As we have greatly detailed, the global economy is in slowdown mode.
Category: 2 December 2025
U.S. ECONOMY SHOWS WORRYING NEW SIGNS OF WEAKNESS
In September, American retail sales grew by just 0.2. percent, falling below economists’ forecasts and slowing sharply from previous months.
LOW-INCOME AMERICANS “SCRAPING FOR CRUMBS” AMID AFFORDABILITY CRISIS
“It feels like everything is closing in around us,” Anissa Camacho, a 26-year-old florist in Bethlehem, Penn., told the Financial Times.
GOING OUT OF BUSINESS TRENDS
The economic landscape has presented an array of challenges that have profoundly affected the business community this year.
WHEN THE ECONOMY FALLS, JOBS GO WITH IT
As AI continues to take over human jobs, computer and printer maker HP plans to cut 4,000 to 6,000 jobs as it invests in AI to accelerate product and software development and automate customer support functions.
MORE MUSCLE, LESS FAT CAN LEAD TO YOUNGER BRAIN, STUDY SAYS
There’s a new reason you may want to go to the gym: to slow your brain’s aging process.
CUTTING BACK ON SOCIAL MEDIA USE FOR JUST A WEEK CAN IMPROVE MOOD, STUDY SAYS
A newly released study found that there are significant mental health benefits for teens who cut back on their exposure to social media—even for just a week.
MORE AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS ARE LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK
The Bank of America Institute released a report last week that found nearly 24 percent of households in the U.S. are considered to be living paycheck to paycheck, or homes that spend 95 percent of their income on essentials, like childcare and groceries.
GEN Z REVOLUTION: YOUNG ADULTS IN BRITAIN CAN’T FIND A JOB
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has a big problem on his hands: young people in his country can’t find work and are beginning to voice their frustrations with what was described in a recent article as “generational inequality” that has been rejected by the youth in countries around the world in Gen Z protests.
TRUMP APPROVAL DROPS TO LOWEST LEVEL IN SECOND TERM: GALLUP
President Donald Trump has watched his approval rating fall to the lowest point of his second term, according to a newly released Gallup poll.









