Employers are restructuring in response to shifting consumer demand, rising operational costs, and accelerating investment in artificial intelligence, resulting in layoffs across various sectors.
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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.
ROBOTS NOT ABLE TO FILL WORKER SHORTAGE, CHINESE EXECUTIVE SAYS
Humanoid robots are only half as efficient as humans in factory work and thus not yet able to fill any worker shortage that factories are experiencing, Michael Tam, chief brand officer for UBTech, a leading Chinese robotics designer, said in a Financial Times interview.
ISRAEL PLANNING PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKE TO TAKE IRANIAN ALLIES OUT OF THE FIGHT
The IDF is preparing major strikes to take out Iranian allies in the Middle East to prevent groups like Hezbollah and the Houthis from joining the fight if a large-scale war between the U.S. and Tehran breaks out.
A NEW KIND OF SOLAR ENERGY
At the University of Southern California at Santa Barbara, researchers have created a substance that stores the energy of sunlight for years, then releases it when the material is treated with a catalyst or heated.
UN REPORT: ISRAEL ESCALATES ETHNIC CLEANSING IN GAZA, WEST BANK
Israel’s increased number of attacks on Palestinians across Gaza and the West Bank raises new concerns that the military is carrying out “ethnic cleansing” in the territories, according to a new report issued by OHCHR, the UN human rights office.









