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Retail and Tech Jobs At-Risk in the US

US employers have reduced their workforce more in the first seven months of 2025 than in all of 2024. The DOGE cuts to the public sector were the primary driver of...

Should India Continue Buying Russian Oil?

President Trump announced a 25% on India beginning August 1 due to its continued purchase of Russian oil. “Remember, while India is our friend, we have, over the...

EPA Pivots on Dangers of Greenhouse Gases

The Environmental Protection Agency determined in 2009 that greenhouse gases were endangering life on our planet. The agency put forth a study to promote the...

Bank Branches are the Latest Creative Destruction Casualty

Over 8,000 bank branches are expected to close worldwide in 2025. Approximately 3,200 of those closures will take place in the United States. Q1 experienced 148 net...

Ground Beef Prices on the Rise

Ground beef is the new egg as the media has turned its attention to a new grocery item impacted by inflation. The average price for a pound hit $6.12 in June, up...

Institutions Decreasing Real Estate Purchases

Investors continue to snap up residential properties, as real estate has evolved into an investment class of its own. New reports show that between 2020 and 2023,...

US Secures $15B Energy Deal with Italy

Italy has finalized a major energy deal with the United States, which will reform energy trade between the two nations. Unlike other European countries that are...

60% of Canadians Face Rising Mortgage Payments by 2026

Canadians with a mortgage renewal in the near future are facing trouble ahead. The Bank of Canada released a new report detailing that around 60% of outstanding...

PRIVATE BLOG –Trump vs Powell – A Disaster for 2026

PRIVATE BLOG –Trump vs Powell – A Disaster for 2026 Private blog posts are exclusively available to Socrates subscribers. To sign-up for Socrates or to...