In recent days, the government in America has not only failed to protect the freedom of speech, it has attacked it.
Category: 20 January 2026
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EUROPE’S CAR PARTS MAKERS HAVE DUMPED 100,000 WORKERS IN TWO YEARS
Bosch and other European car parts manufacturers have announced layoffs of more than 100,000 workers over the past 24 months as demand for the continent’s cars has slumped and China has taken a growing share of their market.
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GERMANY, U.K. SHOW SIGNS OF ECONOMIC RECOVERY
Germany’s economy, Europe’s largest, grew 0.2 percent in 2025, after shrinking by 0.5 percent in 2024 and 0.9 percent in 2023, according to Destatis, the government’s statistics agency.
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CHINA INVESTS IN FOREIGN PARTNERS AS U.S. INFLUENCE WOBBLES
In 2025, China nearly doubled its investment in its long-running Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) that funds infrastructure projects in developing nations. The program’s annual budget shot from $122.6 billion in 2024 to $213.5 billion last year.
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GOING OUT OF BUSINESS TRENDS
Turbulence continues in the retail sector this year with several major brands announcing store closures and layoffs.
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WHEN THE ECONOMY FALLS, JOBS GO WITH IT
The European car parts sector has laid off 100,000 people in the last two years, according to The Financial Times.
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SPOTLIGHT: TROUBLES WORSEN FOR THE LUXURY INDUSTRY
Saks Global, the retail conglomerate that owns high-end store chains Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman, and Neiman Marcus, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after being unable to make a $100-million interest payment to bondholders last month on $5 billion worth of debt.
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WALL STREET JUMPS INTO THE BETTING INDUSTRY
With betting now legal on everything from sports events to whether it will rain in Tulsa on Tuesday, Wall Street wants in.
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MAJOR BANKS’ EARNINGS FALL SHORT
Bank of America (BoA), Citi, JPMorgan Chase, and Wells Fargo reported fourth-quarter earnings that disappointed analysts for a variety of reasons, despite a year that saw soaring stock markets and a lighter regulatory hand on the nation’s financial markets.
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INVESTORS YANK THEIR MONEY FROM PRIVATE CREDIT FUNDS
Investors drew out at least $7 billion from private credit funds in the last months of 2025, the Financial Times has calculated from funds’ filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.