The share of corporate loans with signs of impairment has reached almost 61% of the bank's entire corporate portfolio.

Xiaomi is known primarily as a smartphone manufacturer / Xiaomi Chinese Xiaomi, one of whose investors is Yuri Milner's DST Global, is considering entering the laptop market early next year, Bloomberg reported, citing its own sources. According to them, the company is opening a new front in the fight against Apple and Lenovo. A Xiaomi laptop could go on sale in the first quarter and compete with premium laptops like Apple's MacBook Air and Lenovo's ThinkPad, Bloomberg reports.

September 02, 2015, 07:12 / Finance / News The Shanghai Stock Exchange index fell 4.39% undefined Vedomosti Morning trading on the Shanghai Stock Exchange opened with the index falling by 4.39% after the publication of weak economic statistics the day before, Prime reports. The key index of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the Shanghai Composite Index, fell by 4.39% to 3,027.68 points, while the Shenzhen Composite Index fell by 4.66% to 1,628.18 points.

02 September 2015, 16:32 / Business / Economics / Finance Brent oil price rises again to $50 per barrel Vedomosti Oil prices began to rise during the day trading session on Wednesday, September 2. The cost of October futures for Brent on the London ICE exchange at 16.05 Moscow time exceeded $50 per barrel, thus increasing in price by 1% in one trading session.

02 September 2015, 11:52 / Business OGK-2 is preparing a program of exchange-traded bonds for 30 billion rubles Vedomosti On August 31 , the Board of Directors of PJSC OGK-2 approved a program of exchange-traded bonds with a total nominal value of up to 30 billion rubles. inclusive or the equivalent of this amount in foreign currency, the company said in a statement. The maximum circulation period of exchange-traded bonds placed under the program will be 10 years.

02 September 2015, 10:31 / Economics Fitch forecasts China's GDP growth in 2015 at 6.5-7% Vedomosti Hong Kong. September 2. INTERFAX-AFI - China is likely to continue easing monetary policy to support economic growth, said Fitch Asia-Pacific sovereign ratings analyst Andrew Colquhoun. Speaking at a conference in Hong Kong on Wednesday, Colquhoun said he believes a "hard landing" in the Chinese economy is very unlikely and expects growth to strengthen over the rest of this year.

Deutsche Bank revalued oil and gas companies: - lowered the forecast price of Gazprom shares from 155 rubles. up to 135 rubles, the “hold” recommendation has not changed; - lowered the forecast price of Gazprom Neft shares from 205 rubles. up to 200, the “buy” recommendation has not changed; - increased the forecast price of Lukoil shares from 3,000 rubles.

The fact that from September 1, a second foreign language will become a mandatory part of the school curriculum starting from the 5th grade was announced by Education Minister Dmitry Livanov in an interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta the day before the start of the school year. Many schools learned about the introduction of the new standard from the media. In fact, the issue is broader than the introduction of a second foreign language.

02 September 2015, 10:02 / Business Chinese Exim Bank will take part in the construction of the Bystrinsky GOK Vedomosti The construction of the Bystrinsky GOK together with Vnesheconombank (VEB) will be financed by the Export-Import Bank of China (Exim Bank). The parties concluded a corresponding memorandum during the official visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the PRC, said VEB in a statement.

Gennady Zyuganov "The financial and economic bloc is frankly weak, completely liberal in the nature of its actions. For Russia, this is a deadly trick." The leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation called on the president to replace the leadership of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Economic Development, which is “incapable of solving current problems in difficult conditions.” (Interfax) Sergei Sobyanin "It doesn't depend on the position.

02 September 2015, 15:09 / Economics Kudrin suggested setting the budget with oil at $50, but keeping in mind $40 Vedomosti Former Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin today expressed the opinion that the budget for the coming year should include an oil price of $50 per barrel. “The next budget needs to include moderate prices - I think about $50, which is what the government is doing, but have a scenario for $40.

At a meeting of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine on Wednesday, September 2, a new military strategy for the country was approved. The document defines Russia as a military adversary of Kiev and also names the conditions for the liberation of the "temporarily occupied territories" of Ukraine, the NSDC said in a statement.

Since June 2014, the exchange rates of Russia, Colombia, Brazil (pictured graffiti in Rio de Janeiro), Turkey, Mexico and Chile have fallen by 20-50% / Pilar Olivares / Reuters Weaker currencies in emerging markets hurt world trade because, contrary to conventional wisdom, they do not boost their exports while reducing their imports, according to an FT study based on data from more than 100 countries.