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Geopolitical shocks erased $320bn in global corporate profits since 2017
LONDON (Realist English). Political and macroeconomic instability has wiped out more than $320bn in profits for the world’s largest public...
Microsoft lays off 830 employees in Washington as part of broader job cuts
SEATTLE (Realist English). As part of its latest global restructuring, Microsoft has cut 830 jobs in Washington state, affecting staff...
‘Squid Game’ finale asks: What is left of our humanity?
SEOUL (Realist English). As Squid Game approaches its final, blood-soaked chapter, the show’s masked Front Man offers Player 456 a...
Bezos’s Venetian wedding: a manifesto of new feudalism
VENICE (Realist English). When Jeff Bezos rents half of Venice for a $50 million wedding, it is more than the...
America’s richest gain $365 billion as GOP tax plan faces backlash over inequality and rising debt
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Despite economic volatility and growing national debt, the 10 richest Americans increased their wealth by $365 billion...
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,...
Klaus 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...
Jacques Attali: The world is facing a large-scale financial crisis
PARIS (Realist English). A huge financial crisis is looming. Unless we act quickly, it will strike, probably in the summer...
The pension reform in France puts an end to the social state project in Europe
PARIS (Realist English). In France, we are now witnessing a new broad social movement after the "yellow vests" of 2018-2019....
Iran warns US-backed Zangezur corridor deal between Baku and Yerevan could destabilize South Caucasus
TEHRAN (Realist English). The political deputy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Yadollah Javani, sharply criticized the recent US-brokered agreement...
Iran vows to block so-called Zangezur corridor, calls US project a threat to South Caucasus stability
TEHRAN (Realist English). Ali Akbar Velayati, senior advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, said...
Peace with Baku–Turkish occupiers is an illusion
YEREVAN (Realist English). No piece of paper and no external guarantees will ensure peace between Armenia and the Baku–Turkish occupiers,...
Trump narrows Fed chair shortlist to Hassett and Warsh
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Donald Trump has confirmed that Kevin Hassett and Kevin Warsh are the leading candidates to succeed Federal...
Peace with Baku–Turkish occupiers is an illusion
YEREVAN (Realist English). No piece of paper and no external guarantees will ensure peace between Armenia and the Baku–Turkish occupiers,...
“Russia is with you”: Moscow sends humanitarian aid to refugees from Artsakh
STEPANAKERT (Realist English). As part of the “Russia is with you” initiative, a decision has been made to deliver humanitarian...
More than protection: Inside the hidden power of Russia’s FSO
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Federal Protective Service of Russia (FSO) is surrounded by even more legends than the Federal Security...
Roman Starovoit and the collapse of a technocratic glossy dream
MOSCOW (Realist English). I can’t stop thinking about the story of Roman Starovoit. If you think about it, the former...
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