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Inside 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...
French wealthy move billions abroad amid political instability and tax fears
PARIS (Realist English). French entrepreneurs and wealthy families are moving record sums of money out of the country, pouring capital...
Google cuts over 100 design roles as focus shifts to AI investment
SAN FRANCISCO (Realist English). Google has laid off more than 100 employees in design-related roles, including teams in its cloud...
Musk’s rhetoric sparks debate over convergence of tech moguls and populist leaders
LONDON (Realist English). Elon Musk’s speech at the “Unite the Kingdom” rally, organised this month by far-right activist Tommy Robinson,...
Charlie Munger’s modest home philosophy challenges mansion dreamers
NEW YORK (Realist English). For many, the dream of success is symbolized by a sprawling mansion — complete with a...
Pope Leo denounces Elon Musk’s fortune as symbol of runaway inequality
VATICAN CITY (Realist English). Pope Leo has condemned the widening gap between the world’s richest executives and ordinary workers, warning...
Support for capitalism in U.S. drops to record low, Gallup finds
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Americans remain more favorable toward capitalism than socialism, but positive views of capitalism have slipped to their...
Italy emerges as Europe’s new magnet for the ultra-rich
ROME (Realist English). Italy is attracting a wave of ultra-wealthy individuals, lured by its investor-friendly policies, expanding real estate market...
Dalio warns Trump’s America risks 1930s-style autocracy, debt crisis
LONDON (Realist English). Hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio has warned that the United States under President Donald Trump is drifting...
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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