ECONOMIC UPDATE—MARKET OVERVIEW

ECONOMIC UPDATE—MARKET OVERVIEW

Two of our Top Trends for 2025 were the Trump Card and The Wild Card. And here we are, just a few weeks later and both cards have been dealt... and they will keep being played.

Global Economy

SPOTLIGHT: MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

SPOTLIGHT: MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

Disruptive technological innovation, a retreat from globalization, lower interest rates, and a lighter regulatory touch in the U.S. will enable activity in mergers and acquisitions to grow robustly this year after 2024, when dealmaking began to revive after more than two years of stagnation, Bain & Co. reported in its annual analysis of the M&A market.

TOP TREND 2024: EV GO FU

TOP TREND 2024: EV GO FU

As sales of electric vehicles (EVs) have slowed, Porsche has announced it will invest €800 million in additional development of internal combustion cars and plug-in hybrids. 

The Words Big Tech With Stock Market Ticker In The Background

OPTIONS TRADERS STILL BETTING BIG ON TECH STOCKS’ SUNNY FUTURE

Despite artificial intelligence (AI) start-up DeepSeek’s revolutionary claims about its software that sparked a short-lived tech bloodbath on Wall Street last month, options traders are eagerly wagering that Amazon, Apple, and other megatech companies will see their share prices keep rising into the future.

The Israel War

Barbed Wire On A Fence Alongside A Border Checkpoint In Israel

ISRAEL RAMPS UP RAIDS, CHECKPOINTS IN THE WEST BANK

Israel has intensified its crackdown in the West Bank that has resulted in the displacement of at least 26,000 Palestinians—claiming that these operations have targeted terror cells within the territory. 

AI

U.S. GOVERNMENT’S AI SAFETY CHIEF LEAVES

U.S. GOVERNMENT’S AI SAFETY CHIEF LEAVES

Elizabeth Kelly, head of the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute, has left her job as of 7 February. She resigned, although, as a Biden appointee, she was widely expected to be fired by Donald Trump.

Hi-Tech Science

The above are just a few of the many articles in the latest Trends Journal. CLICK HERE for the full edition.

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