Germany, Italy allow companies to open ruble accounts to buy Russian gas

According to media reports, the governments of Germany and Italy have told their companies that they can open ruble accounts to buy Russian gas, which does not violate sanctions against Russia.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak previously stated that a total of about 54 companies signed gas supply contracts with Gazprom must now pay in rubles, and half of them have opened accounts in Gazprom to carry out Settlement in rubles.
Berlin has told German gas importers that they can open ruble accounts to pay for Russian gas, which does not violate sanctions against Russia, Reuters reported, citing sources. Germany is coordinating closely with the EU on the issue, two of the sources said.
The Italian government has also approached the European Commission and "has received an explanation from the commission on how to legally purchase Russian gas," the source said.

Severely overstocked warehouses, Amazon wants to terminate multiple warehouse leases

According to foreign media reports, as the online shopping tide driven by the epidemic gradually subsided, Amazon began to face the problem of excessive warehouse capacity, so it is considering subletting more than 10 million square feet of space, and may even terminate the lease.

It is reported that Amazon’s current warehouse locations with excess storage capacity are located in New York, New Jersey, Southern California and Atlanta, and the excess space may be far more than 10 million square feet, and may even be three times that number, but the final assessment number has not yet been estimated. Sure.

At the end of 2021, Amazon leased 370 million square feet of industrial space in its home market, double the amount two years ago. But in Amazon's April earnings report, that extra space will carry an additional cost of $10 billion.

Starting April 28, Amazon US has imposed a 5% fuel and inflation surcharge on third-party sellers using Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) to alleviate the soaring costs caused by rising oil prices and inflation.

According to statistics, about 90% of Amazon sellers use FBA, and the cost of each express delivery increases by 5%. Amazon can greatly increase its profit margin and make up for previous losses.