Economy & Finance

Japan Left Waiting As $7.2BN US Arms Deliveries Stall, Ukraine Prioritized After nearly four years of the Russia-Ukraine war, and the US having throughout poured billions into Kiev’s military and civic services sector, there are signs that other American allies are experiencing extreme delays in pre-scheduled arms shipments because Washington’s priorities are clearly elsewhere. Israel […]

Up To 25% Of US Colleges May Close Soon, Brandeis President Warns Authored by Hanna Bechtel via The College Fix, Higher education is approaching a period of profound disruption, and many colleges may not survive, Arthur Levine, the newly appointed president of Brandeis University, said during a recent event. Levine estimated that between 20 and

Davos Elites Scammed By Fake VIP Passes To Exclusive USA House Venue The Trump administration’s primary venue at the World Economic Forum in Davos, known as USA House, issued a pointed warning on its website Tuesday after reports surfaced that some high-profile attendees had been duped by scalpers peddling counterfeit VIP access packages, Fox Business

Watch: Davos Elites Push Lab-Grown ‘Meat’ Despite Massive Backlash Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, The clips in this piece were all sourced and edited by Wide Awake Media. Please give them a follow on X. As the Trump administration’s Make America Healthy Again initiative ramps up its assault on processed poisons and added sugars, Davos

Finnish President Claims Europe Can ‘Unequivocally’ Defend Itself Without US Donald Trump’s opposition to the US continuing to bankroll NATO has become a defining issue in global politics, so much so that a considerable percentage of time and energy at the ongoing Davos conference has been spent talking about it. During a panel discussion on

IMEC’s Future Is Once Again In Doubt Authored by Andrew Korybko, The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), which was envisaged as a game-changing geo-economic megaproject when it was announced in September 2023 at the G20 Summit in Delhi, was abruptly frozen by the Gaza War that broke out a month later and the West Asian

Netanyahu Skipped ‘Board Of Peace’ Signing In Davos On ICC Arrest Fears One of the more interesting aspects to the Thursday signing ceremony for President Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ in Davos, Switzerland was who was not in attendance. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to attend the signing ceremony, but not necessarily by choice, as he is

EU Parliament Vote Sends Mercosur Trade Deal Into Legal Limbo Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, The European Parliament has voted to ask the Court of Justice of the European Union to rule on the legality of the EU–Mercosur trade agreement, a move that delays ratification of the deal, but the European Commission could

Is BRICS Gearing Up To Protect Global Maritime Trade Against All Enemies? Authored by Miguel Santos García via GlobalResearch.ca, The inaugural BRICS joint naval exercise, “Will for Peace 2026”, that unfolded off the coast of South Africa from January 9 to the 16 marked a significant and symbolic evolution for the bloc but not without its hurdles. With the

Billionaire Sports Mogul Has Quietly Become America’s Largest Private Landowner Stan Kroenke, the billionaire sports magnate who owns the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams and England’s Arsenal FC, has quietly ascended to the top of America’s private landownership rankings, controlling more than 2.7 million acres following a blockbuster off-market acquisition in December, according to The Land