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The Federal Reserve on Thursday said the U.S. economy and employment improved since September, but held interest rates at near-zero as the economy continues to face “considerable risks” ahead. “Economic activity and employment have continued to recover but remain well below their levels at the beginning of the year,” the statement said. Little changed in the policy statement released by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), which noted that financial conditions “remain… Source link

MOSCOW, October 16. /TASS/. The deal on the purchase of TCS Group – the parent company of Tinkoff Bank – by Russian Internet giant Yandex will not happen, since the parties could not come to an agreement, according to the Group’s statement said on the London Stock Exchange. “Following further discussions, including with Tinkoff’s controlling shareholder, the parties have agreed not to proceed with the Potential Transaction. Negotiations between the parties with respect to the Potential… Source link

A day after lawmakers grilled the chief executives of the biggest tech companies about their size and power, Amazon, Apple, Alphabet and Facebook reported surprisingly healthy quarterly financial results, defying one of the worst economic downturns on record. Even though the companies felt some sting from the spending slowdown, they demonstrated, as critics have argued, that they are operating on a different playing field from the rest of the economy. Amazon’s sales were up 40 percent from a… Source link

MOSCOW, June 23. /TASS/. Yandex shares updated historical maximum on the Moscow Exchange. The company’s securities grew by 5.9% and reached 3,444.8 rubles ($50.2) per share. By 18:20 Moscow time, the company’s slowed growth to 3.2% and were trading at 3,359 rubles ($48.92). The company’s shares increased after Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested reducing the insurance contributions rate from 14% to 7.6% and the income tax rate from 20% to 3% for IT companies. “I suggest… Source link