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Michael Hudson: Big Tech is building a digital oligarchy, not a free market
NEW YORK (Realist English). Prominent American economist Michael Hudson has accused the largest U.S. tech corporations — including Google, Amazon,...
Read moreChina hits record oil output with 210 million tons
BEIJING (Realist English). China produced a record 210 million tons of crude oil in the first quarter of 2025 —...
Read moreKlaus Schwab accused of data manipulation to favor governments
DAVOS (Realist English). Klaus Schwab, the founder and longtime executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), is facing serious...
Read moreBP’s strategic shift fuels merger talk with Shell, Exxon, Chevron
LONDON (Realist English). British oil major BP is emerging as a potential takeover target, with industry insiders and analysts pointing...
Read moreChina’s March export surge beats forecasts, but imports decline signals fragile recovery
BEIJING (Realist English). China’s exports surged past expectations in March, offering rare positive momentum for a slowing economy. Yet a...
Read moreTrump hits pause on tariffs, markets surge — but trade war far from over
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump announced a surprise 90-day pause on sweeping new tariffs Wednesday, replacing his controversial...
Read moreOil market on edge as U.S.–China trade war deepens
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Oil prices have begun to recover after their sharpest drop since 2021. According to Bloomberg, Brent crude...
Read moreTrump threatens 50% tariff hike on China as trade war escalates
WASHINGTON (Realist English). US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose an additional 50% tariff on Chinese imports if Beijing...
Read moreUS dollar to maintain dominance over next decade
LONDON (Realist English). The dollar will maintain its position as the world’s dominant reserve currency over the next decade, confounding...
Read moreInflation rose at a 4% annual rate in May
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The inflation rate cooled in May to its lowest annual rate in more than two years, likely...
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Metropolitan Shio Moudjiri elected Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church
TBILISI (Realist English). On 11 May, Georgia saw the succession of the head of its Orthodox Church for the first time...
Armenian battalion named after Marshal Bagramyan established in Donetsk: veterans of Abkhazia hand over their banner to Donbas volunteers
MOSCOW (Realist English). On 6 May, a historic ceremony of handing over a battle banner took place at the Cathedral of...
Sheaito Moussallam: Iran is the main obstacle to Greater Israel
BEIRUT (Realist English). The Middle East today is an echo of exploding bombs, diplomatic dead ends, and dozens of contradictory interpretations...
‘Capitalism is facing a crisis of legitimacy’: Larry Fink on inequality, AI and the evolution of markets
NEW YORK (Realist English). Larry Fink, founder and CEO of BlackRock, the world's largest investment company with $14 trillion in assets...
Lula and Trump Find “Chemistry” as China Is Pushed Out of Latin America
BRASILIA (Realist English). Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s popular left‑wing president, recently visited the United States. Contrary to sceptical forecasts,...
Can Trump Get a New Nuclear Deal With Iran?
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Since the US and Israeli war against Iran began in late February 2026, President Donald Trump has struggled...
Oil Shock Worsens the Plight of the Poor in Asia and Africa
MOSCOW (Realist English). The conflict in the Middle East, triggered by a joint US-Israeli military operation against Iran, has led to...
Baku hysteria: Aliyev demands Russia remove Nagorno-Karabakh from Channel One map
BAKU (Realist English). Another bout of political allergy has struck Baku. Ilham Aliyev's dictatorial regime demanded "clear explanations" from Russia after...
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