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OPEC+ halts planned output hikes amid fears of oil glut in early 2026
VIENNA (Realist English). The OPEC+ alliance has decided to pause its oil production increases in the first quarter of 2026,...
Read moreInside the rise of the ‘invisible power’: the modern chief of staff
NEW YORK (Realist English). For Christina Dupré, a senior executive at the real estate technology startup Tailorbird, being a chief...
Read moreEurozone inflation slows to 2.1% in October, nearing ECB target as Lagarde urges caution
FRANKFURT (Realist English). Inflation across the eurozone slowed further in October, edging closer to the European Central Bank’s 2% target,...
Read moreExxonMobil beats forecasts for sixth straight quarter, fueled by Guyana expansion
HOUSTON (Realist English). ExxonMobil Corp. has once again surpassed Wall Street expectations, posting stronger-than-expected third-quarter results on the back of...
Read moreChina injects ¥200bn in new special bond quotas to boost provincial investment
BEIJING (Realist English). China has allocated an additional ¥200 billion ($28.1 billion) in special bond quotas to support investment and...
Read moreNvidia becomes world’s first $5 trillion company amid surging AI demand
NEW YORK (Realist English). Nvidia has become the first company in history to surpass a $5 trillion market capitalization, marking...
Read moreInvestors split as Google, Meta* and Microsoft pour nearly $80bn into AI infrastructure
SAN FRANCISCO (Realist English). The world’s largest tech companies — Google, Meta*, and Microsoft — collectively spent almost $80 billion...
Read moreIndia launches $2.7 billion push to cut dependence on imported electronic components
NEW DELHI (Realist English). India’s government has approved the first set of projects under its $2.7 billion Electronics Component Manufacturing...
Read moreGazprom bets on LNG, rules out shale gas development
MOSCOW (Realist English). Gazprom has announced a strategic decision to focus on liquefied natural gas (LNG) production while ruling out...
Read moreGold’s retreat and the return of trust: what the latest correction tells us about global confidence
LONDON (Realist English). Just weeks after gold broke through the $4,000-per-ounce mark, the precious metal’s meteoric rally has stalled. Prices...
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Japan weighs expanding defense budget to include space and infrastructure projects
TOKYO (Realist English). Japan is considering a significant expansion of what qualifies as defense-related spending, potentially counting space, infrastructure, and...
Putin convenes Security Council over Trump’s call to resume U.S. nuclear testing
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin chaired an emergency meeting of the Security Council on Friday to discuss Washington’s...
Putin appoints Vitaly Korolyov as acting governor of Tver region
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed Vitaly Korolyov as acting governor of the Tver region, according to...
OPEC+ halts planned output hikes amid fears of oil glut in early 2026
VIENNA (Realist English). The OPEC+ alliance has decided to pause its oil production increases in the first quarter of 2026,...
An unusual phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Savior in Shushi
YEREVAN (Realist English). In the distant year 1979, as a third-year university student, I used to visit the Church of...
War with Iran seen as inevitable, Armenia warned of looming regional storm
YEREVAN (Realist English). The war with Iran is drawing ever closer. And once again, this pulls Armenia into a zone...
Putin, Trump and Zelensky: is a trilateral meeting necessary?
MOSCOW (Realist English). Although more than a week has passed since the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S....
Russia’s elite: from Soviet nomenklatura to state corporations
MOSCOW (Realist English). The specificity of the Russian elite is defined by the nature of its origins: it grew out...
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