1. Shift from Globalization to Regionalization For decades, globalization dominated economic growth through free trade and global supply chains. Recent disruptions like pandemics, wars, and trade tensions have exposed vulnerabilities. Countries are now focusing on regional trade blocs (ASEAN, EU, USMCA) rather than global dependence. “Near-shoring” and “friend-shoring” are replacing offshoring to distant low-cost nations. […]

Havana, Cuba – “I have two bits of news for you: one good and one bad.” Those were the first words Elena Garcia, a 28-year-old web designer, heard when she woke up on the morning of January 3, hours after a United States military operation abducted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. […]

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook The Bank of Japan did just enough to keep the yen from falling in ‍the Asia session, nudging up inflation forecasts and doing little to dissuade the market from expecting a couple of rate hikes this year, with the first as […]

Wall Street’s main indexes finished higher on Thursday, the second straight day of gains, as investors bought shares after US President Donald Trump rescinded tariff threats on European allies while data highlighted American economic resilience. Investors have quickly returned to stock markets after Trump’s Wednesday U-turn. Still, two days of gains have yet to fully […]

How Greenland Could Hit the Israeli Pocketbook  Haaretz Read the full article…

A first-of-its kind regional study on the state of the Western Slope’s agricultural industry confirmed the magnitude of two issues that have long kept local producers up at night: succession planning and droughts. The project was a collaboration between the Business Incubator Center and the Colorado Mesa University School of Business, and involved a combination […]

Press release from the Humboldt County Administrative Office: The County of Humboldt is excited to announce that Peggy Murphy will serve as the new Director of Humboldt County’s Economic Development Division. Peggy Murphy brings more than 10 years of experience to her new role as Humboldt County’s Director of Economic Development, including the past […]

The US dollar is not on the brink of losing its global dominance, but rising debt, inflation risks and political pressure on monetary policy could slowly undermine confidence in the world’s reserve currency, economists said at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos. Kristin J. Forbes, Professor of Global Economics at MIT’s Sloan School […]

Investor panic fuels major stock selloff following Trump’s new tariff announcements Global stock markets are reeling as Wall Street’s sharp reaction to U.S. President Trump’s Greenland-related tariff threats triggered the worst one-day selloff in months. With the “Sell America” trade returning and Treasury yields spiking, investors are now looking to the Davos summit for any […]