... than the actual discount prevalent in the first half of 2023. Revenues from the Additional Income Tax (AIT) are also rising. In the first seven months, AIT collections more than doubled, increasing by 841 billion rubles. Formally, unlike MET, AIT depends not on the volume of raw materials extracted but on the revenue from their sale, minus extraction and transportation costs. In practice, however, the revenue used to calculate AIT liabilities is determined based on a fixed discount to Brent prices ...

... percentage of profit the company earns from each ruble of revenue. High profitability is indicative of effective management. Debt Load: It is critical to check how the company manages its debt. For instance, the Debt-to-Equity ratio helps to understand how dependent the company is on borrowed capital. A high debt load can increase risks for investors. 2. Assessment of the Industry and the Company's Market Position Promising companies often hold leading positions in rapidly growing industries. When analyzing ...

... Various countries' regulators are increasingly scrutinizing stablecoins, developing rules for their issuers, but Tether has already taken steps to enhance the transparency of its reserves and collaborates with auditors. The prospects for USDT largely depend on the overall market situation: as cryptocurrencies rise, the demand for stablecoins also increases as new investors bring capital through dollar tokens. Competing with Tether are other stable coins – primarily USD Coin (USDC) – but USDT still ...

... have decreased marginally compared to the last pre-war year. Russia is one of the leading global producers of mineral fertilizers (particularly nitrogen-based, such as urea, and potash, like potassium chloride), and U.S. agriculture still partially depends on these imports. Furthermore, in early 2025, purchases of fertilizers from Russia even increased. From January to May 2025, the U.S. imported Russian fertilizers worth $806 million, which is 21% more than during the same period in 2024 and 60% ...

... Water Slows the Planet Why does the gigantic Three Gorges Dam influence the rotation of the Earth? The answer lies in the laws of physics – specifically in the conservation of angular momentum. The Earth spins like a top, and the speed of its rotation depends on the distribution of mass relative to its axis. If mass moves away from the axis – the rotation slows down (similar to a figure skater spreading their arms to slow down), if it moves closer – it speeds up. In the case of the Chinese megadam,...