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11 mai,

Blackstone prepares to list its new data center REIT

• Initial public offering expected to raise $1.75 billion • Blackstone Digital Infrastructure Trust shares to be traded on NYSE

Nostalgia for communism, combated through open lessons for high school students

Manipulations and myths about the communist period, increasingly widespread on social networks, are being combated at the Arad Museum Complex through a series of open lessons dedicated to high school students.

Photo source: facebook/ Universitatea POLITEHNICA din Bucureşti

Politehnica Bucharest calls for the relaunch of the Romanian space program

Romania must return to space research and assume an active role in international aerospace programs again, including by training future Romanian astronauts, said the rector of the National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, Mihnea Costoiu, at the opening of the 4th edition of SpaceFEST.

We are second to last in Europe, in the democracy index; citizens believe that the judiciary cannot stop abuses of power

Our country is among the European states with the worst assessments of the functioning of democracy, according to the Democracy Perception Index 2026, the largest annual global study on the population's perception of democracy, conducted by Nira Data in collaboration with the Alliance of Democracies and published last Friday.

First quarter in numbers

January 1

- The increase in local taxes and fees comes into effect.

1 Euro5.2270

1 Fr. elveţian5.7148

BNR

1 Liră sterlină6.0306

BNR

1 Dolar SUA4.4991

BNR

1 Gram Aur656.8982

BET30595.42

BET FI105534.54

BET NG2312.22

Study: Potatoes Shaped DNA of Andean Populations

Radiography of the Romanian state: inefficient institutions, loss-making state-owned companies and a blocked system

The state budget, adopted under the pressure of the energy shock and inflation

The first quarter of 2026 found Romania in an area of rare economic tension, in which the Government led by Ilie Bolojan was forced to simultaneously press the spending brake, the investment acceleration and the social security pedal, in a...

White House prepares Strategic Bitcoin Reserve; crypto reactions

Details regarding the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve will be announced by the White House in the coming weeks through Patrick Witt, executive director of the Presidential Council on Digital Assets, following the executive order signed last year by...

UniCredit wants to sell its Russian subsidiary to an investor from the Emirates

China produces more coal than the rest of the world combined

• The Asian country produces more than half of global coal production • Just six countries produce almost 90% of the world's coal

The table of the rich, with the "easterners" as garnish

This year's Champions League final brings Paris Saint - Germain, the winner of last year's trophy, and Arsenal London, the representative of the strongest European championship, face to face. Nothing surprising, in fact this is the recipe...

Eurovision 2026: glitter, controversy and strict controls

Louvre Museum renovation accelerated by a... robbery

New competition for school principals: grid tests, interview and managerial project

The EU, in the hands of Donald Trump: the trade agreement, used as an economic weapon

Railway reform: We buy modern trains, but with major maintenance deficiencies

FTM Analysis: Artificial Intelligence decides who dies; the new face of global warfare

Publishers open a new front against Meta: piracy allegations

Discovery: Traces of 7,000-Year-Old Copper Processing

Unprecedented April in Spain: Temperatures reach a new historical record

ECA report: Bucharest Government reports amounts "assigned” from PNRR, not money actually paid to beneficiaries

• According to ECA auditors, 15.76 billion euros were allocated to the 100 largest final beneficiaries in our country, but the amount actually paid to them is unknown

The Kremlin's new doctrine: fear of Russia, the most powerful weapon against Europe

The "Dream Job” for Microbists: $50,000 for 104 Matches

• A Football Marathon Taken to the Extreme in the Heart of New York

"Epicenter of marine life': Study shows major coral reefs exploded 20 million years ago

Photo source: facebook/ ACADEMIA DE STUDII ECONOMICE DIN BUCURESTI

ASE organizes a simulation of the admission for Law and Cybernetics

Weight-loss drug boom raises questions about the pharmaceutical industry

A major political crisis that could have been avoided

The Bolojan government was dismissed by Parliament yesterday, after senators and deputies voted on the motion of censure introduced by PSD and AUR. 285 valid votes were registered, of which 281 "for" and only 4 "against", given...

