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VK

VK Play has launched beta testing for its new streaming platform VK Play Live. Unlike other platforms, streamers can create an unlimited number of subscription levels, and commission will be 10% on all paid subscriptions to a blogger's channel. The minimum price that streamers can set for subscriptions to their channel is ₽10.

Samolet Group of Companies

Board of Directors of Samolet Group of Companies recommended that dividends be paid for 6 мес. 2022 in the amount of ₽41 per ordinary share. The last day of the purchase of securities to receive dividends is October 10, 2022. Dividend yield may amount to 1.4%.

NovaBev Group

Beluga Group plans to increase number of Vinlab stores to 2,500 by 2024. Now the group has 1,234 Winlab stores, which generate 42% of its revenues or ₽21.7 billion.

Segezha Group

Segezha Group's logistics costs increased 1.5-2 times in the first half of 2022 due to the reorientation of supplies from Europe to China. However, it is very likely that plywood will be removed from the EU sanctions list and supplies will resume in this direction, said Vice President of company Rovshan Aliyev. "We should understand that European consumers o...

Altria Group

Altria Group Board of Directors announced a quarterly dividend of $0.94 per share. last day to buy securities to receive the dividend is September 13, 2022. Annual dividend yield may reach 7.51%.

TMK

Pipe Metallurgical Company's IFRS net income for six months of 2022 was ₽20.412 billion, against a loss of ₽2.882 billion in the previous year. Revenue increased 72.6% to ₽300.84 billion compared to ₽174.28 billion a year earlier.

Xiaomi

Xiaomi is in talks with local automaker BAIC about a partnership to produce electric cars, sources told Bloomberg. Company is also exploring other options, including buying a stake in Beijing's Hyundai No. 2 plant, which has a full license to produce cars in China. They said Xiaomi is considering a manufacturing partnership because it faces delays in getting...

Segezha Group

Segezha's IFRS net income for 6 months of 2022 was ₽12 billion, up 58.3% from ₽7.582 billion in the previous year. Revenue increased 48.4% to ₽63.327 billion compared to ₽42.671 billion a year earlier.

Mobile TeleSystems

MTS AI Artificial Intelligence Center, MTS AI, is considering an IPO on the Moscow Exchange, its head Alexander Khanin told RBC in an interview. IPO may take place presumably in first half of 2025. MTS AI is now 100% owned by MTS. But by the end of September about 10% of company should receive Khanin and Ivan Laptev, from whom MTS buys the developer of facia...

Meta (Facebook)

Meta will unveil a new virtual reality headset in October, CEO and founder Mark Zuckerber said. New headset will be equipped with the most advanced eye and face tracking features, which will allow the device to understand when people are smiling or frowning, their digital avatars will do the same in virtual reality.