In the second quarter of 2020, U.S. GDP contracted 32.9% year-over-year. Such data are provided by the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Ministry of Commerce. The contraction of the world's largest economy was recorded for the first time in the history of statistical quarterly observation, which has been conducted since 1947.

According to the Comex New York Stock Exchange on August 4, 2020, the price of contracts for the supply of gold reached $ 2,000.25 per troy ounce (31.1 grams). In the first half of the day, gold was trading at $ 1970, and then the price began to rise sharply.

The new Aeroflot development strategy until 2028 outlines plans to restore air transportation after the pandemic, proposals to expand the geography of international and Russian flights as part of the development of domestic tourism. If the goals are achieved, the price of air tickets will decrease by a third. Vitaly Savelyev, CEO of the country's largest airline, Aeroflot, told about this to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

The largest shipbuilding companies in the world - the South Korean Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. and Samsung Heavy Industries Co. - Recorded record losses in the II quarter.