Новости за 18.02.2018

A top European Central Bank official was detained over the weekend by Latvia’s anticorruption agency as part of a criminal investigation, in the latest blow to the small Baltic nation’s financial sector.

The U.S. indictment handed down against three Russian companies and 13 individuals suggests it won’t be easy to stop any aggressive influence campaign in the run-up to the midterm election in less than nine months.

Billionaire venture capitalist Peter Thiel has said he plans to leave Silicon Valley in part because of its perceived cultural uniformity, joining other investors who have defected from the nation’s high-tech cradle.

Spain is shaking off one of its worst downturns in decades and splurging on goods recently considered extravagant, including the ultimate Spanish gastronomic luxury: free-range, acorn-fed Iberian ham.

Billionaire venture capitalist Peter Thiel has said he plans to leave Silicon Valley in part because of its perceived cultural uniformity, joining other entrepreneurs and investors who have defected away from the nation’s high-tech cradle.

Victor Garber, the star of hit series such as “Alias” and “The Flash,” is back on Broadway after an eight-year hiatus in film and television. The new star of “Hello Dolly!” talks about returning to the stage and his early years in the industry.

Vasant Narasimhan, the 41-year-old chief executive at Novartis AG, is vowing data science and digital technologies will revolutionize the company’s drug-development pipeline.

The U.S. indictment handed down against three Russian companies and 13 individuals suggests it won’t be easy to stop any aggressive influence campaign in the run-up to the midterm election in less than nine months.

Companies including some backed by Silicon Valley venture-capital firms and Mark Zuckerberg’s nonprofit are experimenting with a product that essentially lets them take an ownership position in a house along with the homeowner.

Toy companies are mimicking the moves of fast-fashion retailers as they scramble to produce toys and games tied to the swift rise and fall of trends driven by social media.

The recent budget deal has handed U.S. defense companies an extra $75 billion over the next two years as the Pentagon boosts spending on aircraft, missiles, tanks and maintaining older equipment.

After shuttering his world-famous restaurant for almost a year, René Redzepi is reopening in a new Copenhagen location with architecture by Bjarke Ingels.

The new resort development of Las Catalinas is wooing tourists with its small-town vibe and bohemian-luxe amenities. But can a purpose-built Shangri-La ever feel authentic?

The alleged Russian campaign to manipulate the U.S. presidential election was orchestrated by what amounted to a propaganda startup, with finance and graphics departments, performance targets and a sophisticated social-media strategy.

The White House’s H.R. McMaster cited ‘incontrovertible’ evidence of Russian interference in U.S. elections. Russia’s foreign minister dismissed it as ‘just blabber.’

Years after losing a leg, Pam Eberly got into snowboarding and still does it at 67.

While Pakistan says it is shutting down Jamaat-ud-Dawa, its leader, Hafiz Saeed, who has a $10 million U.S. bounty on his head, delivered a blistering attack on Islamabad and Washington at Friday prayers.

Billionaire casino executive Steve Wynn will lose out on collecting hundreds of millions of dollars in severance pay from the company he founded, Wynn Resorts Ltd., following his resignation as chairman and chief executive.

“Fortnite” wasn’t a big hit when it first came out as a $40 game. To attract players, Epic Games made an unusual decision: create a free version.

Heard on the Street’s series this week on the boom in private assets elicited copious commentary from readers. Our columnist, Paul J. Davies, selected some interesting comments and responded.

Automation is finally invading the garment industry, transforming sweatshops and putting people out of work in poor countries like Bangladesh. For the U.S., that means lower prices and new domestic production possibilities.

More Chinese-made movies are trickling in to U.S. theaters, as Hollywood studios look to forge closer ties to China’s increasingly powerful industry.