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Experienced investor Jan Barta, the main figure of the Pale Fire Capital group, reported a successful profit of 14.6 billion crowns last year, although a year ago his Growth sub-fund recorded a loss of 2.4 billion, with his strategy involving significant risk and the use of financial leverage. #investice #akcie #JanBarta (translated)

"I consider the agreement on Russian oil announced by United States President Donald Trump to be a very risky choice. The sharp rise in fuel prices is primarily caused by the war in Iran, not the conflict in Ukraine," Meloni cooled down the American president in her Wednesday speech before departing for the European Council. #GiorgiaMeloniová #Ukrajina #DonaldTrump (translated)

Scientists from the Czech University of Life Sciences successfully identified the origin of nearly 92 percent of animal products confiscated at Prague airport, with the most significant finding being tiger meat, highlighting the hidden risk of trafficking in endangered species. #OchranaPřírody #MezinárodníObchod #ŽivočišnéVýrobky (translated)

The Czech market for companies is changing, as due to war conflicts and artificial intelligence, the demand for spreading the purchase price over several years in the form of earn-outs is increasing, reflecting the heightened risk and caution of buyers. #earnout #fúze #akvizice (translated)

The article reports on illegal nursing homes for the elderly in the Czech Republic that survive on care contributions, and on the state's efforts to better regulate these facilities and reform social services to reduce the risk of subsidy abuse. #nelegálnídomovy #sociálnípéče #příspěvnazapeči (translated)

I DON'T KNOW mentioned that banks have been doing well in recent quarters, but their stocks haven't increased much. According to him, the market probably accounted for the risk that artificial intelligence could weaken one of the main advantages of banks in the coming years: clients often left money in checking accounts with low interest because it wasn't worth their while to look for better offers and transfer funds elsewhere. Millions of such clients, according to him, provided banks with cheap financing and high margins. He added that in the future, people could use AI agents who would continuously compare bank offers and automatically move money for the best interest rate. #banky #investice #AI (translated)

Kęstutis Budrys, meeting with IAEA director Rafael Mariano Grossi, emphasized that the planned expansion of the Astravets nuclear power plant in Belarus would increase threats to Lithuania and urged the IAEA to take action to manage nuclear safety risks. #AstravoElektrinė #TATENA #KęstutisBudrys (translated)

"Even in a pessimistic scenario, a worse starting position should not mean a physical shortage of gas in Europe. The risk of a repeat of the energy crisis of 2021 to 2022 therefore remains low, although not zero, according to us. A combination of an extremely harsh winter and a significant disruption in LNG supplies could lead to a worse development," Rusinko told Novinky. #plyn #Evropa #ceny (translated)

Misuna wrote that Andrej Babiš had labeled Donald Trump's agreement with Vladimir Putin as a security risk the day before, but neither he nor other members of his government attended the conference in the Chamber of Deputies on current security threats. According to the author, representatives from the BIS, the Czech Police, NÚKIB, and other institutions participated in it. Misuna stated that the government did not care about the security of the Czech Republic and called it the biggest security threat. https://t.co/Qj0d0GVtZh #Babiš #bezpečnost #politika (translated)

"The political agreement is there. We just need to clarify the technical details." "An important aspect is reducing security risks within our borders." "It is crucial to limit the freedom of movement of Russian diplomats, reduce the number of tourist visas issued to Russian citizens, and strive to implement a ban on former Russian fighters arriving as soon as possible." #EuroposSąjunga #Rusija #Saugumas (translated)

Thousands of invalid votes in municipal elections in the Czech Republic highlight the complexity of the electoral system, which especially in large cities complicates life for voters and increases the risk of mistakes when voting. #komunálnívolby #volebnígramotnost #Praha (translated)

Vojtěch Boháč wrote that twenty-six-year-old Ilja Meškov, who according to him left Russia eight years ago, graduated from the University of Economics in Prague and a school in Texas, and after six years in the Czech Republic obtained Czech citizenship. According to Boháč, he became a partner in a Czech company focused on investments in European data centers for artificial intelligence within two years, responsible for venture capital. Boháč stated that Meškov's father is a Russian military colonel who heads a department at Bauman Moscow State Technical University, and his mother previously worked in the army and at this university. She is now, according to him, retired and has a Czech visa since this year; she travels to Prague as the wife of an active Russian colonel and career military officer. Boháč also claimed that ordinary Russians find it very difficult to obtain a visa to the Czech Republic after 2022. Citing an article that he believes described the story, Boháč posed questions about how Meškov's mother managed to obtain a visa, who has access to key data infrastructure in the EU, and how to assess the privacy of young Russians from military families who, according to him, have never actually distanced themselves from the activities of their relatives. #Investice #Kyberbezpečnost #UměláInteligence (translated)

Investment in apartments in Ostrava, which was supposed to guarantee secured aging, is becoming risky with high purchase prices, declining rental yields, and the threat of new taxes, which could turn a popular opportunity for Czech investors into a trap. #Byty #Investice #Ostrava (translated)