Let's start with the major companies, as Business Insider reports that data from Standard & Poor's, which tracks bankruptcy cases, confirms 'the worst fears,' indicating that their figures for 2025 are approaching levels not seen in 15 years. No doubt, many individuals and companies are performing well, but the sharp rise in bankruptcy rates among large and small companies, in sectors such as healthcare and agriculture, and others, reveals real economic challenges that policymakers, especially Trump, cannot ignore. Merrill Matthews* gives the US economy, or in other words, the economy of his era, a grade of A+++++, describing any questioning of this assessment as 'a Democratic trick'.
