Chicago-based asset manager Nuveen will buy Schroder’s, the iconic, 200-year-old London financial services firm, for $13.5 billion.
Category: TRENDS ON THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC FRONT – Feb 17 2026
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SPOTLIGHT: THE AUTO INDUSTRY’S ROUGH ROAD
Nissan Motor will post losses totaling $4.2 billion this fiscal year as it continues its restructuring plan to survive in a global market defined by weak auto sales, U.S. tariffs, and a slower-than-expected shift among consumers to electric cars.
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BEIJING CLAMPS DOWN ON CHINA’S AI STOCK BOOM
While U.S.-listed stocks related to artificial intelligence (AI) swell their valuations unchecked, Chinese officials are taking steps to quell what might be seen as irrational exuberance.
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U.K. ECONOMY MANAGES TO GROW FOR A SECOND YEAR
The British economy grew 1.3 percent last year, building on 2025’s 1.1-percent expansion, the U.K.’s Office for National Statistics reported. The GDP advanced 0.1 percent in each of last year’s third and fourth quarters.
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GOING OUT OF BUSINESS TRENDS
Closures continue to hit the retail and restaurant industry due to rising costs and declining demand.
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WHEN THE ECONOMY FALLS, JOBS GO WITH IT
The U.S. added 130,000 jobs in January according to data released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
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SPECIAL REPORT: AI FEARS GRIP EQUITY MARKETS
PUBLISHER’S NOTE: As we had forecast last year at this time, prepare for a Dot-com Bust 2.0. See: ● “DOT.COM BUST 2.0? CHINA’S DEEPSEEK MAKES CLAIMS THAT COULD REVOLUTIONIZE AI MARKET…AND CRASH U.S. STOCK MARKET.” (28 Jan 2025) ● “MICROSOFT CEO PRAISES DEEPSEEK, WILL OFFER THE R1 TO ITS CUSTOMERS” (4 Feb 2025) ● “SPECIAL REPORT: CHINA’S TECH SURGE” (18 Feb 2025) ● “U.S. DOMINANCE OF EQUITY......