Dahaner, a U.S.-based, $150-billion life sciences conglomerate, is finalizing its acquisition of Masimo, which makes devices that monitor patients’ vital signs, for about $10 billion in cash.
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TOP TREND 2024: OFFICE BUILDING BUST
After years of trying to rehabilitate late-paying commercial real estate loans, lenders are now calling in the loans at an increasing rate.
“BUY AMERICA” BECOMES “’BYE, AMERICA”
American investors are taking their money out of U.S. equity markets at the fastest rate since at least 2010, according to data from LSEG/Lipper analyzed by Reuters, and pouring the proceeds into equity markets abroad.
GOING OUT OF BUSINESS TRENDS
Closures continue to hit the retail and restaurant industry due to rising costs and declining demand.
WHEN THE ECONOMY FALLS, JOBS GO WITH IT
Employers are restructuring in response to shifting consumer demand, rising operational costs, and accelerating investment in artificial intelligence, resulting in layoffs across various sectors.
ORDERS FOR U.S.-MADE CAPITAL GOODS RISE MORE THAN EXPECTED IN DECEMBER
U.S. factories received 0.6 percent more orders for non-defense capital goods other than aircraft in December compared to November, the U.S. commerce department reported, and the agency revised its November figure upward to a 0.8-percent increase.
U.S. 2025 TRADE DEFICIT RIVALS 2022’S RECORD LEVEL
Despite Donald Trump’s tariff blitz, the U.S. piled up a trade deficit of $901.5 billion in 2025, coming close to the record of $923.7 billion set in 2022.
U.S. GDP GREW BY JUST 1.4 PERCENT IN LAST YEAR’S FOURTH QUARTER
The U.S. economy expanded by 1.4 percent in 2025’s final quarter, barely half of the 2.5 percent forecast by Dow Jones.
GAZA DEATH TOLL
Israel killed at least 72,073 Palestinians in Gaza since the start of the genocide in October 2023 and wounded another 171,757.
MARKET OVERVIEW
As we had forecast, one of our Top Trends for 2026 is a Dot-com Bust 2.0, and now that reality is hitting The Street. Yesterday, U.S. equities plunged as the Wall Street gambling gang could no longer ignore the reality of how artificial intelligence will overtake human intelligence in many business sectors.









