The American financial market is a black hole of speculative capital that devours almost all of the multi-trillion-dollar annual capital inflow into the US, hindering the much-needed reindustrialization of America. New Chairman of the US President's Council of Economic Advisers Stephen Miran is trying to address this problem.

The American financial market is a black hole of speculative capital that devours almost all of the multi-trillion-dollar annual capital inflow into the US. The financialization of the economy, in the form of deliberately high returns on financial investments compared to investments in the real sector, prevents the much-needed reindustrialization of America.

The American financial market is a black hole of speculative capital that devours nearly all of the multi-trillion-dollar annual influx of capital into the US. The financialization of the economy, in the form of deliberately high returns on financial investments compared to investments in the real sector, prevents the much-needed reindustrialization of America.

A string of holidays is coming up – on Valentine's Day, Defender of the Fatherland Day, and International Women's Day, many rush to delight their loved ones and family. And, of course, savvy marketers won't miss the chance to capitalize on this – online platforms and store shelves are already buzzing with promotions and discounts, and your hand instinctively reaches to toss something useless but "two for the price of one" into the cart. So how do you stop holiday sales from repeatedly draining our cards and wallets, leaving behind a pile of unwanted junk and a sharp pang of guilt?

I often see the same pattern among office workers: calendars packed with meetings, endless chats for alignments and approvals. The real work—the kind where you create results—gets pushed to the evening.

Allocating your time and making plans is undoubtedly a useful skill. However, the habit of planning for the entire coming year in January may not be all that productive. If at the end of the year you regularly feel that much of what you planned has not been done and you are constantly running out of time, then it might be worth focusing on more short-term planning.

President Putin launched the Year of Unity of Russia's Peoples. Over 4,000 representatives from more than 190 ethnic groups across 89 regions gathered in Moscow. "The Russian people are young and passionate; the country was built on respect for cultures," he emphasized.

Legendary conductor Vladislav Chernushenko (1936–2026), artistic director of the St. Petersburg Capella, has passed away. The maestro led Russia's oldest choral ensemble for over half a century, reviving its benchmark sound and spiritual music. His era defined the Russian choral school.

A jubilee exhibition marking the 200th anniversary of the Stroganoff School—the cradle of Russian art—has opened in Zaryadye. From Count Stroganoff's free drawing school to a university of world renown: the exposition reveals two centuries of triumphs by masters from Vrubel and Shchusev to contemporary designers.

Recently in Accra, at the partner Russian House of the Center for Public Diplomacy, an intensive course was launched to help Ghanaian students of the targeted enrollment program adapt to life in Russia before they soon leave to study at Novosibirsk State Technical University (NSTU).

An 8% decline in the number of students in India's primary schools over the past two years could lead to serious consequences.

As of January 1, 2025, Russia has 1,115 higher education institutions, with Lomonosov Moscow State University taking first place in the ranking of the best universities in Russia in 2024. But which other institutions train highly qualified specialists?