Invest
A money laundering ring has been uncovered in Georgia. It is about $111 million and 13 companies. The three defendants could receive 9 to 13 years in prison. The crimes committed include fraud, money laundering, cybercrime and document forgery. The group carried out multiple transactions with a fictitious purpose and
Politics
Former FTX director Sam Bankman-Fried has put his home in Washington up for sale, the New York Post reports. It is valued at $3.28m. The mansion includes 4 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, a lift, two walk-in wardrobes, a fireplace, a large kitchen and a special wine fridge. Its total area
Deals
Decrypt journalists wrote an article about Ukrainian entrepreneur Alex Polishchuk's TimeMachineDAO project. It aims to raise investment from around the world through DAO to fund the development of a time machine. The time machine project was created in 2022 by scientists from South-East Asia. In the first phase,
Cryptonews
The cryptocurrency is rising amid widespread positive sentiment from lower inflation in the US. The December US price growth rate data will be released today at 4:30pm. Analysts expect inflation to be negative. This will be a big win for the Fed.
Invest
Apple has decided to raise the price of non-warranty battery replacement in iPhone, MacBook and iPad devices. Starting from March 2023, the price for these parts will increase by $ 20 - $ 50. Apple on its website has changed the current service fees for battery replacement on devices that are no
Invest
The Central Bank is ready to soften its stance on the amount of capital that allows obtaining the status of a qualified investor. The regulator earlier proposed to raise it from 6 million to 30 million rubles, but now it is ready to agree to 15-20 million.
Deals
The deal could be justified by the fact that Microsoft wants to launch a video game streaming service on multiple devices. In addition, the companies are advertising partners.
Politics
The Czech Republic has proposed that other EU member states reduce the proposed gas price ceiling from €275 per MWh to €188. The market adjustment mechanism is triggered if the prices of contracts for a month and a year ahead on the TTF index exceed €188 per MWh within 3
Deals
U.S. auditors have gained access to Chinese data. In 2020, the U.S. passed a law that threatened firms whose working papers could not be audited with expulsion from the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq.
Deals
U.S. inflation fell to 7.1% in November from 7.7% a month earlier. Analysts had expected a decline to 7.3%. Falling energy and used car prices played a big role in the improvement in CPI. Indices are rising, hopes for a soft landing are coming to life.
Deals
Central banks of Germany and France promised to reduce inflation to 2% till the end of 2025 German and French regulators pledged to bring inflation down to 2% in two to three years. Annual inflation in the Eurozone rose to 10.6% in October and fell to 10% in November.
Deals
Despite the withdrawal of a huge number of automakers from Russia and a lot of sanctions, some dealers did not refuse to open showrooms for them. Channel for the replenishment of warehouses became parallel imports, which is most profitable for expensive cars, says Kommersant. Analysts note that when importing not