The State of the Nation, the one that should have been presented in Parliament

The state of the nation, after the first ten months of the Bolojan government, which was dismissed yesterday by Parliament following the approval of the censure motion, is the image of a Romania forced to pay the bill for years of delays,...

The cost of the crisis; Three scenarios

Our country is at an inflection point where the fragile economy and social tensions meet with a political crisis that could redefine the direction of the country.

Most of the capital of sovereign wealth funds concentrated in Asia and the Middle East

OPINIONAUR could have become the first party in Parliament, but George Simion said no

There are moments in politics when you don't have to do anything spectacular to win. You just have to not ruin the moment. Yesterday was one of those moments, and George Simion really managed the rare feat of losing without being forced to...

UniCredit launches hostile takeover bid for Commerzbank

Record results in 2025 for companies listed on the Athens Stock Exchange

• Dividends distributed - at a historic high: 6.2 billion euros

WHO and Red Cross accuse a "global failure" to protect hospitals in wars

• Leaders of the most important medical organizations warn that attacks on health services have intensified in the last decade

Gold falls below $4,600 an ounce; investors await a possible tightening of Fed policy

The price of gold continued to fall yesterday, on foreign markets, reaching below the $4,600 an ounce threshold, as investors are convinced that shocks to the energy market, generated by geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, will fuel...

Photo source: facebook/ Velocity Robotics Team

Historic Performance at the FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship: Romania, Global Leader in Educational Robotics

Hospital bed reform: CNAS proposes 20% cuts and a redistribution in line with reality

Today's cold and tomorrow's planet, global warming... with the window open

The first days of May have reopened an old discussion. Lower temperatures have put back on the table, next to mac and cheese... global warming. This is the process by which the average temperature of the planet is gradually increasing due to the...

Jane Street and the new center of power: its 3,500 employees - average annual salaries of $2.68 million each

In 2025, the American trading firm Jane Street generated nearly $40 billion from market operations, more precisely $39.6 billion, according to Bloomberg, and distributed $9.4 billion to its employees. This results in an average compensation of...

The neighborhood where the Jane Street company is located. (Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NY_FDR_Drive_IMG_2374_Jane_Street_Capital_-_Sullivan_and_Cronwell_-Standard_and_Poors_-_Bank_of_NY_Mellon)

Algorithms of Jane Street: how the invisible infrastructure of modern markets works

Jane Street does not publish its algorithms and does not disclose sensitive operational details. The available information comes from public technical presentations, official statements, and regulatory documents.

Jane Street: who profits from deglobalization and how

• - An analysis based on the Theory of Interest -

The Theological Roots of American Accelerationism

Accelerationism in its dominant contemporary American form is not merely a political doctrine. It has an articulated religious substrate, which helps explain why such a diverse circle of public figures-JD Vance, Peter Thiel, Curtis Yarvin, Steve...

The U.S. hegemon in the convulsions of transition. Toward what?!

The emerging order is neither a new American order, nor a Chinese one, nor a multilateral one. The emerging order is neither a new American order, nor a Chinese one, nor a multilateral one.

Tropical forests are losing ground more slowly, but the planet is still far from the proposed target

Pluto returns to the center of a cosmic controversy: NASA chief calls for the restoration of planet status

"The country remains, / but the mountains and rivers bear the wounds of time. / In the city of spring, the grass grows deep among the ruins. / The flowers tear tears from the gaze, / and the birds unsettle the heart." (Fragment from the poem "Spring in a Ruined Country" - year 757 - by Du Fu)

How did Moody's raise China's outlook despite the energy shock linked to the war in Iran?

Moody's Ratings recently affirmed China's sovereign rating at A1 and raised its outlook to "stable” from "negative,” citing the economy's resilience to trade and geopolitical pressures, while official...

Vitamin D, a possible cheap ally in the fight against breast cancer

Scenario: "When the Chinese shock absorber breaks”

• Starting parameters (real values, Q1 2026)

US Spends More on Interest Than Defense

• US interest payments exceeded defense spending in 2024 for the first time in nearly a century • The gap is expected to widen significantly, with interest costs reaching $2.1 trillion by 2036 - nearly double defense spending