Category: Russia

Shares in US clothing retailer Gap plummet 23.31 percent after the release of the report Shares in America's largest clothing retailer Gap tumble 23.31 percent – from 23.51 to 18.03 dollars during trading on the New York Stock Exchange. At 18:20 Moscow time, they were trading at $ 18.21 (minus 22.54 percent). The drop in securities was preceded by the release of the report for the third quarter, which the company closed with a decrease in revenue by one percent.

Turkish currency rises to $ 11.58 per lira during trading up to 11.58 dollars per lira. Bloomberg links the growth of the lira to the official meeting between the heads of Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will discuss with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan a cooperation agreement between their wealth funds and stock exchanges. Against the background of their meeting in Ankara, the lira is up 11 percent. “History shows that the lira tends to recover from sharp declines when the situation stops deteriorating – even if conditions do not improve,” said the director Emerging Markets Medley Global Advisors in New York Nick Stadtmiller. “But the medium-term trend for the lira will remain downward as long as monetary policy is too soft.” Also on November 23, Erdogan met with Central Bank Chairman Shahap Kavcioglu, the details of

The Sevastopol Sparkling Wine Factory has launched excursions for the first time at the enterprise The State Sevastopol Winery has launched excursions for the first time. This is reported by TASS with reference to the director of the enterprise Alexander Vasyukov. “The excursion program“ Crimean Breeze ”has been organized, we have signed agreements with two tour operators. The route includes several production sites: you can see vineyards, visit the primary winemaking workshop. There is also a tasting room that we would like to use to the fullest, “Vasyukov noted. According to him, the excursion program is designed for four hours. Similar excursions are already being conducted at the enterprises of the Kuban and Crimea, added Vasyukov. They are in demand among tourists, especially in the off-season, when relaxing on the beach becomes uncomfortable. It is clarified that for Sevastopol viticulture and winemaking are among the priority sectors of the economy.

RDIF: WHO inspection of Sputnik V may arrive in Russia in December Sputnik V may arrive in Russia as early as December 2021. Such terms were named by the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill Dmitriev. This was reported by RIA Novosti. According to him, the Ministry of Health conducted negotiations on the arrival of the inspection in Russia. Dmitriev also noted positive trends in the process of recognition of the Russian vaccine against coronavirus by the international community. Earlier it became known that the San Marino authorities approved the drug “Sputnik Light” as an independent vaccine, as well as as a booster dose for revaccination … The RDIF also said that more and more countries around the world approve Sputnik Light as a booster vaccine.

Tikhanovskaya called on the EU to diplomatically isolate Minsk and introduce new sanctions to the official Minsk and in support of the Belarusian people. Former presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya made such an appeal from the rostrum of the European Parliament. According to her, it is necessary to continue to put pressure on the incumbent Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko in order to achieve any results in the process of democratizing the Belarusian society. The oppositionist recalled that 882 people in Belarus have already been recognized as political prisoners, and the regime itself uses refugees to blackmail Western countries. “Have we really forgotten the tragic lessons of European history? That attempts to pander to the tyrant do not calm him down, but only spur him on, ”said Tikhanovskaya. In this regard, the politician also proposed to the EU a strategy to get rid of the “virus of dictatorship” of Lukashenka. In her

Maslyakov described the relationship with Ernst with the words “Friendship is friendship, but money apart” Director of the First Channel Konstantin Ernst. According to Maslyakov, despite some disagreements, he is pleased with the way they interact with each other. The host of the “Club of the cheerful and resourceful” shared this in an interview with TASS. According to the KVN host, being not in public, he and the director of the TV channel call each other by their first names. “We have known each other for many years, from the time when he (Konstantin Ernst – approx. Lenta.ru ) was not the first on the First [channel],” Maslyakov said. The head of KVN recalled that Ernst sometimes heads the jury at the games of the “Club of the cheerful and resourceful”. However, his presence among the judges of the program does not mean that KVN can count on some concessions,

In 2023 Apple will release iPhone with modems of its own production Apple intends to switch to modems of its own production in 2023 This is reported by the Nikkei agency. Sources of the publication found out that in two years Apple will release smartphones based on its 5G modems. Components for the iPhone will be manufactured by Taiwan partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC). Insiders found out that Apple plans to use a four-nanometer process technology, which has not yet been used in the creation of any commercial product. Qualcomm, which currently supplies modems for smartphones of the American IT giant, indirectly confirmed the decision of its partner … The company noted that in two years it expects to retain only 20 percent of Apple's current orders. TSMC is the manufacturer of all A and M series processors – chips for the iPhone and Mac, respectively. Reporters believe Apple

“Fontanka”: FSB detained businessman Alexander Ebralidze on a street in St. Petersburg In St. Petersburg, FSB officers detained businessman Alexander Ebralidze three billion rubles from the vault of his own “Constance Bank”. This is reported by “Fontanka”. According to the newspaper, on the afternoon of November 24, operatives of the FSB Economic Security Service approached him on the street. At this time, searches were already underway in several apartments and offices of the businessman. Ebralidze was detained in a criminal case initiated by the Main Investigation Department of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of St. Petersburg under Article 160 of the Criminal Code (“Misappropriation or embezzlement”). Former managers of the bank were brought to the investigator, they are being interrogated as witnesses. Ebralidze himself will be delivered there. In 2016, after an audit, the Deposit Insurance Agency revealed the fact of a shortage in Constance Bank.