In its steady march to war across the globe that has cost trillions and killed millions, despite its overwhelming superior military might, America has not won a war since World War II. Unable to defeat poor, ill-equipped, smaller nations or even tiny terror groups, or bring stability (i.e., freedom and democracy) to nations it has destroyed, should America and its...
Global Recession
TOP TREND: MID-YEAR UPDATE 2016 FORECAST: Once upon a time, the principles of free-market capitalism could answer the country’s most pressing economic questions: Where are equity markets headed? Will wages rise? Will retail sales rebound? Those days are gone. Capitalism is dead. It was killed in 2008 by four little words: “Too big to fail.” Bankism prevails. Central banks have...
Trendpost
With banks’ earnings and shares sinking worldwide, and nations across the globe trending among depression, recession, stagnation and tepid Gross Domestic Product growth, the US Federal Reserve, which had signaled four interest-rate hikes for 2016 after raising rates 25 basis points in December, is caught in an interest-rate trap. Should the Fed raise rates, emerging markets will be among the...
Human Waves
TOP TREND: MID-YEAR UPDATE 2016 FORECAST: Throughout 2016 and for years to come, millions of refugees will flee war-torn nations looking for safety. Millions of migrants will leave economically depressed countries looking for work. Trends are born, they grow, mature, reach old age and die. The Great Migration trend, born some five years ago, was ignored by the media and...
Trendpost
As populist movements gain momentum throughout western nations, one major unifying force among them is the anti-immigration theme with a two-fold message: loss of jobs to low-paying migrants and loss of cultural identity. “Of course, we must all respect differences, but we do not want… a society where communities co-exist side by side,” former French President Nicolas Sarkozy declared as...
The Presidential Reality Show®
TOP TREND: MID-YEAR UPDATE 2016 FORECAST: Bye, bye, Miss American Pie. It’s a Barnum and Bailey World. It’s the Greatest Show on Earth: The 2016 race for the White House. It’s a red, white and blue living-color freak show. It’s produced and directed exclusively by the masters of propaganda: just six corporations that own and operate 90 percent of the “media”...
Trend Forecast
TREND forecast While Clinton and Trump swap leads in a season of volatile polls, we maintain our forecast that absent a wildcard event or his self-imposed destruction, Trump, a proven reality-show champion, will win the White House. Despite the wedge issues of gender, race and creed that grab headlines… the bottom line among voters in the coming election is… the...
Boomers Turn 70
TOP TREND: MID-YEAR UPDATE 2016 FORECAST: The potential in serving boomers, and especially boomers turning 70, is ripe with “Golden Opportunities,” intersecting with another Top Trend of 2016. While major retailers, Big Pharma and the Medical Industrial Complex will dominate market share and profitability, wide gaps are opening for entrepreneurs with good ideas, an open heart, community sensibilities and the...
Trendpost
Business opportunities serving older boomers will rapidly grow. While larger companies will dominate this sector, Ontrendpreneurs™ and boutique operations are well positioned to benefit from this trend. Offering products and services that provide dignity, grace and a higher quality of life, beyond coping products and services that maintain but don’t enhance, will prove profitable.
Self-Sustainability
TOP TREND: MID-YEAR UPDATE 2016 FORECAST: Take a trip around the world. If you live outside one of those cities of wealth, take a walk around the block. What do you see? On the global scene, from Canada to Chile, Venezuela to Russia, Nigeria to Norway and South Africa to China, countries large and small and rich and poor —...