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).
GAZA DEATH TOLL
The death toll in Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza reached 72,063, with more than 171,726 Palestinians injured. That number includes 603 people killed since the so-called ceasefire from October 2025.
UK COURT OVERTURNS BAN ON PALESTINE ACTION
The High Court in London ruled last week that the country’s ban on the activist group Palestine Action was unlawful and played a significant role in interfering with “the right to freedom of speech and the right to freedom of assembly” for its members.
DEATH OF JOURNALISM: BBC PLANS NEW CUTS, RAISING CONCERNS FROM UNION ABOUT REPORTING QUALITY
Bectu, the UK creative labor union, warned last week that the planned cuts to the BBC could have a deleterious impact on the journalism produced by the broadcaster in a time where other news outlets reconfigure budgets due to advertising losses in the age of AI and a saturated news market.
STUDY: OBESITY GREATLY INCREASES THE RISK OF HOSPITALIZATION, DEATH FROM COMMON INFECTIONS
A newly released study found that people who are obese have a 70 percent increased risk of hospitalization and death from common infections caused by viruses, fungi, parasites, and bacteria – which can usually be treated relatively easily in healthy individuals.
MARKET OVERVIEW – ECONOMIC UPDATE
U.S. equity markets posted their worst week since last November, despite an encouraging inflation report and an economy that grew more jobs than many had expected.
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......
ISRAEL APPROVES PROPOSAL TO KEEP STEALING WEST BANK LAND
Israel took another step toward annexing the West Bank on Sunday when its government approved a proposal that will register parts of the West Bank as “state property,” which Bezalel Smotrich, the settler finance minister, said is the continuation of “the settlement revolution to control all our lands.”
ICE’D OUT: COURTS HAVE RULED 4,400 TIMES THAT FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AGENTS HAVE JAILED IMMIGRANTS UNLAWFULLY
The Trump administration has been handed stinging rebukes from federal courts in the U.S. since October, which ruled that over 4,400 immigrants have been unlawfully detained during the government’s crackdown on illegal immigration, Reuters reported.









