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John Deere warns tariffs could cost $600 million in fiscal 2025
NEW YORK (Realist English). John Deere warned Thursday that tariff expenses could reach nearly $600 million in fiscal year 2025,...
Trump-backed American Bitcoin eyes Asian acquisitions to build crypto reserves
HONG KONG (Realist English). American Bitcoin, a US cryptocurrency mining company backed by Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump, is...
Trump rules out tariffs on gold imports, calming global bullion markets
WASHINGTON (Realist English). US President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States would not impose tariffs on imported...
AI-driven demand pushes U.S. electricity prices to record high in largest power market
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Electricity prices in the United States’ largest power market are set to reach record highs, as surging...
Global crypto market tops $4 trillion as U.S. passes stablecoin legislation
NEW YORK (Realist English). The global cryptocurrency market reached a valuation of $4 trillion on Friday, according to CoinGecko, underscoring...
Gen X poised for major inheritance boom amid record baby boomer wealth transfers
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Members of Generation X — those currently aged 45 to 60 — are expected to benefit from...
Federal Reserve lowers 2025 growth forecast as Trump-era tariffs cloud rate cut outlook
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The Federal Reserve on Wednesday downgraded its outlook for the U.S. economy in 2025, signaling heightened uncertainty...
U.S. loses $14 billion in green energy investments amid Trump policy shift
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The United States has seen over $14 billion in clean energy investments cancelled or frozen in 2025...
US 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...
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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